Definition of a SUV

External Since: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 10

In Bellevue here, lot's of men by their fat wives SUV's so they'll have
something to fit them in.

It's pretty gross, but understandable.

"nothermark" <trash.RemoveThis@gnomex.cotse.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:04:28 -0000, Larry Weil <kc1ih.RemoveThis@mac.com> wrote:
>
>>nothermark <trash.RemoveThis@gnomex.cotse.net> wrote in
>>news:p81ud1pefk7d32ap8293qopsdqb7jv5b02@4ax.com:
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>>> I see Subaru is redefining the SUV. My definition is a vehicle I can
>>> strap ski's, bikes and canoe's on or take a load of trash to the dump
>>> with. I wonder what they think it is.
>>>
>>> Wink

>>
>>S.U.V. = Stupid Useless Vehicle
>
> Not true! look at it's roots. The original vehicles were really
> improvements on the old jeep CJ series. They provided a vehicle that
> one could load with tools, bags of feed, (utility) or gear and people
> with a trailer and/or roof racks and go into areas where one needed
> the extra ground clearance and 4 wheel drive to negotiate approach
> roads, boat ramps farm tracks, etc. The old IH Scout or the original
> Blazer are good examples. Unfortunately the federal government
> created a problem with the fleet milage laws. Trucks were exempt (as
> they need to be!) but SUV's were considered trucks. People who needed
> the towing capacity of their 57 chevy with room for the kids shifted
> to utilty vehicles. Detroit figured out they could add $2000 worth of
> comfort features and charge $10,000 more. One can still use many of
> the US made vehicles in those roles. The problem I see is that the
> automakers also cloned off the unibody look alikes that won't really
> do any of the basic uses well but are "pretty". I consider the
> Tribeca the epitome of the genre. The small ones make some sense as
> they won't handle a load but they are usefull for folks who need to
> just get small loads through a lot of less than ideal driving
> conditions. The big ones are a farce.
>
> BTW, I used to know city folks with SUV's until I started driving in
> the city a lot. At least in the northeast I city streets in the
> winter are worse than farm roads because of potholes in the pavement
> and holes and ruts in poorly plowed side roads where there is no place
> to shove the snow to if a plow tries. Then you sit behind one a
> MickyD's and watch them pass in food to a family where momma goes
> better than 200 lbs, poppa looks like and ex linebacker and the 3 kids
> could use my Hyundai as a basketball. The durango's, expeditions and
> escalades fill that niche nicely if one can afford them.
>

External Since: Dec 12, 2004 Posts: 118

Usually the inadequate males need big vehicles