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I agree that, so long as you have a purpose for owning one, it's not really a problem. Personally, I don't like them and think that for a good 60% of all SUVs out there a station wagon would have been much more appropriate, especially now that AWD is coming of age. When I travel to Colorado, it makes sense that people there have SUVs; not for off-roading, but for very poor road conditions half the year. But I feel dismayed when those same SUVs are all over the roads here in Seattle, Washington. I'd say my biggest problem with SUVs is that they've managed to become status symbols, which ironically takes the Utility out of Sports Utility Vehicle.
Seriously, people: unless you plan on putting it to good use, get a wagon instead. Better safety, better gas mileage, better performance, more comfort, comparable cargo area (unless we're talking about behemoths like Suburban), and just all 'round better deal.
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