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br> -- Allen Ross Warmington br> Olmsted Township, Ohio /p> p> WHEN PUSH COMES TO SUV br> Re: Jim Henley's Muscle Cars : /p> p>Jim, your analogy is cute but your logic is flawed. Most of the exigencies you cite can be dealt with perfectly well with a selection of all -wheel-drive passenger cars, such as Audi Quattros or Subarus. They would do as well as or better than SUVs in ferrying emergency workers during a D.C. snowstorm. They handle better, ride better, stop much better, and are much more efficient. They are also much less stressful and tiring to drive and spend time in, as the ergonomics incorporate the latest design features. Throughout Europe, people tow trailers with VW Golfs, and the like. For that minuscule number of people who haul trailers all the time, an SUV is fine, But most usage of these vehicles comes nowhere near the circumstances you speak of. Let's face it, an SUV is a lifestyle statement and nothing more, usually a statement by posers. br> -- Jeremy Nahum

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