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I'm no expert, but for actual work I have yet to drive or even see an "SUV" that comes close to a regular pickup with the same class of powertrain and suspension. All that extra weight and usually-useless BS sacrifices a whole lot of carrying capacity and towing capability. Some years ago I spent quite a bit of time tooling around in a "Magnum V8" Durango. It was fun to drive for sure, but it didn't haul any more gear, people or groceries than a basic 4-door sedan, and it got a whopping 11MPG in the city and mayyybe 15MPG on the highway with the cruise control set. SUV's are like the worst of both worlds between a "family car" and a Jeep. What's the point?
Now, if by "utility", one means soccer moms hauling a whole bunch of kids around town, yeah... I can see the SUV option I guess. But then you might as well just drive a 4-cyl mini-van... or a panel truck with remo seats.
Which is really not a bad idea actually... like many, many other folks who spent a lot of time hauling band gear around from gig to gig on the weekends, my wife's Dad had an old bread truck that he used for everything from band stuff to camping with the family.
OMG.... JUST SAW A FLYER!! Posted on kabar check it out
waddya mean? their spot here at bf or their page? a flyer? confused
late-model SUV's suck. most late-model stuff sucks. Now if you go back when the sport and utility part of SUV actually meant something then that's another story.
Just got back from a fine weekend. Good to be back though. Y'alls some snarkin' fools.
440A? on a Cutco/ Kabar? eww![]()
You're kidding, right? CutCo uses 440A to make a huge amount of kitchen knives, and has for a long, long time. 440A is not completely terrible steel.
It's not great, either. But it's not completely terrible.
Agreed. My Dad's '77 Buick station wagon was a better "SUV" than most of the "SUV's" today. :thumbup:
How big is he now?
I went to high school (1976-1980) with a guy named Richard Wacker. I don't know what his parents were thinking. Certainly they knew the meaning of these terms. He spent a lot of time trying to convince us to use "Rich" as his first name....life can be cruel at an all-boy Catholic high school taught by the Jesuits.