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Where I'm from (Tampa, Florida) there is almost no need for an SUV. The ground is flat, and most of it is road. SUVs are a status symbol here. I see college aged girls driving their escalade all around town and just wonder all the time. My good friend just recently bought a Toyota Forerunner and its really nice, but he rarely uses it for anything other than driving to work. His initial rationale for buying the car was to carry all of his DJ equipment, but I don't think he's ever carried something that couldn't have been transported in a sedan.
For other people, the SUV has replaced the Minivan A great deal of families are getting SUV whereas a few years ago they would have purchased a van.
I generally think that SUVs are less versatile than minivans because they have less room and generally cost more. But, minivans are ugly, whereas SUVs look pretty good.
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