"C. E. White" <cewhite3remove@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "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 ハチロク <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
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>>>> 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?
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> 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.
I meant bridge playing...not laying. I suppose a Ranger would be a good
vehicle for someone building a bridge
Ed