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...resent being psychoanalyzed this way. I resent being classed with gun nuts and sexual predators every time I switch into four-wheel drive. I'm after traction, not dominance, O.K.? It snows a lot where I live, and my desire to reach my office safely isn't proof of some dark syndrome...
...other side are champions of the land barge. These assorted auto lobbyists, free-market enthusiasts and moms on car-pool duty say there's nothing wrong with roominess, four-wheel drive and a seat high enough to give you a look at the world. Owing to their Establishment orientation, SUV partisans aren't burning anything (except gas); their defense is mostly carried out in sedate op-eds. After enduring months of attacks, pro-SUV forces cheered last month when it was disclosed that the Bush Administration wants to increase a tax break allowing small businesses to deduct much...
Nearly 4 of 5 SUV owners said in a 2002 R.L. Polk & Co. survey that they value their SUVs for driving in harsh weather. But while four-wheel drive can help you blast through snow even as light rear-wheel-drive cars spin out, it won't help you stop on slick roads. Says Joe Orlando, spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority: "People think that if they are in a four-wheel drive, they can go through anything." Orlando, who owns two SUVs, had to go on TV one recent snowy morning to ask SUV drivers to slow down...
...explore the highlights of this small, sparsely-populated land in a week, and, with some careful planning, you can do it in style. I did it on a motorbike, though four-wheel drives are more readily available in Dili, the nation's capital, for around $35 a day. Fuel depots are ubiquitous but outside Dili don't expect service stations with a cafE and clean restrooms. Here fuel is sold from a roadside hut, the gas stored in jerricans, and filtered through rags that hang on goat skulls behind the attendant's counter...
...without incident. Motorbike drivers, too, routinely discourage travelers by insisting it's too far, too expensive and there's not enough to do for the effort. They're partly right; it's too bum-numbingly far on a motorbike and, at about $150 for a day trip in a four-wheel drive, getting there in comfort is pricey. For that money, though, you get a proper guide from a reputable agency like Tamarind Tours (tamarindtours.com) or Lolei Travel (asiatours.net/cambodia) . You'll need that because few guidebooks explain the history or significance of the area in detail and, contrary...