FU*K!

[LabRat]

I am also very glad to hear everyone's OK. Whew. I must say, that is a sexy Jeep.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by LabRat

I am also very glad to hear everyone's OK. Whew. I must say, that is a sexy Jeep.

Thanks!
I really like it.

Originally Posted by sproglet

Maybe you shouldn't drive such a big stupid car?

[lookout123]

i've got to say it again. LJ - you must be one hell of a salesman, because no man gets a woman like that with just luck.

[sproglet]

Originally Posted by jinx

Thanks!
I really like it.

[I.MG] Pictures of a big stupid car, with some dirt on it, in the country[/IMG]

Great.

If that's the way you like to express your status in society then there's probably nothing anyone can say to change your mind. Personally I drive a car that takes up a little less room on the roads, doesn't pollute so much and is statistically less likely to be involve in a fatal road accident.

I suppose in the States, you have the room, disposable income and attitude to run a car like that. But when I see pictures of freeways nose-to-tail with these things it just looks ridiculous.

My father recently bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee, the reasoning behind it was to pull his large caravan on holiday. Fair point, but he can hardly drive the damned thing because it's so bloody big and his neighbours get pissed off when he parks it outside his house and blocks access. I of course started giving him a bit of grief over his poor taste in vehicles, citing the environmental impact involved in shipping 2 1/2 tons of pig iron across the Atlantic and the 8 mpg fuel economy, his scathing retort was 'well at least it isn't French'.

Horses for courses innit. Urban 4x4 (SUV's) are the becoming the bane of UK city life, I'm with Ken Livingstone (mayor of London) who recently went public by decrying them as a public nuisance and finding it hard to justify why anyone should own one in London. Fair enough if you're a Tibetan Yak herder, but I don't know of many primary schools halfway up a mountain in the UK.


Just my democratic opinion dudes.

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by sproglet

Just my democratic opinion dudes.

Oh yeah? Well here's my democratic opinion:

My democratic opinion tells me that you are a self-righteous, opinionated, Eurotrash asshole who thinks buying a car that costs the equivalent of three loaves of bread and a pint of Boddington's because that's all your sorry ass can afford gives you the right to bust ass on everyone who's lot in life is better than yours.

You might think you are better than everyone who has a nicer car, better looking wife and a better looking life than you but what you really are is a stupid, jealous, insecure nancy boy who has carefully crafted a self-reinforcing delusion to cushion yourself against the reality that you drive a crumpled-up wad of French tin foil not because you have a duty to the planet but because you are a sorry-ass loser in every sense of the word and you simply cannot come to grips with it.

Oh, yeah, good luck in the election. Nice car. Dude. -ette.

[busterb]

Originally Posted by Beestie

Oh yeah? Well here's my democratic opinion:

My democratic opinion tells me that you are a self-righteous, opinionated, Eurotrash asshole who thinks buying a car that costs the equivalent of three loaves of bread and a pint of Boddington's because that's all your sorry ass can afford gives you the right to bust ass on everyone who's lot in life is better than yours.

You might think you are better than everyone who has a nicer car, better looking wife and a better looking life than you but what you really are is a stupid, jealous, insecure nancy boy who has carefully crafted a self-reinforcing delusion to cushion yourself against the reality that you drive a crumpled-up wad of French tin foil not because you have a duty to the planet but because you are a sorry-ass loser in every sense of the word and you simply cannot come to grips with it.

Oh, yeah, good luck in the election. Nice car. Dude. -ette.

Congrats Sproglet! You've just become the 2nd person? somebody to make my ignore list.

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by sproglet

If that's the way you like to express your status in society then there's probably nothing anyone can say to change your mind.

So you're psychic? You *know* that Jinx and LJ drive a Jeep for status? Despite the fact that you've been shown pictures demonstrating that they are outdoors people, with children, who use a four wheel drive for carrying camping gear, recreational gear and family. You should be playing the stock market with insight like that. Twit. Yes, I am calling petty names. I virtually never do this directly to someone, but in your case I'll make an exception.

Personally I drive a car that takes up a little less room on the roads, doesn't pollute so much and is statistically less likely to be involve in a fatal road accident.

*This* statement I have no trouble with. State your position with out berating someone else. Perfectly reasonable.

I suppose in the States, you have the room, disposable income and attitude to run a car like that. But when I see pictures of freeways nose-to-tail with these things it just looks ridiculous.

Back to being a twit.

My father recently bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee, the reasoning behind it was to pull his large caravan on holiday. Fair point, but he can hardly drive the damned thing because it's so bloody big and his neighbours get pissed off when he parks it outside his house and blocks access. I of course started giving him a bit of grief over his poor taste in vehicles, citing the environmental impact involved in shipping 2 1/2 tons of pig iron across the Atlantic and the 8 mpg fuel economy, his scathing retort was 'well at least it isn't French'.

I like your father already.

Just my democratic opinion dudes.

You have the right to say any damn fool, rude ass thing you want. Well met. And I think you're a jackass for the way you've expressed yourself. Democracy in action.

[barefoot serpent]

oh well... now you can take it offroading and not worry about the inevitable dings!

[Trilby]

Oh, Jinx! So sorry about your cool Jeep. It doesn't sound too, too bad--I was expecting you to say it had been total-ed. It's been said many times, but, you know it's true: No one got hurt. Thank the goddess.

[Spexxvet]

Glad you're not hurt. Could LJ take it to work and switch it for one that's not messed up?

[wolf]

Nah. LJ won't own one of those Japanese pieces of crap that he sells. Er ... arranges financing for.

[Sundae]

Didn't read the thread earlier as couldn't be sure who was looking over my shoulder.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo - what a gorgeous Jeep. I've wanted one ever since a very County Laydee pulled my ex's Porsche out of a snowdrift in hers. When my boat comes in, eh?

Are you sure you're okay? Not to be the voice of doom or anything, but get your neck checked out just in case - problems from even minor accidents can come back to bite you years later.

You must be gutted anyway. Well, karma says you've just cancelled out all of LJ's sins from the last 2 months. I know - it told me.

[skysidhe]

I am glad to know everyone is ok.

[SteveDallas]

I'm glad everyone is OK... that weather was bad! I swerved around a recycling container on West Chester Pike last night on the way out to our show, and was lucky I didn't have an accident. But the visibility was so bad I didn't see it till I was on top of it.

Sorry about the Jeep, but very glad you are not hurt. I hope your deductible was low.