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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Next time a strident environmentalist tees off on SUVs to you, remind him a considerable number of their owners are soccer moms who don't drive all that far.
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Except that I'll be teeing off on that person. SUVs can suck it. They can suck it because I can't see over them, around them, under them. They can suck it because they try to fit into parking spaces for a normal car, but don't fit. So I can't get out, or they give door dings. They can suck it also because they're dangerous--too much mass and not enough driver training--causing wrecks that disproportionately injure and kill people in other cars. They're as odious as McDonald's super-size it campaign--same problem.
And, btw, they are worse for the environment because they use much more gas. My point was not that they don't use more gas. They do. My point was that few people use so much gas that it matters. Even a travelling salesman who logs 40k miles/year isn't spending but a couple thousand extra with gas prices where they are.
(and your facts are wrong about diesel--or at least will be soon. There are a lot of new environmental regs that will make diesels a lot cleaner).
