"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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Have you ever known anyone for whom an SUV seemed all wrong, and asked
them why they bought one? I have. Their wants and desires are simple,
usually: They want a boxy vehicle that's higher off the ground because
they feel it's safer in collisions. It probably is. And, they want more
luggage space. Not seating. Luggage space. (Uncovered luggage is
actually dangerous, but never mind that for the moment.

No, I haven't asked any vehicle owner that wasn't a family member or
close personoal friend why they own a particular vehicle.

Make a presumption as to whether or not a vehicle is appropriate to
someone based upon seeing them once is ridiculous and idiotic.

These people do not fantasize about driving over rocks and through
streams, like you see in the commercials. They would not know the
difference between a 4WD 8-cylinder SUV and a 2WD 6 cylinder model. They
just want their boxy up-off-the-ground car. They can have that wish, in
a vehicle that uses less fuel.

Your powers of calirvoiance are amazing. The State Departmet, CIA and DOD
might be interested in hiring you.

Either you weren't alive in the 1970s, or you never look out the window of
your car. There are vastly more SUVs around now than 30+ years ago. There
is absolutely NO WAY all these new owners are the type who actually use
the mechanical capabilities of those vehicles. And, don't blurt out stuff
like "Oh yeah? Well, in places like Big Gulch, Colorado, elevation 3000
feet, there were always lots of SUVs 'cause it snows like crazy there, and
lots of people live on unpaved roads". Of course. That's where SUVs
belong, as opposed to making up 50% of the vehicles in a shopping mall in
Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

I was around in the '70's. There are vastly fewer station wagons now than
there were SUV's. There are vastly more fuel efficient vehicles now than in
the '70's. This is all due to choice by the buyers and the manufacturers
providing those choices.

People should have a choice. Why don't you argue that choice is bad?

I'll bet you a month's salary the average SUV-driving soccer mom doesn't
even know where the 4WD switch is located.


Never leased a car and never will. I buy...
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Why was it unrelated to the discussion. I made a choice and I stuck with it
because it is more economically beneficial to me.

Apparently, the public is more able to make good decisions than you give
them credit for.

The public, in general, moves with the wind. The public buys a new car
every two to three years and finances it for anywhere from five to seven
years. You should be chastising them about their irresponsible handling
of money.

More clutter. Not relevant.

Why do you want to control the public's behavior? Why do you want to take
away their freedom by removing choices? Does your family appreciate you
making all of their daily decisions for them. Will your children live with
your for the rest of their lives?