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So now that gas-hog piece of crap phony "off-road" in-your-face-status- symbol-on-wheels is on it's way to join the Edsel.
SV: Good grief. This idiot celebrates the loss of jobs at Hummer SH>facilities???
Do I have a personal gripe with them? Damn right I do.
Several times I've nearly been reduced to a red smear while riding my bicycle by those monstrosities.
Yes, I've nearly been run over by other vehicles too, including a couple near-misses by a "smart car." (Or whatever they call that ugly little
two-seat car.)
So the bottom line is that you don't like anything? How much have you had SH>to drink today, Otto?
"Bob Ackley -> Ross Sauer" <1:300/3> wrote in news:20580$MATZDOBRE@JamNNTPd:
I remember reading about a 59 Caddy that killed someone
standing still, a kid ran into that huge fin and it killed
him.
I find that hard to believe. I could believe the kid was
riding a bicycle (or motorcycle), hit the car, went
sailing and broke his neck on landing. BTW one couldn't
run into the fin without running into the side of the car,
the fins on Cadillacs just weren't that big; IIRC the
biggest fins were on the '57 through '61 Chrysler products
(Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Imperial, deSoto).
I remembered reading it somewhere, but couldn't remember
where.
Did some research last night, found it again. It was
mentioned in Ralph Nader's book, "Unsafe At Any Speed."
So that tells me it most likely is an urban legend, or
something Nader made up.
"Bob Ackley -> Ross Sauer" <1:300/3> wrote in
news:20580$MATZDOBRE@JamNNTPd:
I remember reading about a 59 Caddy that killed someone
standing still, a kid ran into that huge fin and it killed
him.
I find that hard to believe. I could believe the kid was
riding a bicycle (or motorcycle), hit the car, went
sailing and broke his neck on landing. BTW one couldn't
run into the fin without running into the side of the car,
the fins on Cadillacs just weren't that big; IIRC the
biggest fins were on the '57 through '61 Chrysler products
(Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Imperial, deSoto).
I remembered reading it somewhere, but couldn't remember
where.
Did some research last night, found it again. It was
mentioned in Ralph Nader's book, "Unsafe At Any Speed."
That book was fiction back when Nader wrote it back in the early
1960s - IIRC I was in HS at the time. 'course, Nader was able to
build a very nice career from it.
So that tells me it most likely is an urban legend, or
something Nader made up.
I suspect that is the case.
Quoting Ross Sauer to All <=->
So now that gas-hog piece of crap phony "off-road"
in-your-face-status- symbol-on-wheels is on it's way to join the Edsel.
Do I have a personal gripe with them? Damn right I do.>
Several times I've nearly been reduced to a red smear while riding my bicycle by those monstrosities.
Yes, I've nearly been run over by other vehicles too, including a
couple near-misses by a "smart car." (Or whatever they call that ugly little two- seat car.)
But Hummer drivers that nearly clobbered me always, that is when they
even *NOTICE* me, have this "I own this road, trespasser!" attitude.
The problem in North America, is that bicycles and motor vehicles
don't have the same attitudes to each other as in Europe.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a waste of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car" was made by
Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a passing fancy.
So now that gas-hog piece of crap phony "off-road"Edsel.
in-your-face-status- symbol-on-wheels is on it's way to join the
Do I have a personal gripe with them? Damn right I do.riding my RS> bicycle by those monstrosities.
Several times I've nearly been reduced to a red smear while
Yes, I've nearly been run over by other vehicles too, includinga RS> couple near-misses by a "smart car." (Or whatever they call
that ugly RS> little two- seat car.)
But Hummer drivers that nearly clobbered me always, that is whenthey RS> even *NOTICE* me, have this "I own this road, trespasser!"
attitude.
The problem in North America, is that bicycles and motor vehicles
don't have the same attitudes to each other as in Europe.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a waste of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car" was made by
Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a passing fancy.
I don't know where you are riding your bike Ross, but some places
in North America do have bike lanes, and slowly as in Europe
the bikes and the vehicles you hate are getting used to each other.
Of course then there is a Uniform Traffic Law in North America
and drivers of all vehicles on the road must obey them Ross.,
Something we don 't see with bikes and cars.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a waste
of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car" was made
by Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a passing fancy.
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a
waste of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car"
was made by Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a
passing fancy.
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
Yet you celebrate the loss of jobs it will entail.
What about the mansions the wealthy live in, arent they status
symbols?
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a
waste of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car"
was made by Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a
passing fancy.
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
Yet you celebrate the loss of jobs it will entail.
What about the mansions the wealthy live in, arent they status
symbols?
Of course they are. The people living in them don't deserve them.
Klahn will chime in and tell you how his low paid worker friends
actually paid for them.
MOre than one friend of mine who rides a Harley will keep
repeating the mantra "loud pipes save lives."
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a waste of
engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car" was made by
Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a passing fancy.
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
You must be joking, Otto. A Hummer is a status symbol? They are a dime a dozen around here.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a
waste of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car" was
made by Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a passing
fancy.
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
You must be joking, Otto. A Hummer is a status symbol? They are
a dime a dozen around here.
When there are no Hummers on the road, Otto will find some other
vehicle to hate. Anything out of his price range is a "status
symbol."
MOre than one friend of mine who rides a Harley will keep
repeating the mantra "loud pipes save lives."
The only thing loud pipes do is get people pissed off and make it
bad for people who ride motorcycles that don't sound like they came
from the factory with mufflers that don't work.
There have been too many parks are closed to motorcycles because
stupid people have to have their loud pipes.
It depends on how the person made their money.
I've seen a video of the inside of Bill Gates' house.
It's a high-tech wonderland.
I've also seen a video of what used to be Pablo Escobar's mansion.
Dolly Parton's house.
Pat Robertson's.
I never saw the need for a Hummer on the street, in fact a
waste of engineering. When I found out that the "Smart Car" was
made by Mercedez Benz, and the problems it has, again a passing
fancy.
The Hummer is just a big status symbol on wheels.
You must be joking, Otto. A Hummer is a status symbol? They are
a dime a dozen around here.
When there are no Hummers on the road, Otto will find some other
vehicle to hate. Anything out of his price range is a "status
symbol."
Expedition, Escalade or Suburban.
Of course they are. The people living in them don't deserve them.
Klahn will chime in and tell you how his low paid worker friends
actually paid for them.
It depends on how the person made their money.
I've seen a video of the inside of Bill Gates' house.
It's a high-tech wonderland.
I've also seen a video of what used to be Pablo Escobar's mansion.
Dolly Parton's house.
Pat Robertson's.
SV: This makes about as much sense as a soup sandwich.