Very cool article thanks for sharing.  I can tell you this much about my
2.slo Jetta, about two weeks ago I had to swerve big time to avoid a guy who
was set to T-bone me, (with my nephew in the car).  Had I been in any of the
cars I've rented recently, my wife's old Altima, or yikes the Vanagon, we
would've been smashed.  My Jetta handled perfectly, I about pooped myself
but my nephew didn't even realize how close we were to getting hit.  It's
the closest I've come to what could've been a very damaging accident in a
very very long time.  I owe my well-being and possibly my life to that car.
Any truck/SUV I've ever driven would've gone out of control with my
maneuvering.

Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 20:18
Subject: Quote from ford? (slightly edited) LVC

>" According to Bradsher(Toyota), internal industry market research
>concluded
> that S.U.V.s (Westfalia Syncros, the first SUV) tend to be bought by
> people
> who are insecure, vain, self-centered, and self-absorbed, who are
> frequently
> nervous about their marriages, and who lack confidence in their driving
> skills."
>
> Quoted from
>
> http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html
>
> Great psychological analysis of why folks buy SUVs.
>
> Good read on the growing stupidity amongst the sheeple and why Ford
> offered
> early outs to 50,000 line workers.
>