[at-l] Apples and orangutans

[bradleybishop at sbcglobal.net (Bradley M. Bishop)]

I've seen more soccer-moms driving SUVs than knuckle-draggers. We prefer good ole pickup trucks, maybe with camper tops that make them look a little like SUVs...
 
BB
 
so that's why my knuckles get sore...

greyowl@rcn.com wrote:
SO let me get this straight, The Honda's are apples and the 
SUV's are orangutans because they are driven by knuckle 
draggin males?

Went on a hike yesterday. Trip report will follow. We 
discussed SUV's. We noted that at all of the trials heads we 
have been at we have never seen a Hummer or Caddie SUV etc. 
What SUV's we do see are old beat up chevies and fords.

Grey Owl

Apologizes to all you knuckle draggin males.


>Umm, I think this says alot more (bad) about Suburbans than 
it does about Hondas. There've been studies showing how much 
(more) damage (because of where the bumpers contact, relative 
height, etc.) SUV's cause cars on impact. Not to mention the 
size/weight differential. At any rate, I defy any Suburban 
to come out the winner in an impact with a tractor-trailer. 
Anybody care to give it a go? ;-)
>
>Lilla (who says Hooray for Hondas! Subjugate Suburbans!)
>
>
>
>Where I worked we used quite a few Chevrolet Suburbans.
>
>One day a Suburban rear-ended a Honda in rush hour traffic -
- not a high 
>speed collision. The Honda was less than a year old. The 
Honda was 
>declared an economic total. The Honda driver was 
hospitalized.
>
>A single squirt of paint on the bumper of the Suburban 
repaired the vehicle 
>completely. No injuries were suffered in the Suburban. 
Only the driver 
>realized there had been a collision.
>
>Honda has produced some great looking and driving vehicles. 
I have felt 
>their siren call. Some of them, unfortunately, are 
virtually engineered tin 
>foil.
>
>I have driven Suburbans. I have never owned one. I don't 
own any GM 
>products. I am concerned that Honda vehicles don't do well 
in field crash 
>tests.
>
>Oh, yes, to make it trail related, I'm sure a Suburban which 
runs will get 
>you to most trail heads.
>
>Steve
>
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