I think we get used to driving our busses/Vanagons and maybe don't realize how different it is to drive other more common vehicles such as SUVs.  Also, I think until recently most SUVs are classified as trucks and are on truck chassis/suspension.  

>>> David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> 07/30/02 02:02PM >>>
On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter              http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN              Download von MSN Explorer. wrote:

> a vanagon or a SUV for this test. See the smiles dissapear after driving
> the bus 0 to 60 in fifteen minutes- and see how they continue to shake
> after going over the rough road test.Note how the SUV test puts most of
> them to sleep (the reason for rollovers?)  during this test.

Haven't driven an SUV lately, have you?  My parents Explorer has an
incredibly harsh ride.  Much harsher than any VW I've been in.  It rides
like a 3/4 ton pickup with nothing in it.  I agree with your other points,
though.

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