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> "Stewart" <gortamus36@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "Stewart" <gortamus36@yahoo.com> wrote in
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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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's what it's marketed as. Two or 4WD, but around here
>>>>>>>> they run
>>>>>>>> 5-1 in
>>>>>>>> favor of AWD.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On the Toyota webpage it is in the SUV section, but they don't
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> crossover section.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Having the Ranger, why does she need to have TWO vehicles?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My brother has 7 vehicles. I have know people with many more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> heck I have three rangers with out counting anyother of my other
>>>> stuff. KB
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>>>
>>> Little wonder that consumer debt is at an all time high and the
>>> savings rate is at an all time low. Does anyone here know what
>>> FRUGAL means?
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>> Rebuilding old cars is an industrious endevor.
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> No question about it. Far too many fools just dump a vehicle after 2
> to 4 years, literally throwing away tens of thousands of dollars in
> depreciation.
Yeah, he has 1 failry new Hyundai, the others range from 49 to 35
years old. All American Motors Rambler Classics/Ambassador/Marlin.
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>>>> --
>>>> THUNDERSNAKE #9
>>>>
>>>> Protect your rights or "Lose" them
>>>> The 2nd Admendment guarantees the others
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