"Sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ed White" <ce.white3@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...@e86.GTS> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:34:30 -0400, C. E. White wrote:
>>> >> I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an
>>> >> SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective?
>>>
>>> > First of all, the Highlnader is not an SUV. You might get away with
>>> > calling it a "Crossover
>>>
>>> That's what it's marketed as. Two or 4WD, but around here they run 5-1
>>> in
>>> favor of AWD.
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>> On the Toyota webpage it is in the SUV section, but they don't have a
>> crossover section.
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>> At the dealers we looked at they had plenty of 2WD or AWD (seemed to
>> be more 2WD than AWD). My Mother lives in a relatively flat area, it
>> snows no more than a few days a year, and she has no need to go on bad
>> dirt roads. Her Freestyle was AWD, but I don't think she knew or cared
>> and I saw no reason to pay extra for AWD for the new Highlander. If
>> things are bad enough that 4WD is required, she still has my Dad's '99
>> 4WD Ranger available.
>>
>> Ed
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> Having the Ranger, why does she need to have TWO vehicles?

The Ranger is 11 years old and beat to crap. However, we use it on the farm
for typical farm things. It is not worth a lot but is very useful for farm
chores. It would not be suitable for my Mom and her bridge laying buddies.

Ed