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Re: SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:33:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl writes:
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> > Then again, if you have a Dodge Ram, that's not an SUV anyways. Not
> > by the "real" definition ("Yuppiemobile that never has dirt on it for
> > more than 5 minutes, or the owner will panic and run screaming to a
> > brushless/manpowered car wash" or "What's that 4WD button do?" or
> > "Offroad? Why would I want to take my SUV offroad?").
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> What's the story with SUVs and all this angst?
See also
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-peters082202.asp
We have a Durango. I hate it, it gets very poor mileage. But we needed the
number of seats it had as well as the trailer capability. Jo and I fight
about whether she should drive it all the time. I argue that she should
drive our more economical car.
> And while we're at it, what's the difference between "all wheel drive" and
> "four wheel drive?"
Number of differentials. Full time FWD needs 3 but some AWD vehicles have
only a front and rear, no center, and thus can only be used on loose
surfaces, not pavement, or they will crab, which is very bad for the driveline.
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