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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:20 PM Original message |
SUV trade-in values, sales are tanking |
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slor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. What can I say...LOL! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. The dude across the street from me |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Whoa, I forgot about the retirees and their RV dreams of cross-country. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. They just need to scale back a bit. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Don't try this at home |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. The people towed it from PA to Wyoming and back. |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. good point! -nt- |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. well now they will get to spend more time reading their bibles and |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
70. they can take amtrak |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
71. Loved this post.. |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:18 AM Response to Reply #71 |
89. Yep - gotta have an energy policy that "encourages consumption." |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
83. that's impossible |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 08:57 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. 5-6mph (10mpg if it's diesel) and several hundred miles per day |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:45 AM Response to Reply #83 |
92. It's 3/gal here |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
84. Typical lack of foresight. |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Crying here. Really. I'm just crying and crying!! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I could see 12 car legnths ahead this morning..I knew something was wrong |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. ROFLMAO! |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I love that! |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Me too |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. A friend just told me yesterday that he wants a new Land Cruiser |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
73. Someone I work with just bought a H2... |
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Robert Oak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. oh don't cry for them |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. Every time someone posts a SUV related thread |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. So they shouldn't whine. I grew up in a family of 12 and somehow |
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Jimbo S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Rationalization is the second strongest human drive. eom |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. No kidding, we managed fine without them beforehand |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. SAVs |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. In All Fairness, Those Old Station Wagons Were HUGE |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. A passenger van. |
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Mr Rabble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. my neighbor has one too... |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
72. Aren't there city ordinances about that? |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. for which |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
97. Parking on the street. |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #97 |
102. probably less of those than for burning... n/t |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. My parents had Ten children |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
95. Oh don't take all the fun out of the SUV bashing crowd with talk |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
59. Yep. The rationalization rings hollow. |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
69. I grew up in a family of 7 and when we went on vacation |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
98. It WAS a lot easier before car seats |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Any of us who were kids in the '70s |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
74. 6 in a station wagon every summer on a 11 hour trip to Canada... |
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One_of_8 (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
94. Agreed! |
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Jimbo S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. As much as I hate SUV's as the next person on this board |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Actually, they're quite useless off-road |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. There's always an example |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. Hell yeah. Most of the ones I see are glossy and clean. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. More like 1 in 100 |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. My car got hit by one last week |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. "How often do you see an SUV with...two people..." |
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LetsGoMurphys (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
64. nothing wrong with |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
99. LMAO..... |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. And in that Impoverished Age before the advent of the SUV |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. single "basketball mom" here |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
52. A small minority actually need the pieces of crap |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. At the auto mall in my city they have 100's of them on their lots |
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fertilizeonarbusto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. aw |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. And now, any teen can buy 4000 lbs of used SUV and run your ass over. |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Oh god - the joy was there for a second... |
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ribrepin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Too true |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. Ha ha ha! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
53. 38-40 With Lots of Mountain Driving in my Civic Del Sol |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Mine's a CRX. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. HAAAAAA haaaaaa |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
50. Darn! I KNEW someone would beat me to it! |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. Cool |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
26. That's it people........ |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. Me and my SUV |
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Southpaw Bookworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Fantastic! n/t |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. There you go! |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. What are those pillars out in the field behind you? |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
78. Those are old fashioned SUV hitching posts. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Fence posts, huh? I've heard of those |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:27 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Bison? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
62. Indeed! |
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AuntiBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. Been noticing SUV'S piling-sky wards at local Used Car Lots |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. Except for THESE SUV's |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. And these... |
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Willy Lee (925 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:02 AM Response to Reply #36 |
91. Sounds like these poor SUV owners need another tax cut |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
37. Toyota needs to rethink its decision to stop selling Echos in US |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. We wanted one of those |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. They weren't selling fast enough. |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #41 |
90. Thank you* |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
55. My name is Scout and I'm a recovering SUV owner. Sold it last Sept. |
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LetsGoMurphys (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. i have a |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:24 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. Good job on both! |
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Boomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. My company parking lot... |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
75. Good one! |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
57. Woohoo! Take that, selfish SUV drivers! |
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drduffy (739 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
60. It doesn't really matter.... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
66. No reason why SUVs shouldn't be able to get much better mileage |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
68. My compact and I are very amused. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
77. I really like my little car |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
81. no worries - Bush will never lower the speeds back to 55mph |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Gas Prices? In europe it has been between $4.00 & $5.00 per |
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SideshowScott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
85. If im behind one more SUV with a Bush sticker on im gonna scream! |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
87. Good News. n/t |
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wallwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
88. Serves these f***heads right |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
93. cool |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
96. They should have reverse carpool lanes for SUV's. |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
100. ROFLMAO! (n/t) |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:55 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Hey...my 1st 100-post thread up here |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
103. Predicted this one - seeing For Sale in SUV windows |
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