Land Rover Discovery, a car that my family has bought nearly over a year ago, is a second-hand vehicle which we purchased under a certain issues. One of these issues was the 911 incident which I believed struck the whole world. Three years ago, I had earned a driving license with the finical support from my mother. I celebrated my 'one shoot' success by buying myself a semi-sports car with my entire savings. Then a dramatic change occurs and I ended up studying back in Hong Kong. By surprise my parents bought a sports car for themselves and exchanged my one and only property into a less attractive mini 4x4. Though it was not totally a bad idea to me because coincidence it might seem, my newly moved neighbour is an experienced off-roader and he had opened up my eyes into the world of off-road driving. I omit that I am a speed-thirsty driver and with the limited capabilities of my mini 4x4, I would rather drive my parents' car. However September the 11th not just triggered the new war in Iraq, it also created a front line between the insurance companies and car owners. Car insurance rates had tripled with irrational conditions which apply to all kinds of sports car owners. To escape from paying a huge amount of money just to assure the insurance companies are running comfortably, my parents had decided to trade in their sports car in exchange for a SUV, which is not on the insurance firms black list and enables us to carry our relatives as it would be a 7-seated vehicle.
             Sport Utility Vehicles, or what is now commonly known as SUVs, is a terminology defined by the automobile manufacturers which help them to classify their markets and target their profit with the correct strategies. One of the earliest SUV representatives is the Land Rover Discovery Series I, a four-wheel-driven vehicle weights over two tones with a maximum brake-horse-power of 132bhp at 6000rpm. It has 3 series dated from 1989 to present model of 2004. ...