Bill,

Not arrogance at all.  While the exception is that there are people everywhere that use 4WD trucks
and SUVs appropriately, and I imagine there's a higher concentration in your neck of the woods
given the terrain, most sales of SUVs are to people that seldom use them off-road.  Here's a
web-site that pretty much covers this phenomenon fairly well:
http://poseur.4x4.org/

Happy New Year,
Marc Perdue

Bill N wrote:

> Must be where you live.  Around here people actually use their trucks.  You know, they haul,
> pull, etc. in them.  My wife has a 4x4 because she drives 25 miles to work (one way) on a dirt
> road -- not gravel, dirt.  That means deep mud when it's wet.  Most of my neighbors are either
> ranchers or farmers, and they use their pickups as trucks, not Barbie fashion statements.  Like
> I say, it must be where you live that makes you so arrogant about what other people drive.
>
> Bill in SE Arizona
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Salicos" <tomsalicos@ATTBI.COM>
> >
> > I saw lots of  SUV packages on a long drive to So Cal in my Vanagon (RVC)
> > last month.  Maybe I can help you out.   These are my top three favorites:
> >
> > 1)  The "Barbie and Ken On Safari" Land Rover Discovery, offering an
> > optional observation deck and tripod mount, in case any Wildebeast
> > migrations pass through your neighborhood.
> >
> > 2)  The "Contractor Ken" F350 Super Duty pickup, with optional designer
> > scuff marks for the bed, so it looks like something has actually been hauled
> > with it.
> >
> > 3)  The "Self-Actualized Barbie" Ford Expedition with built-in cell phone
> > and entertainment center, so you don't have to waste your time talking to
> > your kids when you drive anymore.