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 Re: "recreational" 4WD's IS IT JUST ME ???!!!
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Mon, 24 March 2003 22:36
 
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My two cents...
I drive my `90 Camry in the country (and get chauferred in a `74 Celica) and drive a short-wheel based Vitara 4WD when in the city/suburbia. I love the Suzi, even though it's no where near the BMW range of luxury. Did defensive driving course in it. (I am a good girl though and stay back from other cars at night because I know that everytime I go over a bump it can look like a flash of high-beams to the driver in front.)
It hasn't seen a dirt track in about 5 years.
It's high-up so I have better vision of the traffic in front of me. It's compact, it's easy to park (conveniently forgot how to reverse park after my L's!), it has way more glass area (windscreen more upright, taller windows) than the Celica. Plus you can go up gutters to find lucrative parking spots.
With some of the major potholes in Sydney, mountains for speedhumps at some Maccas, plus with the dips at the end of some concrete driveways - you need a 4wd not to scrape or kill your shocks!
Having higher centre of gravity, you gotta slow down a little more at corners than a normal car, but that's hardly a bad thing on the grand scheme of things. I also take longer-time-to-stop into account when driving. We aren't all bastards!
Bigger (even if they go off-roading every weekend) 4WD drivers are often put-out by car-parks with a 1.93m height clearance....do they get special kerb parking spots outside shopping centres? No! (Not saying they should, just pointing out they don't always have it easy).
As for bull-bars, don't get me started. Plus we've already had that argument. N.B: They make good seats while waiting for people.
If I had the money to splurge (and the kids) - I would be a "luxury softroader mum".
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