Date:         Sun, 6 Oct 2002 13:04:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Subject:      Re: Porsche's SUV
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Maybe.  My wife and I each have a nice SUV (inaddition to our '81 Westy and a couple of
others), and we drive them off road if we feel like it.  If they get scratched and beat a
little, so what?  That's what they are for, after all.  Sure, a lot of people will be more
interested in the other uses for the Sport Utility vehicles.  SUVs, along with minivans (like
our Vanagons) are the most versatile vehicles around.  Kind of like the station wagons of old,
and that's why you see so many SUVs and minivans on the road.  Besides, the people who can
afford the Porsche SUV can afford to not worry if they beat it up a little.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Korkin" <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
>
> You will NEVER see those SUVs on Moab trails.
> All this great engineering and offroad capability just to carry soccer mom to local mall.
> Like using supercomputer for e-mail only.
> Are you sure you want to drive one in Moab? One drive may result in very expensive
> repairs...Vanagons can sustain some body damages without loosing much value...