Re: quattro system?

[Tom Leveckis <leveckis@usf.teradyne.com>]

> > > 	They buy their SUV's because they like 'em (for whatever reason,
> > > 	media or otherwise) and they apparently suit their needs just
> > > 	fine. You could argue that we buy our Audis because the quattro-list
> > > 	has done an effective job of proselytizing us :-)
> >
> > audis are not morally reprehensible.  SUV's are.  sure audis cost a
> > lot to fix, but those who own them do it because of what the car gives
> > them..
> >
> > people who buy SUVs are going for it as a fashion statement.  is style
> > over substance an immoral concept?  i think so.
> 
> Baloney.  Most people buy SUV's becuase they are an attractive alternative to
> the station wagon or the mini-van.  Efficient way of getting all sorts of crap
> from one place to another.  There are even a slight minority of people who buy
> SUV's because (all wheel drive or not) an Audi (or anything else for that
> matter) simply won't go as far in the snow as an SUV will.  Try hauling a
> trailer with an Audi.  That cabin in the woods off an unpaved road?  The Audi
> may make it, but the suspension will probably fall off.  I love my TQ, but I'd
> rather have a K-Blazer at the ski slopes.  How about the added visibility the
> SUV will give you?  The feeling of safety (false or not) that they add, simply
> by seeming larger than everything else?  Sure, you have to weigh in the fact
> that an SUV is easier to roll, and isn't even close to being an enthusiasts
> car, but most of the people (around DC anyhow) that drive SUV's are younger
> families, who aren't really into the enthusiasts car thing.  I rarely see an
> SUV being driven like a sports car;  Far more popular is a Caravan swerving in
> & out of traffic.  Now I agree, some people do buy SUV's because they perceive
> them to be a fasion statement.  Not anywhere near the amount of people who buy
> Lexus' or 3 series BMW's.  Nomex on

I've done the Boston,MA-Stowe,VT on a 10-15 time per ski season for 10 years,
and in bad driving conditions, the most frequently seen vehicle that slides off
of I93 and I89 is the SUV (any type).......granted it MAY get you thru 2 feet of
snow better than a Q, in 99.5% of inclement driving conditions, the Q will
simply outhandle, outmove, and outstop any SUV.......the main reason people
drive SUV is not for space.....for space, they buy minivans, but rather the
false feeling of confidence on gets from looking down at cars as you/they go by.

I've been in all of the SUV's (except hummer), and they are all pigs when it
comes to driveability......

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