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Originally Posted by texige
So how many people are criticizing a car they have never driven or owned? I have had 5 Rovers and they are alot more fun and practical than your typical 7 or S Series and comparing the RRS to a Subaru is a joke.
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SDD nailed it.
I drove a truck for a living as a kid. You'd still have to pay me to drive even a veddy expensive British truck.
I would offer that a Subaru is demonstrably better in snow and slippery conditions. LOW MASS = easier to control, easier to start, stop and turn.
Told this story before: Toyota exec engineer friend always takes a Camry, Avalon or Corolla in snow; he has access to all their vehicles. People ask why he didn't take an SUV. He answers: "Because I wanted to get here"
Same engineer, snow-covered rt 380 with jackknifed semi blocking most of it. He drives onto steep median in Rav4 to get around it. No problem. RR tries to follow. Falls onto its side!!.....too high cg.
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Originally Posted by texige
The RRS is comfortable, it can take 4 friends or family members and a bunch of ski gear, mountain bikes or tow jet skis to your destination and be enjoyable to drive in the mountains along the way. Probably a higher percentage of RR owners have taken their car offroad than guys driving around in Turbo Porsches who have never exceeded 120 or taken their car to the track.
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do you realize how many GOOD, RELIABLE vehicles can do the same?? And, get better mileage.
Assumption on yr part here. Not analogous situations anyway.
Sorry...