RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Gas prices.. was a weird forward..

["McFarland, Jason M." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Try driving an F-350 with a full load around just once.  Count the number of
times tiny little cars pull right out in front of you and hit their breaks.
I can guaranty that there aren't brakes on this earth that can stop a 4 ton
truck and load moving at 35 miles and hour as fast as a compact car.

And don't tailgate.  When I'm driving the truck, people love to come right
up behind and park themselves on the rear bumper.  I've had small cars
disappear before.  All I could see was a little antennae sticking up.
Remember, the truck takes a lot longer to slow down, it has to hit the
brakes sooner.  I've got enough to worry about without having to make sure
you don't plant yourself underneath the bed of a truck.

Just trying to bring out another side.

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan King [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:56 AM
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Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Gas prices.. was a weird forward.. 


On Thu, 3 May 2001, Spurling, Shannon  wrote:

> I bought a mini SUV, a kia sportage, and I think that you can't even
> compare these with the monster suburban that I see out there.

Probably not, and I'll have to admit I never understood these weird little
vehicles.

> Did you also notice all the wannabe cowboys out there in full sized
> trucks? How many times have they almost run you off the road? Happens
> more frequently to me than with SUV's.

I think the most likely vehicle to run you off the road around here is
indeed an F-350.  But a lot of this does have to do with your location. In
San Diego, the total roadhogs more generally drove Toyota Landcruisers,
and, I can assure you, *nothing* can put you up on the sidewalk like a
Humvee suddenly deciding to change lanes.  So far, I have only seen two
Hummers in Columbia, but I'm fearing for the future.  Ah, I can see it
now: An F-350 doing 65 on Scott Blvd. meets a Humvee doing the same
thing going the other way...who said jousting is dead? :-)

> Also, what about all the small vans? Those things get horrible gas
> mileage too. What do you expect? They are rolling bricks.

Actually, that depends on the model.  The new truly huge Honda Oddysey is
a beast, but other minivans actually get semi-reasonable mileage.  And the
saving grace there is that they, unlike the ridiculous empty pickup
trucks, are at least usually carrying more than one person, so the
effective mileage per person-mile is often pretty decent.

kjking


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