Survey: Do you drive an SUV?
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I own two SUV's. Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Too bad you can't vote twice... with the same account, that is. :-) Regards, Alvaro
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Steve Mayfield wrote: I had a SUV plow into the driver's side of my nice car a few years ago No, a driver in an SUV plowed into the side of your car. I know it's just symantics, however I believe that there has been an attempt to demonize the SUV in the media. It is like the SUV has a mind of it's own and the mind is evil. Just yesterday, 4 Die When SUV Hits Las Vegas Bus Bench[^]. It is only when you read the story that you find out that someone was actually driving the thing and that she may had been under the influence of something. Of course, these are just my observations over the past few years...nothing scientific about it. :) Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
Gary Kirkham wrote: I believe that there has been an attempt to demonize the SUV in the media. Yeah, we really need to be demonizing those SUV drivers. Crazy SOBs... ;P (actually, i don't care much what you drive - as long as you don't shine your headlights in my back window or throw gravel into my windshield. SUVs are a whole lot better than those stupid, jacked-up pickups in my book.)
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Steve Mayfield wrote: I had a SUV plow into the driver's side of my nice car a few years ago No, a driver in an SUV plowed into the side of your car. I know it's just symantics, however I believe that there has been an attempt to demonize the SUV in the media. It is like the SUV has a mind of it's own and the mind is evil. Just yesterday, 4 Die When SUV Hits Las Vegas Bus Bench[^]. It is only when you read the story that you find out that someone was actually driving the thing and that she may had been under the influence of something. Of course, these are just my observations over the past few years...nothing scientific about it. :) Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
Gary Kirkham wrote: I know it's just symantics, Spelling, too. :) /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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For those of you who own a 4-wheeled vehicle (or drive one on a regular basis), please vote: 1 = I drive a SUV/truck 5 = I drive something else /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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Just wondering what you're hoping to get out of this. :confused: BW
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For those of you who own a 4-wheeled vehicle (or drive one on a regular basis), please vote: 1 = I drive a SUV/truck 5 = I drive something else /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
Nope. My car is simply a commuter vehicle, so driving a big a** SUV would be a complete and utter waste of gas and money for me. When I get to the point where I actually NEED one, for say, hauling around really big dogs and a pair of jet ski's (:-D), THEN I'll buy one, but not just because it "looks cool". Kyosa Jamie Nordmeyer - Taekwondo Yi (2nd) Dan Portland, Oregon, USA
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No, and I doubt I ever will. :) /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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Just wondering what you're hoping to get out of this. :confused: BW
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Yo quiero pancakes. Donnez moi pancakes. Click click, bloody click pancakes!
-- Stewie GriffinMost software engineers I know are of the view that driving an SUV (other than for true off-roading) is highly illogical. I was curious where the larger community of CPians stood. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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Steve Mayfield wrote: I had a SUV plow into the driver's side of my nice car a few years ago No, a driver in an SUV plowed into the side of your car. I know it's just symantics, however I believe that there has been an attempt to demonize the SUV in the media. It is like the SUV has a mind of it's own and the mind is evil. Just yesterday, 4 Die When SUV Hits Las Vegas Bus Bench[^]. It is only when you read the story that you find out that someone was actually driving the thing and that she may had been under the influence of something. Of course, these are just my observations over the past few years...nothing scientific about it. :) Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
I only half agree with you. SUVs are DIFFERENT from regular automobiles - yet no special license, training, etc. is really in place for people who buy them. So you get a lot of people who don't really know how to drive them, but do anyway. Also, SUVs are not always designed to be friendly towards other automobiles... their lights and bumpers are higher, for instance. The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
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Most software engineers I know are of the view that driving an SUV (other than for true off-roading) is highly illogical. I was curious where the larger community of CPians stood. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Most software engineers I know are of the view that driving an SUV (other than for true off-roading) is highly illogical. True, since they stink at fuel efficiency, and the need for 4WD is rare in most parts.
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I only half agree with you. SUVs are DIFFERENT from regular automobiles - yet no special license, training, etc. is really in place for people who buy them. So you get a lot of people who don't really know how to drive them, but do anyway. Also, SUVs are not always designed to be friendly towards other automobiles... their lights and bumpers are higher, for instance. The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
Navin wrote: SUVs are DIFFERENT from regular automobiles Navin wrote: SUVs are not always designed to be friendly towards other automobiles... their lights and bumpers are higher, for instance :doh: So are pick-up trucks. I don't see P/U trucks being demonized in the same way that SUV's are. I can only speculate about why this is so. P/U drivers - poor to middle class "working" people - Democrat base SUV drivers - middle to upper class professionals - Republican base Sorry to drag politics into this, but I suspect that it is one of the reasons behind the demonization. You can also throw gas consumption into the equation also. Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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Nope. My car is simply a commuter vehicle, so driving a big a** SUV would be a complete and utter waste of gas and money for me. When I get to the point where I actually NEED one, for say, hauling around really big dogs and a pair of jet ski's (:-D), THEN I'll buy one, but not just because it "looks cool". Kyosa Jamie Nordmeyer - Taekwondo Yi (2nd) Dan Portland, Oregon, USA
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For those of you who own a 4-wheeled vehicle (or drive one on a regular basis), please vote: 1 = I drive a SUV/truck 5 = I drive something else /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
So, do you think if I own Audi TT Quattro or Subaru Impreza WRX STi (4 wheeled wehicles) I should say I own a truck or SUV? Maybe you also consider Lamborghini Murcielago or Bugatti Veyron as SUVs or trucks because they are all wheel drive cars? Not all 4WD/AWD cars are Toyota Landcruiser/Ford Explorer, please make your mind and pool quiz clear. gnk
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So, do you think if I own Audi TT Quattro or Subaru Impreza WRX STi (4 wheeled wehicles) I should say I own a truck or SUV? Maybe you also consider Lamborghini Murcielago or Bugatti Veyron as SUVs or trucks because they are all wheel drive cars? Not all 4WD/AWD cars are Toyota Landcruiser/Ford Explorer, please make your mind and pool quiz clear. gnk
gnk wrote: please make your mind and pool quiz clear. Try reading carefully. You incorrectly assumed that "4 wheeled" == "4WD". "4 wheeled means" it has 4 wheels, and is meant to exclude bicycles, motorbikes and mopeds. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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For those of you who own a 4-wheeled vehicle (or drive one on a regular basis), please vote: 1 = I drive a SUV/truck 5 = I drive something else /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
Yes, I bought my current one, a GMC Jimmy, new in 1990. Right now I am dealing a new one, a 2005 GMC Jimmy[^]. What I like about them is their diversity. You can carry passengers with the back seat up, unlike pickups, and with the back seat down you can carry cargo. The 4x4 is great for going off road into the hills and being able to sleep in the back is handy as well. The fact that they look sharp (IMO) doesn't hurt either. That being said there is no way I would buy one of the bigger ones, if I wanted a house on wheels I would get a motor home.
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Most software engineers I know are of the view that driving an SUV (other than for true off-roading) is highly illogical. I was curious where the larger community of CPians stood. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
The one I have is very comfortable and has lots of room in it which are our primary reasons for having it. It is quite handy when hauling amps and speakers to a gig or rehearsal for two or three guys in the band. We have two large dogs (Rhodesian Ridgebacks) that we like to take with us and they occupy a LOT of room. Last Thanksgiving we had six (human) adults and several cases of wine riding comfortably in it for a wine tasting expedition. We spend a lot of time in it driving to work and for various outings so comfort is something of a priority for us. Furthermore, it gets better gas mileage than nearly all conventional vehicles having similar hauling capacity and comfort. It seems to me that it would be illogical NOT to have it given how we use it.
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The one I have is very comfortable and has lots of room in it which are our primary reasons for having it. It is quite handy when hauling amps and speakers to a gig or rehearsal for two or three guys in the band. We have two large dogs (Rhodesian Ridgebacks) that we like to take with us and they occupy a LOT of room. Last Thanksgiving we had six (human) adults and several cases of wine riding comfortably in it for a wine tasting expedition. We spend a lot of time in it driving to work and for various outings so comfort is something of a priority for us. Furthermore, it gets better gas mileage than nearly all conventional vehicles having similar hauling capacity and comfort. It seems to me that it would be illogical NOT to have it given how we use it.
Rick York wrote: given how we use it Agreed. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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gnk wrote: please make your mind and pool quiz clear. Try reading carefully. You incorrectly assumed that "4 wheeled" == "4WD". "4 wheeled means" it has 4 wheels, and is meant to exclude bicycles, motorbikes and mopeds. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com