Sport Utility Vehicles......

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It seems somewhere in the long history of the American people's deep rooted obsession with the automobile, people decided that the pursuit of faster, better handling, more fuel efficient cars was becoming too boring. What with all the worry about the ozone layer being depleted and such, the American people said "screw it" and demanded the most stupid huge, bad handling, gas guzzling automobiles ever created that, while wreaking havoc on the roads and ozone, would still give off an aura of "rugged individualism." So the automotive industry set out to heed the call. First, they tried to exploit the mini-van genre of the automobile world. No dice. The modern suburbanite would have none of the yuppie styling of the mini van. No way they were caving into the family lifestyle. No sir. So the automotive industry moved on to the sport utility class of vehicle, until this point only utilized by park rangers and backwoods types. So the great ford motor company started the mass production of the ford explorer. Suburbanites couldn't get enough and sales went through the roof. Ahh, but wait. soon the measly explorer was not enough for the average suburbanite. The car was not a large enough token of their suburban might. And thus the Expedition was born. Bigger, harder to handle, fewer miles to the gallon. holy shit. It was huge. And thus the expedition took over at the new status symbol of suburban might. But soon even the mighty expedition was not big enough to prove the size of the modern suburban libido. The public demanded lower gas mileage, a larger turning radius, and room for themselves and their 8 closest friends, plus cargo. Ford went back to work and the Excursion was born. With a hood that stood higher than most cars, the Excursion was by far the most stupid huge, bad handling, gas guzzling vehicle man had ever known. What with skyrocketing gas prices in the late 90's who could refuse such an automobile?? The excursion also axed the traditional off road suspension setup in favor of a more suitable road oriented setup, perfect for all your manly adventures (excursions?) into the great outdoors. Mother nature and good ol natural selection tried took a stab at ending to the SUV craze in the late 90's by attempting to kill off the SUV gene, utilizing a rash of faulty tires causing numerous crashes. But the public and their demand for stupid huge inefficient modes of transportation would not be swayed. So what absurdities of modern automotive engineering will befall mankind as we  progress into the twenty-first century? Only time will tell</div> <div>  <IMG SRC="09aad850.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="09bca9c0.jpg" border=0 width="202" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                  <IMG SRC="059c39c0.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                         big                                bigger                                  holy living god, who really needs a car that big?!?</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>