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Subject:Re: Porsche's SUV
From:Leon Korkin
Date:Sun, 6 Oct 2002 12:16:18 -0700

John,
You will NEVER see those SUVs on Moab trails.
All this great engineering and offroad capability just to carry soccer mom to local mall.
Like using supercomputer for e-mail only.
Are you sure you want to drive one in Moab? One drive may result in very expensive
repairs...Vanagons can sustain some body damages without loosing much value...
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

10/6/02 11:12:30 AM, John Wessels <EUROMOG@AOL.COM> wrote:

>In a message dated 10/6/02 9:29:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM writes:
>
><< There's what the world needs -- a 5,000 lb 450 hp ute that runs 168 mph.
> Wonder how many people it's going to kill....
>
> Dave in KC >>
>
>A lot less than VW Vanagons ever did. I sure wish you people with a jealousy
>complex would get off the anti SUV rhetoric. Your Vanagon puts out more
>pollution, uses more gas and is far less safe than most SUV's on the road. I
>have a Syncro and love it. Yet I don't admonish people who choose a vehicle
>to their liking. I agree it's ugly but you have to give Porsche and VW credit
>for engineering such a phenomenal vehicle. It is going to set a new standard.
>I wish they would loan me one to test drive on the trails of Moab.......
>
>Had way too much coffee this morning. I need to go drive my Syncro on some
>rough terrain.
>
>John Wessels '87 SyncroMog
>European Motorsport
>Livermore, CA 94551
>http://www.euromog.com
>
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