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Re: A tale & Some Trouble
Is it really the vehicle alone, or is it the type driving so frequently
demonstrated in them?
Having owned ~50 vehicles and at least one Audi, you are undoubtably a car
enthusiast, and I'm sure a responsible driver.
However, if the owner of an SUV or a 2-ton Suburban (with rear drums and ~30
ft. greater stopping distance than the average car 60-0 mph) drives 3 in.
from the rear tire of a bike, that driver should be criticized--or better
yet incarcerated.
Chuck
89 100
VWs, an Isuzu, an Acura, a 4K and once upon a time a '74 Suburban.
>From: "Dave Puterbaugh" <deputer@email.msn.com>
>To: "The Stevens" <the_stevens@hotmail.com>, <knotnook@traverse.com>,
> <quattro@audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: A tale & Some Trouble
>Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 12:21:20 -0700
>
>As the owner of a Suburban, I would like to ask you to take 8 people
>skiing,
>or tow a 20 foot boat in your Audi! I do not understand the SUV bashing.
>As much as I like to drive my 1991 200 chipped 20v, the Suburban has it's
>place in my heart. I am sure there is a lot of crappy driving by us small
>car people, but the media has not pounded on that for a while.
>
>Please do not get me wrong, I love cars more than trucks, but I hate to see
>people that feel only their way is the right way. Most of the 50 or so
>vehicles I have owned have been smaller cars, including several Minis, a
>Lotus, and a Mitsubishi Colt GT Turbo. I also hate being behind a big SUV,
>but they still have every right to be out there, just like you or me.
>
>It is nice to see an asshole get nailed for overly aggressive driving, SUV
>or not. The more everyone shows consideration on the roads, the faster and
>safer we and our loved ones can travel.
>
>Dave Puterbaugh (now stepping down from my soap box)
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Stevens <the_stevens@hotmail.com>
>To: knotnook@traverse.com <knotnook@traverse.com>; quattro@audifans.com
><quattro@audifans.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 10:37 AM
>Subject: Re: A tale & Some Trouble
>
>
> >It's really refreshing to hear a story about an officer of the law that
> >actually is reasonable and intelligent. These individuals are out there,
> >but I never seem to run into them, figuratively speaking.
> >
> >On the topic of intelligence, this is the kind of SUV piloting seen all
>the
> >time around here (PacNW). I'd like to see a nationwide initiative to
>link
> >available HP and vehicle size to IQ. So stupid you're dangerous? Here's
> >your Hyundai!
> >
> >
> >>From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>
> >>To: quattro@audifans.com
> >>Subject: A tale & Some Trouble
> >>Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 20:36:26 -0400
> >>
> >>Apropos of recent threads on radar/laser avoidance, I heard a story
>today
>I
> >>just have to pass on. A buddy was motorcycling on what he called The
> >>Massachusetts Turnpike, travelling at the 75 mph pace he prefers as the
> >>most efficient in terms of travel time and mileage (higher speeds
>increase
> >>gas consumption significantly, while slower ones don't have the opposite
> >>effect). On a long flat stretch he was being overtaken by a behemoth
>SUV
> >>which hadn't quite reached him when they started a long upgrade. About
> >>half way up, he pulled out to pass a car going about 70, and as they
> >>crested the hill, he was just pulling back in line when he spotted a
>cop.
> >>He looked at his speedo and was doing about 73. He looked up into his
> >>mirrors and saw the SUV was inches from his rear fender, so he hit the
> >>throttle. He saw the cop starting back into traffic, so he slowed back
> >>down with a bit of space between himself and the SUV, which also had
> >>slowed. In a moment, the cop is signalling him to pull over, and he's
>also
> >>pulling over the SUV. He's figuring, "sure, get me for 10 over, give me
>a
> >>break!!!" when this trooper, who looks like Shaquille O'Neal in
>uniform,
> >>asks for his license and then says he bets my buddy wonders why he's
>being
> >>stopped. Before my friend can respond, the cop says, "I pulled you over
> >>for being followed too close." Then he explains that he understood why
>the
> >>cyclist was accelerating when already going "a bit over the limit"
>because
> >>just a week earlier, a rider had been killed in the same spot under
>similar
> >>circumstances. What the trooper wanted was my friend's cooperation in
> >>charging the SUV driver with dangerous driving or some such for trying
>to
> >>squeeze in to avoid a speeding ticket. My buddy can't get over the
>cop's
> >>saying he was stopped for being followed too closely.
> >>
> >>Anyway, on to my problem: My "spare" '864kcsq (doesn't everyone with an
> >>Audi have a spare?) has had a wheel bearing rumble for 2-3Kmiles, and
> >>today, while rotating wheels, I noted that the right front can be
>wiggled
> >>in and out a total distance of about 2 mm at the tire circumference. Am
>I
> >>getting to the "dangerous" stage?
> >>
> >>Thanks, Kneale Brownson 2 '86 4kcsq's (the wife's and the spare) and
>the
> >>5kcstq driver.
> >
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