what car to buy?

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That's nice, dear.

We aren't.

There's a subtle hint of a clue in the name of the newsgroup as to where we are, though - and that may suggest to you that any answers we might give won't be a fat lot of use to you.

I hear the big fords are dropping a lot in prices, now the prices at the pumps are rising.

Why do you need a SUV though, if you are only working just down the road. (Personal choice ?).

An estate (stationwagon) would probably be cheaper, more economical, and hold as much in the boot (trunk).

Not knowing the US car market though I can't comment more in depth.

Graham

I would agree if you do need 4wd I understand Michigan is getting its share of snow atm maybe a Subaru Forester would suit, you get the advantage of rather better onroad handling than the majority of 4x4s and they are a good ride Derek

JC powers survey. You can try rec.autos.tech but it suffers from tetimonial type evidence just as badly as here. Although I can't recall anyone here evr complaing that their Hummer had broken doen :-)

Yep, we've had a record snowfall this winter. I like the SUVs primarily for safety reason. It is also very intimidating for other drivers when I move into an intersection in my lobster-red Rover. I want to find out which makes are more reliable and won't be a lemon after three years. I figured in GB you may have no less experience than we here.

Thanks for your tip.

A rather flat joke. I am sure you will regret about saying that for the next two weeks.

Well we don't really get any snow, we don't drive on ice & most US SUV's aren't available here, all the ones that rae are Right hand drive , so we're probably not much use. Come to think of it SUV's over here have a worse than average accident/injury rate as well.

That's all well and good, but I'm in a crash, I want to be in the biggest vehicle so I can win. Nevermind that you might be more likely to crash, people like being in the car that's not having 2 tonnes of something twice it's height coming in through the windscreen...

Kinell. This = nearly as good as the time someone admonished me for daring to use a functioning email address on usenet :).

Yep, grade school physics supports it. On average the combined rate of death and injuries in car-SUV collisions might be on a higher side but it is surely one-sided.

Not sure what grade school involves, but other physics supports that they're more likely to end up upside down, less likely to allow you to avoid driving into things, and more difficult to slow down. And of course, there are some very odd people who think driving shouldn't involve MAD...

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Radio today was saying passengers in small cars 12x more likely to be seiously injured in a collision with a 4x4 than the passengers in the

Hardly offended. Your slight made me proud. Be careful next time. Learn something about our psychology.:)

Yep, couldn't agree more. I'd rather be in something that stops and goes round corners than driving a barge down the road. I find much more effect than looking for an accident in the first place.

What do you want an SUV for? They are wasteful cars. Slow, poor handling, poor braking, poor ride, cramped space for size, rollover danger.

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Merkins *like* being laughed at?

It explains SOOOO much!

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True, but as someone else pointed out - this a a uk group!

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I read that as attic. Still made perfect sense - you'd be in little danger of collision with other vehicles.

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That's the bit that amazes me - how little space there is inside them. They're roughly the same size as a proper car outside, but inside's all squashed up. They take car design back about four decades.