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    First for me

    While out for lunch I saw a "new" SUV---at least for me.

    It is not unusual at all to see a Bentley around here but this was the first SUV. I read an article recently about Maserati looking to do the same to pump up sales. I don't understand it frankly. If I wanted (and could afford either) I would not be thinking about going off road with it
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    Very few SUV's are taken off road. Land Rovers are the SUV of choice around here and I never see a dirty one.

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    I remember buying my first Jeep Wrangler some 20 odd years ago to pull behind my motorhome, so I could do a bit of off-roading, when an opportunity presented. My first trip with it was close with a park in Texas, and off I went off-road. I got about 2 miles into the rough and promptly punctured a tire on a Mesquite thorn and was brought back to reality. What the Sam Hill good is an off-road vehicle if it can’t survive a bush thorn with impunity?
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    Speaking of uber expensive SUV's this one is set to become the most expensive American made vehicle ever.

    https://www.motor1.com/news/313857/m...alabama-built/
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    Yeah, I have a hard time thinking of taking some of these uber-expensive SUVs off road myself. When I've got a new Jeep, I usually wait several months before I'm ready to take it to Moab (where the White Rim trail is one of my favorites).

    The last time I was down there I took a J-8 pickup I had made for me in Virginia. It was supposed to be wild and crowded out on the trail, but it rained the night before, which scared off most fans, and only three people (including me) went on the run. It was absolutely one of the best times I've ever had down there.

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    Lamborghini is also in the SUV business again after a brief flirt with its first V-12 version back in 1988. The 2019 Lambo Urus is set to sport 641hp in its 4900lb, 189mph body. Get your order in early —

    https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lamb...-drive-review/
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    I was going to facetiously say that I'll wait for AM General to introduce their SUV, but it looks like they already did......Ben

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    A little more snooping and I find that the Bentley begins at a mere $197,000+ and is said to do 187 mph

    But I am put off by the miserable gas mileage of 12/19----damn---who could afford that
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    Utah... next time you are in Moab check out Mary's Gash
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    A little more snooping and I find that the Bentley begins at a mere $197,000+ and is said to do 187 mph

    But I am put off by the miserable gas mileage of 12/19----damn---who could afford that
    I wasan't sure what it was but I saw it in Cali on the 101 were the rich people live.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    Utah... next time you are in Moab check out Mary's Gash...
    I will, thanks.

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    I am now a little confused about my earlier Maserati SUV comment---because yesterday I got behind one.
    They begin at a mere $76,000.00.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    I am now a little confused about my earlier Maserati SUV comment---because yesterday I got behind one.
    They begin at a mere $76,000.00.
    If your wanting to save some money this might be the way to go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue74 View Post
    The lowest price listed buys four of my own trucks...I can outfit what I've already got nicely with the leftover change......Ben
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue74 View Post
    If your wanting to save some money this might be the way to go.

    Used Maserati SUVs for sale nationwide
    I'm sorry to have to say that the thought of buying a used anything with a Fix It Again Tony heritage is a bit off putting
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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