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Re: Results of Weekend Shopping for a New Car For My Mother
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Re: Results of Weekend Shopping for a New Car For My Mother -
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Imagine, people in a free country, spending their own money to buy the vehicle they believe is the best for their them. From what we see going on among all the Socialists and the Environuts running our government in Washington today, that may soon change. LOL |
socialist government should have let GM go without a bailout. And
speaking of communists, what do you thin about the Chinese buying
Hummer? I think they are suckers just like the people who bought them
one at a time.
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| "rick++" <rick303 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:8ccf834c-678a-4ca7-8a6b-d6d574813efd (AT) m1g2000vbi (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Oct 18, 4:14 pm, Ashton Crusher <d... (AT) moore (DOT) net> 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? Small cars can be hard to get in and out of as joints age. My parents hate lifts in my civic. And I find it hard when sitiff after sporting events. |
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"Stewart" <gortamus36 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in news:hbgn0s$p0f$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal- september.org: "Ashton Crusher" <demi (AT) moore (DOT) net> wrote in message news:sm4nd5508255058r6g9uqtmqcpuulg2mb2 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:38:26 -0400, "C. E. White" cewhite3 (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote: Earlier this month I asked for advice regarding a new car for my Mother to replace a Ford Freestyle that was totaled in an accident. I mostly was looking for advice regarding the Toyota Venza and Highlander. Well we finally went shopping and my Mother is getting a new Highlander I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? Maybe it was a preference as opposed to a technical need. "maybe"?? Most likely. She likely would not "feel safe" in a small car,and wanted "to sit up high". |
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"Ed White" <ce.white3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:856ff4de-f170-4411-a2a0-f034529c661c (AT) p36g2000vbn (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru... (AT) e86 (DOT) 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? |
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"Ed White" <ce.white3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:856ff4de-f170-4411-a2a0-f034529c661c (AT) p36g2000vbn (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru... (AT) e86 (DOT) 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? |
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"Ed White" <ce.white3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:856ff4de-f170-4411-a2a0-f034529c661c (AT) p36g2000vbn (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru... (AT) e86 (DOT) 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? |
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
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Sharx35 wrote: "Ed White" <ce.white3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:856ff4de-f170-4411-a2a0-f034529c661c (AT) p36g2000vbn (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru... (AT) e86 (DOT) 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? It's not her Ranger. It's her husband's. Apparently, she needs her own car. |
I said in another post, it is old and beat up and not really the sort of
vehicle a little old lady uses to haul her friends to their bridge games.
Ed
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"Sharx35" <sharx35 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:kwuDm.49692$PH1.6230 (AT) edtnps82 (DOT) .. "Ed White" <ce.white3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:856ff4de-f170-4411-a2a0-f034529c661c (AT) p36g2000vbn (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru... (AT) e86 (DOT) 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? 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. |
vehicle for someone building a bridge
Ed
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Having the Ranger, why does she need to have TWO vehicles? It's not her Ranger. It's her husband's. Apparently, she needs her own car. Actually it is my Mother's (my Father passed away a few years back). But as I said in another post, it is old and beat up and not really the sort of vehicle a little old lady uses to haul her friends to their bridge games. Ed |
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It's not her Ranger. It's her husband's. Apparently, she needs her own car. Actually it is my Mother's (my Father passed away a few years back). But as I said in another post, it is old and beat up and not really the sort of vehicle a little old lady uses to haul her friends to their bridge games. |
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It would not be suitable for my Mom and her bridge laying buddies. |
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