Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]mark, i have seen/heard of (on the local news) a lot of SUV drivers injured pretty badly. just because the SUV is big it does not mean everyone inside is safe. on the other hand, i saw a great report on how safe minivans are. the chrysler/deimler ones feel like a car (i had 3 of them) and ranked second in sagfety. also they eat less gas, need less maintenance and you can shoot an 8x10 from the cargo area :-) glad the missis is ok. andre Mark Rabiner wrote: > Won't be climbing into that 64 Renault Caravelle anymore, Why? > My wife just totaled the 76 Volvo Station wagon an hour ago 4 blocks from here. > If she was driving the Renault she would have been totalled too. > She is OK I am running her a hot bath. > One of the three uninsured guys in the other car which ran the stop sign hit his > head and was less than OK; they took him to the hospital in an ambulance. He > will be OK it seems. > So tomorrow we rent a car until we buy a new one. I think an SUV. With titanium > side panels and an ejector chair like in a jet plane. > I like the idea of stuff happening BELOW you. > I've been standing in the rain for an hour 4 blocks from here where the accident > occurred. I ran there. > If I had my Leica with me I could have photographed the trail of wreckage along > the wet intersection. > So much for fun cars! Anybody want to buy an almost mint 64 Renault Caravelle? > Good luck! > You'll not catch me dead in a little car with no engine in the front. > Mark Rabiner > The other car was an 80's Chevy Cavalier. watch out for those!!!