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Originally Posted by KMA-628
Wanna know how many people I have had to help around here during snowstorms when their "efficient" little cars get stuck? Hell, not too long ago, I needed 4WD just to back out of my garage so that I could take my sister-in-law to work (her car was stuck).
"Practical" is your opinion, hardly based on anything factual. For a family of five, in Colorado, SUV's are very, very practical. And, I use mine for more than just snow days.
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SUVs are not needed in Colorado, at least not the Expedition, Escalade, LandDestroyer versions. What about an AWD drive model from Subaru or Volvo? Both have current models that get up to 32 mpg. That mileage doesn't happen with SUVs.
I don't have a problem with families having SUVs if they feel that it fits their needs. I am all for individual freedom when it comes to selecting what you drive and how much you pay for it. I do find it a little bit funny when I see one person, alone, driving these monsters to work each day. Also the bias that most people have against the station wagon (basically a squashed down SUV) and the minivan. Those vehicles have pretty much all of the same attributes as the average SUV, except for the towing capacity and truck chassis. Really, how many soccer moms are towing home a trailer filled with 8000 pounds of alfalfa hay?