In a message dated 8/19/99 3:53:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, c_scaysbrook@yahoo.com writes: << Theories on why the hell this is would be appreciated too. Surely people's psyches aren't so shallow that it's the mere fact that they are higher up than anyone else on the road??? Camille >> Haw... and yes, we have the same thing going on over here too :) SUVs are big (Sports Utility Vehicles). EVERYONE is making them now. Lincoln, Mercedes...you name it. I think there was even a sports car manufacturer...I keep thinking Ferrari, but that can't be true...that has an SUV out there. A friend of mine and I heard it advertised on the radio and started joking about a big four wheeler that can go 0-60 in .5 sec... Jim