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Old 03-27-2008, 10:19 AM   #11
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:20 AM   #12
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Wife is OK with a future MT 5er wagon if we have a used, slushy SUV alongside it. I'm happy about this.
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:20 AM   #13
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FC is going to buy a motorcycle with a sidecar for the dog and a Mini Cooper for the family car.*












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Old 03-27-2008, 10:22 AM   #14
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Wife is OK with a future MT 5er wagon if we have a used, slushy SUV alongside it. I'm happy about this.
That's what the original post was about?
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:23 AM   #15
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If I lived in the south, I wouldn't need the SUV at all.
Move south, then.
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:24 AM   #16
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That's what the original post was about?
Basically, yeah.
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:24 AM   #17
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Move south, then.
I've thought about it, but it's not going to happen.
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:26 AM   #18
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Wife is OK with a future MT 5er wagon if we have a used, slushy SUV alongside it.
So in what sense does your wife hate SUVs?
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:28 AM   #19
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I still don't understand the need for an SUV. But if you guys want one that's cool.
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:34 AM   #20
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So in what sense does your wife hate SUVs?
The are big, difficult to park, don't handle well, etc. But doesn't hate them as much as I do.
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