Oh go ahead. Besides Ive come to realize my 91 Pathfinder is no more
an SUV than an a good old FJ40-55 Landcruiser or a Patrol.
joshua milton
69 1600 <--Soon to live
encino, ca
--- John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu> wrote:
> Our friends from down under ask:
> > We have figured out that an "SUV" is
> > a four wheel drive or something similar. What we
> haven't figured out is
> > what the initials "SUV" stands for.
>
> The auto manufacturers tell us it stands for 'Sport
> Utility Vehicle'.
> Imagine taking a pickup truck frame, putting an
> oversized car
> body on it, and lining it with plush. At several
> thousand pounds
> and way off the ground (most of them tend to tip
> over in slalom
> tests), it certainly isn't a sports car. With all
> that plush and at the
> outrageous $$$ it certainly isn't a utility vehicle.
> Since there are
> fellow SUV owners on this list I wish to remain on
> speaking
> terms with, I won't repeat some of the alternative
> acronyms
> that get kicked about :-)
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu
> Sacramento, CA
>
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