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Galaxie 500 XL wrote:

> ;*}> does that mean you're the idiot in the Suv that thinks 90 is reasonable.
> ;*}> try slamming on your brakes at that speed sometime just to see what
> ;*}> happens.
> ;*}>
> ;*}> Try having a cell phone on ya, so you can call AAA.
> ;*}
> ;*}Wow, your stupidity at work.  Here's a compelling question for you...
> ;*}
> ;*}Why slam your brakes?
>
> What happens if you're doing 90 and have to stop. your Trooper will do it
> from about 60 in about 160 feet. How far do you think it takes at 90? Try
> it sometime, you'll be impressed. Got me out of my Pathfinder and back
> into a car before yoou could say "Geez that's far."

Only once did I have to slam my brakes at full force and it was because of a little girl
in the middle of the street.  It was a 25 mph zone but I was already taking my car's
weight into consideration and I was going 15 that time.

While cruising at 90, not once have I had to slam my brakes in my SUV.  Why?  Because I
already made myself aware of my surroundings.

> ;*}And I do 90 on my SUV regularly.  Nope, not a Geo Tracker or anything like that -
> ;*}it's an Isuzu Trooper Limited.  A 5,500 pound car.  Oh, that's right, since I live
> ;*}in a flash-to-pass state, I have auxiliary lamps on the front that gives out clear
> ;*}messages to left lane blockers, "Get the %&@#! outta my way!"
>
> A SUV is NOT a car. a SUV is a TRUCK!!! For the record the maximum speed
> limits in washington are 70 MPH. I generally do 10-15 over. If that's not
> good enough for you, then stop swerving accross lanes in your SUV and buy
> the porsche you've always wanted.

You're talking to a southern Californian.  Had I driven a Porsche, insurance companies
will charge me up in the ass.  No sense in doing that.  I came close to buying a Benz
E320 instead of the Trooper Limited, but the weight and bulk of the Trooper impressed me
so I bought the Trooper.

> And quite frankly, if somebody flashes me to pass me and I'm already doing
> 10-15 over. I'll flash ya back. With the finger. I spend a lot of time on
> race tracks. i drive for the conditions. 80-90 MPH is NEVER safe in a top
> heavy 5500 pound SUV. Try a moose aviodance manuever at that speed, see
> how many times, you roll.

Why should I perform this stunt?  There simply is no reason to.  I used to live in
Germany and had an Opel Monterey (believe it or not, a re-badged Isuzu Trooper) and have
rented Benz E280's there.  In the Benz, I drove at 200 to 210 km/h, but with the
Monterey, I wouldn't go above 140 km/h (90 mph) and usually averaged at 120-130 km/h (80
mph).

And why do Greyhound buses go around 80?  Very few have crashed.  Why so few?  Because
the drivers are well-trained and know the weight and capabilities of their vehicles.  I
have had two Troopers (well, three if you counted in the Opel Monterey) and still will
buy another Trooper.

And if you're on the left lane going 10-15 over, you're breaking the California law.  If
nobody's around you, the "slowest" vehicle applies to you - faster or slower, doesn't
matter.  However, if you're on the right, there's no way in hell I'd flash at you.  You
ever hear of "lane discipline" or are you one of these typical American drivers who know
squat about driving etiquette?  No wonder Americans are the laughingstock when it comes
to driving.

Richard