yet another reason we don't need SUV's

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Chadder007
Im actually offended by the way the idiot wrote this article. At the first part he is putting the blame on SUV's. Apparently he is a liberal writer.

You're offended? Congratulaitons on being wraped way too tight for life.

 

[compudog]

Originally posted by: Kauru

Fitsum Gebreegziabher

LoL.

`K

Yeah! I love the dead guy's name!

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: CtK
how about those idiots that take their SUV or trucks and jack them 5 feet up in the air??
whats the point of that??

Not only is that kind of crap useless for off roading (are they going to ford a river?) but it looks goofy.

Says someone who's most likely never driven their car down anything more extreme than a dirt road. Surprisingly enough, with most lifted vehicles it's function over form. They do that for a reason.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: CtK
how about those idiots that take their SUV or trucks and jack them 5 feet up in the air??
whats the point of that??

Not only is that kind of crap useless for off roading (are they going to ford a river?) but it looks goofy.

Lifting is useless for off-roading ? Congratulations on making the most uninformed post I've read tonight.

 

[cressida]

Poor guy ...

 

[Argo]

From my personal experience SUV drivers are no worse or better than any other driver. I've seen horrible drivers in minivans, camrys, civics, passats and about every other car brand. The only demographic that I haven't seen do stupid things are drivers of high end car. But I guess you're gonna pay extra attention after you plunk $70k for a car.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Eh, it's not the SUV. It's the jackass drivers. Problem is the jackass drivers just seem to flock to SUV's.

bingo

 

[LordMorpheus]

Grinnan said Galdino was traveling in a southbound lane near the Fairfax County Parkway when he hit Gebreegziabher.

Check out those names!

That said, I dislike SUV's, but this is more a 'drunk drivers suck' thread than an 'SUV's suck' thread.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: CtK
how about those idiots that take their SUV or trucks and jack them 5 feet up in the air??
whats the point of that??

Not only is that kind of crap useless for off roading (are they going to ford a river?) but it looks goofy.

yeah when off roading you want the car as low as possible. ground Clarance? whats that?

 

[flot]

I really don't understand all the anti-SUV sentiment. In the last month I've hauled around a 23' boat, brought home a huge gas grill, and transported a 6' tall washer/dryer. A big SUV or fullsize truck were the only options for doing this. Now are these activities typical for my life? Not especially. Normally it is me occuping 1/8 of the seating. But is it nice to be able to do all this? Definitely.

Edit 1: With the roads around DC I can actually imagine how it is possible to hit someone and rationalize to yourself that it was just a monster pothole or something.

Edit 2: On the lifted SUV issue, I agree with the original poster - there is definitely a limit to how much lifting accomplishes anything useful. Typically your ground clearance will be limited the most by your axles, as the pumpkin in the center will typically hit something long before it would bash into the body of your car. So yes the trucks that are 6' off the ground with 33" tires (giving them about 15" of ground clearance even if the pumpkin didn't exist) are completely worthless, except that you can walk underneath to change the oil.

 

[MazerRackham]

I almost reposted this! Glad I searched first....

Pretty crazy story!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Davegod75
i realize it was due to drunk driving but it always fun to get people all worked up about SUV's

still though.. .pretty crazy story...dude must of been really damn drunk to not realize what he was doing for 8.5 miles...

Happened here in Pittsburgh with a city bus. Driver was stone sober too. Drug the guy something like 20 blocks.

ZV

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: flot
I really don't understand all the anti-SUV sentiment. In the last month I've hauled around a 23' boat, brought home a huge gas grill, and transported a 6' tall washer/dryer. A big SUV or fullsize truck were the only options for doing this. Now are these activities typical for my life? Not especially. Normally it is me occuping 1/8 of the seating. But is it nice to be able to do all this? Definitely.

Edit 1: With the roads around DC I can actually imagine how it is possible to hit someone and rationalize to yourself that it was just a monster pothole or something.

Edit 2: On the lifted SUV issue, I agree with the original poster - there is definitely a limit to how much lifting accomplishes anything useful. Typically your ground clearance will be limited the most by your axles, as the pumpkin in the center will typically hit something long before it would bash into the body of your car. So yes the trucks that are 6' off the ground with 33" tires (giving them about 15" of ground clearance even if the pumpkin didn't exist) are completely worthless, except that you can walk underneath to change the oil.

That's not entirely true. You can get over bumps by running the wheel over them rather than the pumpkin. But still, lifting beyong a certain point is stupid and just makes the vehicle unstable.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Yay, another SUV flaming moron! Let's all jump on the bandwagon, no room for facts here!

*waits for someone to tell him that his opinion doesn't count because he drives a giant lifted SUV*

- M4H

 

[Banana]

Originally posted by: Freejack2
The guy would have been dead wether it was a SUV or a car.

If it were a Miata, the victim would have been flipped like a flapjack instead. (The Miata would be totaled)

 

[Davegod75]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Davegod75
i realize it was due to drunk driving but it always fun to get people all worked up about SUV's

Yeah I'm sure you would've backed down like this if nobody here was defending SUVs.

You --> retard.

Iamwiz --> :beer:

Actually, i have nothing against suv's to begin with. I just thought it was a crazy article. the not needing suv's comment was purely satirical

 

[wallsfd949]

Originally posted by: bR
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Gotta love nomex...

(I prefer PBI for coat & pants though)