Re: National Geographic, June 2004

Several More Reasons:

1. You can't safely back out of a parking space with those huge SUVs
blocking your sight lines on both sides. (survival of the fittest)
2. Seniors find it impossible get in and out of the blame things.
3. Ditto for large people.
4. Safety: 4 wheel drive is essential for survival on the back dirt roads of
VT and on freeways with people driving at 75 (that's mph Michael).
Unfortunately the MPG then falls to the middle 20s even with a Subaru.
5. Have you ever driven 600 miles with 3 kids under 6 in one of the midgets
you suggest?

With much sensitivity,

Jack

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
To: "Either Carol or John Burgeson" <burgytwo@juno.com>
Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: National Geographic, June 2004

> Yes, but you dont need them in most of the USA . Why does someone living
in
> Denver, Houston LA N.Y. etc need a 4x4?
> Or even anything larger than a Ford Contour or Escort?
>
> Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Either Carol or John Burgeson" <burgytwo@juno.com>
> To: <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
> Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: National Geographic, June 2004
>
>
> > >>So let yours go up to $4.
> > It will get rid of SUVs and your cars will be a more sensible size>>
> >
> > Here in the Colorado mountains, SUVs and 4wd trucks are a necessity. We
> > live at 7400 feet. My wife works in Rico, 46 miles north, altitude 8827
> > feet. Many of the roads here are gravel. Sometimes the snow gets a
little
> > deep. See
> >
> > www.burgy.50megs.com/weather.htm
> >
> > Burgy
> >
> >
>
Received on Fri Nov 5 11:23:14 2004