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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (128368)	1/15/2017 2:50:34 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 217789

I've long suspected the appeal of Range Rovers and SUVs in general is they make small people feel large - or at least taller. I think it's instinctive in humans since childhood, little children want to go UP, preferably on your shoulders - and if you're tall they see you as the premium ride. I had a Doctor friend who onwed four cars: Bentley Continental GT; Ferrari 360; S-Class Mercedes; and the gutless Range Rover. He was only 5'9" so naturally the car he preferred to drive was the Range Rover. After one very uncomfortable experience I insisted on the Mercedes or the Bentley if I was going to go some place with him. The Ferrari was arguably a shittier car than the Range Rover, being designed to have a incredibly noisy interior, but at least it wasn't a sluggard piece of crap like the Range Rover. Except for the fact that an SUV sits you higher, there's absolutely nothing to recommend them over the other three automobiles - which argues strongly for how important tall seats are to some people. I suppose it's a similar reason why insecure sovereigns want to sit on a throne. Not even the fact that Range Rovers are now made by a squidgey Indian company changes that.