Right, it is almost as if Government spending isn’t always the answer. 

Actually the GDP numbers only account for the amount directly given to the programs, not the amount given as a tax break or tax refund, which is a primary mechanism the US uses for giving money to individuals. If you factor in the tax incentives, the US tops most countries in per capita spending for social services.

Actually those numbers only account for the amount directly given to the programs, not the amount given as a tax break or tax refund, which is a primary mechanism the US uses for giving money to individuals. If you factor in the tax incentives, the US topos most countries.

First, you left out the part where parts of the law have already been blocked because they would have put 70,000 truck drivers who owned their own trucks out of work.

I tried to explain this to my wife the other day. Someone in our area had a boat for sale. They parked it next to a major road with a for sale sign, but they parked it in between two bushes where you could only see it for a second. We only noticed because we got caught in traffic. I told her, the guy didn’t really…

I believe people that like the way SUVs drive are just focused on comfort not how sporty they drive. If people are not interested in driving aggressively, a sports car can be a miserable place sit/ride in.

You have to find someone that goes to the government auctions to get a newer one. The GMT400 have mostly been retired and bought by junkyards by now.

There’s payload then there is actual use. 2,000 lbs would bottom out a caravan but just make an avalanche squat. The suspension and tires on the Avalanche are just better and will handle the load better. I know people that put 8 bags of concrete and some tools behind the seat of their Odessey and would bottom it out…

I have seen people using snow shovels. I cringe every time. 

Actually, you could get them without plastic after the first year. 

Actually, you could get them without plastic after the first year. 

Wait...The plastic was optional after the first year and the market wasn’t crowded with crew caps in 2001. In fact the Avalanche was credited as showing the crew cab was a viable option.

I know this will come as a shock to you, but some people like the way the Avalanche drives. I understand you like driving your GTI, but there are some who like driving SUVs just as much.

You are not going to get more waterproof than the bed of the Avalanche. I driven in everything from near tornados to blizzards and nothing gets in.

He is talking close to 2,000 lbs. I’ve seen 6-8 bags of concrete bottom out a minivan. A 1 ton van would work, if you don’t mind spending 30 minutes taking all of the seats out. The point in the Avalanche is you have the bed when you need it and the seats when you need them.

This is interesting because it seems most people from the US agree with you, even though the state laws concerning blinkers in roundabouts are not homogeneous. However, from what I have gathered from the replies to my original post, people from Canada, Europe and New Zealand all say to signal before entering. In the…

Interesting, from what I have gathered from the replies to my original post, people from Canada, Europe and New Zealand all say to signal before entering. In the US, the laws are all over the place. Some states have no indicator laws concerning roundabouts, Minnesota (and maybe others) exempts cars exiting roundabouts…

Also, it could be a friend popping over. How do you know it is an enemy until they rematerialize?

I can understand that point, but I feel the most accident prone part of the roundabout is people not yielding to cars in the circle because they don’t know what the people in the roundabout are planning. Part of the problem is they just started installing roundabouts in my area. So they are new for everyone around me.…