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on: 01-15-2003
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Wal-Mart rice, part 1: A green Honda Accord with clear corners, Altezza tails, the remains of a stick-on "Jesus fish", and quite a bit of light body damage. |
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| #162 |
1-16-2003 @ 10:56:34 AM |
| Posted By : solid_snake |
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it went from "new suvs can't perform offroad" to "they are too expensive"
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| #164 |
1-16-2003 @ 12:54:42 PM |
| Posted By : kstagger |
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*cough* I'll jump late in the game here (as usual)
I own an SUV - why?
well, I live in Michigan. Michigan has snow, mud, and everything else. Ok - I can get along in the city with a 4X2 pickup - drove 5 years in a little Nissan truck here in GR
My parents on the other hand, live about 90 minutes up north from Grand Rapids. They live on a dirt road that is not plowed. It takes some 2 miles to get to their house. Steep hills, one track, washouts, etc. They used to ski in before they got their SUV.
I have a family - an 18mo son. I am not going to ski in carrying him. So therefore I drive my wife's Mountaineer when we visit them in the winter. It acts as a family station wagon, it is fairly fast with the 5.0L v8 and AWD, and doesn't get stuck in most situations. Would I take this thing to do some serious offroading? No - I would buy a jeep jeep. But does it do what I need it to do? - yes!
So there are cases where SUVs are needed. Not all, but some.
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| #165 |
1-16-2003 @ 01:33:10 PM |
| Posted By : solid_snake |
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#164, well AWD isn't as good as part time 4wd but yeah I agree (execpt for the jeep part)
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| #166 |
1-16-2003 @ 02:03:54 PM |
| Posted By : kstagger |
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AWD is a little less tricky for the wife eh?
don't know too much about off roading... seems like the original jeeps are rugged for offroading... though I would probably prefer a lifted truck?
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| #167 |
1-16-2003 @ 02:14:46 PM |
| Posted By : solid_snake |
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#166, AWD generaly doesn't do as well as part time four wheel drive due to the lack of a low range
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| #168 |
1-16-2003 @ 04:33:59 PM |
| Posted By : kstagger |
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#167 - yep, no 'stump puller' gear for getting out of tight spots... but this is mostly for snow and dirt traction abilities so it will do. I had a friend with a Jimmy and his wife drove it all around town in the 4X4 LO mode... he was fairly pissed.
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| #169 |
1-16-2003 @ 04:35:53 PM |
| Posted By : solid_snake |
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#168, that's not good.......
yeah most of the time AWD works fine but when you try and go into the really bad stuff......
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| #170 |
6-26-2025 @ 03:32:21 PM |
| Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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Wow, I can't remember if I clicked on the comments to this or specifically searched for them. I'm surprised I wasn't more of an idiot in this thread.
BUT-- I have an SUV, albeit a small one. I live where it snows 6 months out of the year. I also have a small hatchback. SUV is AWD but with front bias, small hatch is front drive (obviously). SUV gets winter tires for the winter and does better than stock. After having a fwd economy car as a sole vehicle for four years, I realized I needed AWD. Never looked back.
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