youbet said:An acquaintance owns a big ole SUV because he likes the security of 4wd during our winters. But he lives in a little condo only three miles from where he works. The condo, with common walls on three sides and little square footage, heats and cools very efficiently.........tiny natural gas and electric bills. He only fuels the SUV every three weeks or so. How to be irked with him for owning the SUV!
I am sure if we all look hard enough, anyone can find examples of a nice fella who owns a 8x8 wheel drive 12 ton V16 engine Armored Personnel Carrier that uses 4 gallons of gas for every mile driven, who still lives like Daniel Boone on a little shack in the middle of the woods, with wind power, reclycled toothpicks and an organic farm on the back of the proprety. But seriously, HOW MANY SUV owners fit in this category?
Now, what is the percentage of people in the US who owns a Chevy Suburban, lives on the burbs and have a long daily commute to work? Does anyone in here wants to claim that is the minority of the SUV/truck owners in this country?