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Perhaps I need to change my opinion about low-profile tires, or at least modify it. A Mountaineer owner comes in with a low tire light and I wonder how to tell which one. I would never put low pros on a vehicle, no matter how cool I thought it looked...

A lot of folks love the look of those low profile tires, and I have to admit that there are some vehicles that they just seem to look sharp on, but I doubt that I'd ever install them on a car because they're just not practical on a number of points. They're expensive, they wear out quickly, and most important of all, there are very few roads, especailly here in Pennsylvania, where you're not in danger of damaging a tire and/or wheel because of road irregularities or debris under normal driving conditions. My brother bought a new Audi a few years ago...

Different is good. Different is what makes things interesting. That's why it drives me crazy when cars all start to look alike...

Fashion trends come and go. Thankfully some like bell bottoms and polyester leisure suits only show up at Halloween now and then. In 1948 Cadillac kicked off the Fin Era which peaked around 1960...

Everybody wants to run with the crowd and fit in, and I suppose that applies to automotive designers too. I saw my first Nissan Rogue crossover on the road yesterday. It doesn't stray too far from the current "crossover look" so that doesn't particularly attract me...