Boston & SUVs

[Michael Riebs]

Oh, dear...
Seen the new Saturn "Off-roader" SUV? Quite clever commercials. Actually
really entertaining if you are into R/C cars, or other toy cars, bur a
Saturn????
I don't know anyone who would want *any* Saturn, let alone an SUV...

Michael Riebs
Grand Rapids, MI
'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Boston Globe article on SUVs


> Conversely, Patrick Bedard in "Car & Driver" just wrote about the benefits
> of SUVs! (Short doors, for frick sake?!)
>
> Imagine, if gas prices continued along w/inflation since, say the early
> eighties...
>
>
> >From: Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com>
> >Reply-To: one at humanspeakers.com
> > > I'm mentioning this because we so often discuss SUV problems etc.
> > >
> > >
>
>http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/068/auto/Many_failing_to_heed_SUV_history
_lessons%2b.shtml
> > >
> > > He refers to a Frontline show, "Rollover: the hidden history of the
> >SUV."
> > >
> > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/rollover/
> >
> >The interesting thing about the Royal Ford article, is that in this
> >Sunday's Globe (sorry, no link, it's on my kitchen table...) Royal is
> >forced to review yet another SUV... and it seems like it is getting to
> >him.  The subtle biting sarcasm, the feeling that he is sick of these
> >behemoths comes through between the lines.  It seems like 50% of their
> >Sunday auto once-overs for the last year have been 3 ton 15 mpg "family
> >cars".
> >
> >anyone remember 1972? 74?
> >
> >It's a good thing OPEC is not as well organized as they once were...
> >
> >--
> >Huw Powell
> >
> >http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
> >
> >http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>
>
>
>
> from chrisdyer at hotmail.com
>
>
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