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BS. If you haven't seen Mercedes driving 10 mph and-or cruising in the left lane you aren't looking. As for braking distances, you are taking about a difference (60 to 0) of less than 6%. According to Consumer Reports, BMWs and Mercedes have stopping distances from 60 of 127 to 136 feet. An Explorer Sport Trac had a stopping distance of 138 feet. Just changing to better tires could reduce that to the same as your expensive German cars. Even the worst SUV listed, The Dodge Durango, only took 155 feet and I'll bet with proper tires, you could get that under 140. For the most part, SUVs are similar to other domestic cars listed be Consumer Reports. If short stopping distances are important, if you think they can see past 7 Series BMWs and S-Clbutt Mercedes.

You don't like SUVs - fine don't buy one. I am tired of people who don't like them demonizing them for all sort of ridiculous reasons. If you don't like them because they suck gas, fine, say that, but don't give "performance" cars that suck just as much gas a free ride. If you think SUVs are too big, fine, but be sure to gripe about large cars and mini-vans as well. Exactly what car does meet your approval? I buttume it must be smaller than yours so you can see over it, have better brakes than yours so it won't ram you in the rear, slower than yours so you can out run it, and cheaper than yours, you you can feel superior. Did I miss anything?

Ed