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continued from page 33 The one Swedish car was a Volvo, five Hyundais and two Kias
represented Korea and the Italians were both Maseratis.
All but four of the
Fords I saw were either CONCLUSIONS:
pickups or SUVs; the There aren’t any really solid conclusions to be drawn here because
lone “outsiders” were
two Mustangs, a Focus of the limitations of the way the survey was done. I’m sure that it
and an unlabled sedan. likely over-represents physicians in surgical specialties, anesthesiol-
There were 13 F150s, ogists, cardiologists, radiologists, pathologists and hospitalists, and
two F250s as well as grossly under-represents such specialties as family practice, derma-
two Expeditions and tology and ophthalmology. Nevertheless, it was interesting to do.
two Escapes. The Just like last time I was approached by a couple of our colleagues
Chevrolets included who wondered why I was wandering about talking into my hand,
three Suburbans, two given a bit of the “fish-eye” by a Methodist security guard, and con-
Cruzes, two pickups, a Traverse and a Corvette. The nine GMCs firmed that Buick, whose “Doctor’s Car” commercials started this
included five Yukons, two Sierras, a Denali and an Acadia. The whole thing six years ago, no longer reigned... if they ever did.
Cadillac contingent was two Escalades and five other models, no
duplicates. Dodge was represented by three Ram pickups, two Fred H. Olin, M.D. is a semi-retired orthopaedic sur-
Chargers, a Magnum and an anonymous sedan. geon who tends to drive his vehicles until they are: a)
England sent us 10 vehicles versus 12 last time: there were four wrecked, b) rusted, or c) both.
Jaguars, three MiniCoopers and three Range Rovers.

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