SUV Bashing
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OK, there are a lot of people offended because of the media bashing SUV’s and large gas guzzling vehicles. Some people just love their SUV’s. I read many excuses as to why people must have an SUV. ‘I have kids!’ and ‘I own a boat!’. Chill out people! I think most people agree that if you have a legitimate reason to own a large vehicle, then that’s great. Own one! However, it’s these people that own one without anything to haul around that are a nuisance. No kids, no boat, and they certainly don’t enjoy off-roading.
DINK’s just use SUV’s to be seen and take up space. I see many yuppies driving around in their Escalade’s with a sense of superiority. This behavior is bizarre to me. It’s not the people that need large vehicles that are the problem. It’s the people that use them for stupid reasons. This is America and sure, you can drive whatever you like, but I question the intelligence of somebody that would rather spend more on gas and sacrifice safety as well as the environmental benefit for no apparent reason other than attention.
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leftystrat
June 6th, 2008
at 8:31pm
It’s your right to drive whatever you want, no matter how tall, obstructive, or opaque it is (provided you can afford to fill it up).
It’s interesting that people claim they have SUVs because they need the room. Waaaaaaaay back we used to have these vehicles called station wagons. When SUVs first started appearing, I noticed they were just very tall station wagons with even less actual room inside.
It’s also somewhat ironic that I no longer have the largest vehicle on the road, nor the one with the worst fuel efficiency. Yes, even the Land Yacht community gets to laugh at the SUVers
But seriously, folks, there’s also the safety issue. My wife was in an auto accident and the ambulance guys told her that her car (`94 Bonneville - totaled) saved her life. If she were driving a tiny tin can, she’d be dead.
Of course I’m paying for safety now (at over $75 per tank).