I agree with that. People in Chicago love the AWD for the bad weather. Well, there have been less than a dozen days out of this year that I was caught in snow, or stayed at home because of inclement weather.
I'll save my money and enjoy my GLi on the 98% of dry days. I don't know if I mentioned this to this list. A couple of weeks ago now I saw a Land rover discovery on a flatbed towtruck heading in the opposite direction. The Disco's roof was collapsed to the tops of the doors in the rear seats and cargo area. That left a permanent image in my head. I see two or three a day with people driving them thinking they are all safe in their monster truck. After that, I had a discussion with one of my coworkers who is also a part time firefighter\paramedic. He sees plenty of SUV rollover accidents. With the exception of a couple models, most do very poorly, including the Lexus and MB. He told me the Toyota 4 runner does well in a rollover, but poorly with side impact. Dave. '90 GLi ----- Original Message ----- I would much rather be able to avoid an : accident in the first place, than get by saved by completely crushing : the poor guy in the smaller car. : : I drive much slower when behind the wheel of my girlfriend's : Pathfinder, but I still feel much safer in my GTI. : : Lee
