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> This post appears to be a response to a thread which ended last > November, unless my newsreader if hosing up. Threads _end_, now, do they? That's a new feature. > I have been a Mainer for 56 years, most of which have been "11 months > of winter & 30 days of bad sledding"<grin>, and no real Mainer owns > a 4WD except for use in the woods or true off-roading. Conditions, like mileage, may vary. I've got another thread floating around here somewhere in which I describe those involved in my "commute" > - IMHO & that of others, the downsized Cherokee/variants *stock* are > only fit for mother to go to the store for groceries in country style, > and tend to have high life-cycle operating costs. I was pulled out of > the woods twice in mine (stock) by (stock) fullsize 2WD trucks, and > while its unibody construction is very flexible for nice results over > rocks & logs, I've seen 2 cracked right up their sides at the pillars > from flexing in daily off-road use (not "driving on bad dirt roads"). > If someone gave me another vehicle of similar design, I'd sell it. Excellent advice. -- Dan Birchall, Hilo HI - http://dan.birchalls.net/ - images, words, technology |
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Bret Chase > wrote in message >.
> -who is glad he moved back out of that expensive ass state last month. We agree! In real value/price terms, almost everything except rent is cheaper even in Manhattan than Maine - & the women look like women & speak English. ;-) |
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