posted 09 September 2001 01:22 PM
A picture of one of the longest damn stretch SUVs I ever saw was here, but the link went dead.
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DrConway
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posted 09 September 2001 01:25 PM
Sorry for the double-post, but I just have to say that that picture is not a joke. Such limousines really do exist.
So, in this vein... Why in God's name do we feel like we need to have vehicles that use more gasoline than the entire population of Mexico uses in a year?
We have finally passed the bounds of all sanity in North America.
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Trisha
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posted 09 September 2001 01:47 PM
These stretch limos are big business now for graduations, weddings, etc. We have two or three in Thunder Bay, they cost a lot to use.
posted 09 September 2001 07:00 PM
That's scary. Not just a stretch limo, but a stretch limo minivan. For all I know, there's a hot tub in it.
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skdadl
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posted 10 September 2001 09:40 AM
It's so very ugly, isn't it? And I don't see any fire escapes from the middle.
posted 10 September 2001 10:33 AM
Ford isn't happy about these stretch SUVs. Lincoln Town Cars (not to mention Cadillacs) are designed to be stretched. When you stretch a vehicle that hasn't been designed for it you're taking a safety risk. Ford will not guarantee the safety of a stretched SUV.
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DrConway
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posted 01 February 2003 06:59 PM
*plurp* In light of higher gas prices (~70 cents a liter for the last 3 years now), who thinks these things will eventually fade out?
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Amy
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posted 02 February 2003 05:15 AM
i actually just saw one of those gross things tonight on my way home, and i was absolutely appalled... they almost epitomize what is wrong with this planet.
i'm thinking that they won't fade out any time oon... if gas is already 70c/L, what difference will 90c/L make to people who can afford to rent/buy those things?
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posted 02 February 2003 09:31 AM
I've never seen one of those. But there was this one really obnoxious SUV I saw. It looked like a regular one, but it had these gigantic side flaps to accomodate the wheels, because the guy had put double wheels on the back, as if it were a tractor trailer. It was so obnoxious. And it was pulling into one of the more tony suburban streets in town, not a speck of dirt on the thing, so I assume he uses it to navigate the horrible natural terrain in Kingston: potholes.
Geez.
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lagatta
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posted 02 February 2003 09:56 AM
Well, if they do become too expensive to run, you could live in them.
And there is always those HUGE residential, recreational vehicles - like Winnebagos but much bigger. Forget what they are called.
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posted 03 February 2003 12:28 PM
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Timebandit
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posted 03 February 2003 12:48 PM
quote: Sorry for the double-post, but I just have to say that that picture is not a joke. Such limousines really do exist.
They do indeed, I have seen one myself... Last time we were in California, couple of years ago, we took a walk past a place where a wedding reception was going on. There it was. We couldn't believe it. I think we took photos, just so people would believe us when we got home.
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