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   Message 116,726 of 117,728   
   sms to Ken Olson   
   Re: "Google Wallet may be making a retur   
   06 May 22 15:49:58   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: scharf.steven@geemail.com   
      
   On 5/5/2022 6:32 PM, Ken Olson wrote:   
      
      
      
   > My truck has the dents to prove it has been off-road.   
      
   What "Andy Burnelli" doesn't understand is the difference between an   
   off-road capable SUV, and what are commonly referred to as MTVs (Mall   
   Terrain Vehicles).   
      
   MTVs are built on a car chassis, not a truck chassis. They don't have   
   high clearance. Often they are AWD not 4WD and that's a difference that   
   many drivers don't understand until they're stuck in the snow! An MTV is   
   unlikely to have an LSD (Limited Slip Differential) or the option for a   
   locking differential so the wheels with no traction will spin while the   
   wheels that have traction get no power at all.   
      
   If you want to talk percentages, you have to only include the drivers   
   that have actually spent the money for an off-road capable vehicle. A   
   good starting point is to look at the vehicles listed here:   
   .   
   A Honda Pilot or a Subaru Outback or a Toyota Highlander, is not an   
   off-road vehicle whether or not it is AWD.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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