[redroadster]

One of the (many) inane comments you hear from people, on their first look at an SSR (almost always from men, who are green with envy) is,

"That's a cute "toy"...

or,

"Well, it's certainly not very practical, but it's a nice little "toy"...

or,

"You must be in a real bad MLC (mid-life crisis), to have paid so much for a "toy"...

To which I now respond, to wit....

1. Can you put five (count 'em, FIVE) huge, overstuffed suitcases full of the wife's vacation clothes, makeup bags, shoes, more makeup, frilly unmentionables, more clothes, curling irons, hair dryers, etc., into the tonneau-covered back of a TOY??? Huh? Can you???

2. Can a "toy" take you 1,500 miles up into Canada, safely, swiftly, at 19.5 mpg's, in eye-popping style and head-turning beauty? Huh? Can it????

3. Can a "toy" blast both of you up a 3,000 foot mountain, with the top down, accelerating all the way, and topping out (literally), at 107 mph? (I didn't do anything, no-one saw me do it, you can't prove a thing!) Huh? Can it???

4. Can a toy drive me to work, every single day, for eight solid months now, without a burp, shimmy, flat, or boilover (I know some have had their probs...)

My point is, this is a hell of an automobile! It's not just a toy. It's a great, an awesome way to get around. I am still deeply in love.....

Let others drive their Volvo station wagons, their Mopar Mini-vans and their oversized Suburbans. I am having a love-affair with a sweet, red, growling, head-turning, leather-seated vixen. She's practical enough for me....


Cheers,



Randy:flag

 

[redroadster]

Here's another truth.....

Thanks, SSRGuy,

Here's another consideration that nobody talks about. If you have a bad wreck in an SSR, you are more likely to survive, because of the:

1) weight (4,700 lbs),

2) size (way bigger than a corvette), and

3) all steel construction - including that 600 lb roof (which will protect you better in a rollover) and a big, bulky V-8 engine.

In other words, you will much more likely be the "hammer", than the "nail"... The above is something to think about if you, like me, are a daily driver who takes your SSR out the highway on a regular basis!

In addition, don't forget about the overkill of airbags (that's another good thing). As these posts and replies all point out, the SSR is NOT "just a toy"!!!


Cheers,



Randy :flag