"TeaDave" > wrote:
>
> In other news, driving navajo route 49, which is more like a set of
> jeep tracks than a road, with a 4-door nissan altima led to about 1100
> bucks worth of damage to the bottom of the car, I recommend that you
> don't try it.
>

Dave -

Wrong car
Among SUVs only Ford Bronco will take that much abuse without a blink.
Having done that and worse for many years as a field geologist all over
SouthWest I was one of the few who use SUV - majority of my collegues use
trucks, especially Ford trucks.

Sasha.