Ok - I travel on business frequently, when I rent a vehicle I try to rent an SUV, as my DD is a ZJ, last week I had an Infinity QX 80 - terrible vehicle - obviously designed for those holding an MBA rather than a STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, Math) degree - electronic nannies warned you when someone was intruding into your "space" (on I35 near Austin Texas a common thing), did that self braking thing and had a nav system that someone holding a masters in computer science (yours truly) couldn't figure out (although to the audience who lays down 60K for a behemoth the function is probably obvious) -
Contrast that with the Jeep Compass I drove to/from Rochester NY today - for a road vehicle it was a nice day trip (10 hours plus) companion - got something I'd never gotten with a Jeep before (good gas mileage) - although when I took it on a mild dirt road it didn't articulate very well - darned independent suspension! - but I felt more at home in the Compass than I did in the Infinity (might be my proletariat roots!_
Anyhow - I'll still take my ZJ - but in a pinch - the Compass is still a more competent vehicle than the yuppie infinity -
Damn glad I have a BS in math, MS in comp sci and a PhD in statistics rather than an MBA - I'd have a hell of a time adapting to a QX80!
Cheers
Steve
