In a message dated 1/13/2011 8:14:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes:

Here  there are these huge speed humps in the road. Usually three or four
per area.  They are so huge that you have to slow down to 5 mph to get over
them without  ripping the suspension out from under you. After you come to
the 100th one  they lose any novelty and just become pure annoying. These are
on every road  here and even what they would consider a "highway" so it
really slows you down  when traveling across the country like we were. We rented
a small SUV, called  a Suzuki Jimny. It is cute, and is supposed to be good
off  road.

that reminds me of mexico... in the yucatan jungle the villagers would
string HUGE ropes across the road to act as speed bumps.. they had to be at
least 6" in diameter and were made literally of braided vines.     like ken
said, you had to stop and roll over them at a snails pace or they  would
damage your suspension..

also the suzuki jimny is basically a suzuki samurai.   they only  called it
the samurai in north america, it was called the jimny everywhere  else..

good luck with the repairs..you just missed out on another  snowstorm here
in the NE :)