Why an SUV?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199710231312.HAA10609@rmi.net> Ralph Poplawsky writes:

> Sorry for the rant ...

Over here, SUVs have been responsible for a marked rise in the average quality 
of ovloV drivers.

All the _REAL_ prats are now in SUVs ...

I'm sorry for anyone who drives one and doesn't feel they fit the sweeping 
generalisation, but it's true.  It's now the SUV driver in any bunch that's 
likely to do something dumb, and not the ovloV driver.  When I'm moving past a 
clump of traffic with an SUV in the middle, I keep 50% of my attention on that 
and distribute the other 50% across the rest.  Used to have to do that with 
ovloVs.  And as for getting an SUV to move over on the M1 or the A14 ... forget 
it!

And the worst, worst of all are the overstretched turbo diesels - screaming 
the life out of the engine to creep snail-like up to 89.9mph, desperately 
trying to justify some sporty flashes across the tyre cover while pumping out 
enough particulates to give every child within fifteen miles chronic asthma.

They're fashion statements, nothing else.  Dangerous to ride in, dangerous to 
collide with, ecologically disastrous, noisy and slow.  And _BULL_ _BARS_ in 
Central London!!!

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club