SUVs driven by *******

[WyrreJ]

Unless you have some substantial mudflaps, passing on gravel is a no-no

It must not be clear from my post, that passing requires moving into the oncoming lane which is not gravel.

[transio]

I understood ya, Wyrre. Still doesn't make the slowpokes pusses though!

[thebear54]

LOL...Then there is the other side of the SUV theory...
Go 90 MPH on a snow covered road coming from the city to go skiing in Vermont...and don't expect to slide off the road, just because you are driving an SUV.
My friend owns a wrecker/tow service here and he pulls these maniacs out of ditches all winter long...LOL
John

[transio]

Good point, bear. What I see all too often in Miami is people driving their SUVs like they're sports cars: 100+ on the highway, swerving in and out of traffic, rolling so hard they're virtually up on two wheels!

[thebear54]

...and the bad thing about I-95 in Miami is that if they wreck they will take out a lot of people(been there and know the road well down there)
At least up here if they wreck they probably will only take themselves out and maybe a moose, a couple of deer or some trees
It is not that SUV drivers are *******...they just don't know what their vehicles were designed to do and what they are capable of. Of course it all comes down to this: THE DRIVER.
John

[Maugan_VX]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Cayenne Owners.

...damn let down again.

[mbeach]

Am I the only one who secretly wants a Cayenne S?
...I promise that I'll use it 'properly'


As for the gravel thing, any truck/car/SUV with decent tread on its tires will easily fling a rock 4 feet in the air. If you do this in front of someone (like passing and returning to the right lane) they will drive into it. I've seen it happen, and it's happened to me. When some sled-neck in a 35" mudder-shod Chevy flings a ping-pong ball sized rock at your face at 60 mph you tend to start thinking about such things.

[driver3]

I guess his point, and I agree is if you need/want an suv, what are you worried about scratchin it for?? get a station wagon if you need size.. no point in even a cayenne if you are worried about gravel.. get carrera.. or whatever. I agree that faster kills the guy behind you, but 1-2 mph to go over a speed bump or some construction gravel is ridiculous.... most construction even says 20...

[transio]

if you need/want an suv, what are you worried about scratchin it for?

Simple. I give a crap about my possessions.

[driver3]

Oh come on .. there's a difference between 2 mph in some gravel with an suv and "taking care of it"...

[Chopper]

I agree as well. Down here, in gods waiting room, a person with a penchant for propper sporting vehicles, ( me) spends a lot of time in frustration and disbelief. High speed frolics, and tail out fun must be had at 6am on sundays. BUT nothing pisses me off like stone trucks and the like tossing small projectiles at my paint as I pass them. You... IN A CAR THING( in the unlikely event you pass me on gravel) toss stones on my VX???? We got a real situation now. REMEMBER! We just changed the law here recently... we can legally SHOOT you now for threatening crap like that! You'll get a pamphlet at the Orlando airport when you arrive for mouse world. They suggest you not fight with the locals since we can now shoot you. YOU have been warned Mr. gravel flinging man.