I'm not sure where this picture came from, but there are some good sources for information on the pros and cons of driving SUVs. I checked out Adbusters' site ( http://adbusters.org/ ) without seeing the Nissan "Ad", but ran out of time to sift through all of it. Let me know if you find it! Check out this page for some well-informed SUV fun, http://poseur.4x4.org/index.html
R ô¿õ o Antaki Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Houston [mailto:dubwisened@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 3:42 PM > To: Antaki; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Startling Nissan Ad > > > Is this ad for real or am I being taken for a Friday > ride? > > Houston > S.U.V. free > > --- Antaki <wrack@HOME.COM> wrote: > > A Vanagon is more stable than ANY SUV out there, > > excepting perhaps the > > Mercedes. A VAnagon's suspension is fairly > > sophisticated and > > well-thought-out, compared to the crude solid-axle > > truck underpinnings found > > on most SUVs. > > > > I have done some VERY spirited driving on twisty > > roads, and hard cornering > > in my '88 Vanagon, and never once had less than 4 > > wheels on the ground, at > > least as far as I can tell. They were called "The > > sports car of vans" when > > they came out. > > > > Please tell your son! > > > > R ô¿õ > > o > > Antaki > > > > Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented > > fool. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List > > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > > > Of Tom L. Neal > > > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 7:23 AM > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: Startling Nissan Ad > > > > > > > > > Amazing ad at > > > > > > ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/jn/jneal/nissan.jpg > > > > > > My son suggested a Vanagon should be on this > > poster. :-) > > > > > > Cheers, Tom Neal '87 syncro that has always been > > upright > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > |
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