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to: Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius
from: John Oellrich
date: 2003-01-23 19:15:20
subject: Re: Bumper Mentality

From: "John Oellrich" 

Ronnie,


When I owned the Suburban I lived in a town with a very narrow main street.
Wasn't unusual for me to bang driver side mirrors with a vehicle of equal
size coming from the other direction. Just something you put up with.

--
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net


"Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius"  wrote in
message news:3e2cb40d{at}w3.nls.net...
> Tried driving a new one on rental shortly after I returned the Lexus.
>
> Almost scraped the doors and mirrors off. Some of my favorite passages are
> simply too narrow, and it worried me on a couple of bridges. (In fairness,
> on those bridges, even my Wrangler makes me nervous!) The things felt like
I
> was driving an aircraft carrier. Build very well, but too big.
>
> The Grand Cherokee is a nice size.
>
> RTM, BG
>
> "John Oellrich"  wrote in message
> news:3e2c93c4{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Ronnie,
> >
> > I loved my '92 Suburban 2500 4x4 with one exception, no anti-lock
brakes.
> >
> > --
> > john
> >
> > oellrich{at}earthlink.net
> >
> >
> > "Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius" 
wrote in message
> > news:3e285fdf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e28598f{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > No, she's been driving a leased Alero. We're
shopping this weekend
> for
> > a
> > > > new
> > > > > daily driver for her. as the lease expires and she
wants something
> > new.
> > > > She
> > > > > likes the Grand Cherokee. Maybe we'll get another,
or maybe one of
> > those
> > > > big
> > > > > GMC SUVs with a huge honkin' V8 (I think that's
the colloquial
term
> > > isn't
> > > > > it- huge honkin' V8?) instead of the Liberty we
considered. We
need
> > 4wd
> > > on
> > > > > our land out here for winter driving.
> > > >
> > > > That is you choice, of course, never said any different.
> > >
> > >  Nah. Don't like the Suburbans. TOO doggone big. We've enjoyed the
Jeeps
> > > since we bought the first one and the Jeep dealer is the closest one,
> > which
> > > for us is a factor. There was a Liberty on the lot she like a lot. I
> > thought
> > > she should get a Grand Cherokee to match mine, but women....well, you
> > know.
> > > You're married, right?
> > >
> > > RTM, BG
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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