I'm not sure where this picture came from, but there are some good sources
for information on the pros and cons of driving SUVs. I checked out
Adbusters' site ( http://adbusters.org/ ) without seeing the Nissan "Ad",
but ran out of time to sift through all of it. Let me know if you find it!

Check out this page for some well-informed SUV fun,
http://poseur.4x4.org/index.html

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Antaki

 Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Houston [mailto:dubwisened@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 3:42 PM
> To: Antaki; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Startling Nissan Ad
>
>
> Is this ad for real or am I being taken for a Friday
> ride?
>
> Houston
> S.U.V. free
>
> --- Antaki <wrack@HOME.COM> wrote:
> > A Vanagon is more stable than ANY SUV out there,
> > excepting perhaps the
> > Mercedes. A VAnagon's suspension is fairly
> > sophisticated and
> > well-thought-out, compared to the crude solid-axle
> > truck underpinnings found
> > on most SUVs.
> >
> > I have done some VERY spirited driving on twisty
> > roads, and hard cornering
> > in my '88 Vanagon, and never once had less than 4
> > wheels on the ground, at
> > least as far as I can tell. They were called "The
> > sports car of vans" when
> > they came out.
> >
> > Please tell your son!
> >
> >  R    ���
> >  o
> > Antaki
> >
> >  Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented
> > fool.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > > Of Tom L. Neal
> > > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 7:23 AM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Startling Nissan Ad
> > >
> > >
> > > Amazing ad at
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/jn/jneal/nissan.jpg
> > >
> > > My son suggested a Vanagon should be on this
> > poster. :-)
> > >
> > > Cheers, Tom Neal '87 syncro that has always been
> > upright
> > >
>
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