[geeks] What was Jeep thinking?

[Dave McGuire]

On January 24, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> Why in God's name do they put gigantic rims and low-profile tires on
> something billed as "OFF ROAD".  Those tires would go >pop< within a few
> minutes of hitting most off-road trails...
> 
> Ask anyone who wheels, and they'll tell you that big tall *sidewalls* are
> what you want when off-road.  That allows the tires to flex and absorb the
> shock of sharp things without taking a puncture.  It just wouldn't be
> possible to air down those low-profile tires enough.

  This seems to be an ongoing trend in many areas, like "computer
people" who run Windows.

  Pretty sad.

    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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