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Originally Posted by braisler
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.
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Very simple answer to this one: my cars are paid for. Why should I immerse myself in debt to placate someone else?
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Originally Posted by braisler
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.
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"I am all for individual freedom" followed by a critique of an individual that is free to drive whatever they want to drive. It is not up to you to define what fits anyone's needs but your own. Your sentence #2 is completely contradicted by the first and last sentence of this part of your post.
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Originally Posted by braisler
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?
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My Explorer: 18-20 MPG
My In-Law's Minivan: 20-22 MPG.
They weigh almost the same, they are almost the same size, why criticize one type of vehicle over another that is pretty much equal?
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Originally Posted by braisler
Really, how many soccer moms are towing home a trailer filled with 8000 pounds of alfalfa hay?
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What if they use it to tow a boat or a trailer on the weekends? It is a multi-purpose vehicle, i.e. suits more than one purpose. It gets me to work. It gets me through snow. It takes me on trails. It hauls a bunch of people. It will tow a trailer. It also carrys all of the crap I have to buy at Sam's to stock a family of five.
One vehicle suits all of these needs. (BTW, I think Subaru's are ugly and I won't drive a minivan)
Anyway, I don't think I have the right to tell other people what to drive, it is a personal decision. Don't spout your beliefs about "individual freedoms" and then go on to condemn people expressing their individual freedoms.