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in my first truck ever, and I don't think I will get a cedan for decades.
Honda Ridgeline- love it.
Honda Ridgeline- love it.
you can run it on biodiesel no problem.
Any conversion to allow it to run on ground up baby seals?
This seems counter-intuitive to your argument that SUVs are evil. If they are evil, wouldn't a small SUV be less evil?But then again if you are buying a hummer why an H3?
This seems counter-intuitive to your argument that SUVs are evil. If they are evil, wouldn't a small SUV be less evil?
American's like those SUVs and Pickups. I have no problem with it. They will pay the additional cost. Although when I drive to work in the morning, I find it silly to see about half the vehicles on road are trucks and SUVs. Each have 1 person in it. I think the SUV phenomenon is more of a status symbol than anything else... they are paying for it in two ways... expensive vehicle and expensive fuel and upkeep. Some believe it protects them more.
What do people in other countries do to haul large bulky items around? I use my truck (about half the time) as a truck, not just personal transport. The fuel savings from buying and owning a small 3rd vehicle in a 2-person household do not justify the expense. That's why the numbers work.
And yes, the physics of a crash dictate that occupants of a big heavy vehicle will fare better than the occupants of a small lightweight vehicle.
I have no problem with people who buy a larger vehicle because they need it to haul work gear around or need lots of seats because they're a family of six. The thing that gets me is that some people buy a big truck because they occasionally need to haul something, like a load of bricks or lumber from the hardware store, but 99% of the time they drive solo or with one other person in the car. The $20/hr rental trucks at the chain hardware stores are much better suited for that kind of hauling, and driving a smaller vehicle saves a lot of gas. The rest of them are just Gas Guzzlers for Osama.
What do people in other countries do to haul large bulky items around? I use my truck (about half the time) as a truck, not just personal transport.
How about a minivan? I "attempt" many home repairs, and I use the minivan to do all my hauling. I have a family of 4, and it sure is nice for long trips. The gas mileage isn't great but I'm not a "Gas Guzzler for Obama"...........I see a LOT of Prius owners as being empty nesters or if one of them has a long commute, not too many families of 4 or larger have one as a primary vehicle...they're not that big........
Get me a Honda Odyssey that gets 35 mpg, and I'll buy one, simple as that.........
oopsy i think you meant osama!
Getting a larger vehicle "because it's safer" is basically an arms race thing: I can roll over a Toyota Prius and only feel a small bump.
Pity about the people inside the Prius. Darn shame. If we'd all been in a Prius, no one would have died . . .
I'll let you decide how you do the ethical accounting game there.
How about a minivan? . . . I have a family of 4, and it sure is nice for long trips.
I see a LOT of Prius owners as being empty nesters or if one of them has a long commute, not too many families of 4 or larger have one as a primary vehicle...they're not that big........
If you have a family, it makes sense to have a family car everyone can pile into. (Though, if you have more than one car, I really hope your other car(s) are more efficient.) That's an appropriate use of resources in my book. My grumble is for the single guy or older couple with the pickup, SUV, whatever that gets under 20 MPG and rarely sees even three passengers.
if it is what I WISH to spend my money on to please ME.... then who is it for you to say I can not
But... that is one of the problems.... my old Monte Carlo has a 6... and is an 'acceptable' car, but only gets 17 mpg.... now, an old SUV only got 12 to 14, so it 'was' doing better... but not compared to new cars and SUVs.
As a society we've decided there are lots of things you must do or can't do. Drive a car, the law requires that you have a license, insurance, follow certain conventions (traffic laws) and wear a seat belt, and you're not legally allowed to drive drunk . . . even though you enjoy the buzz. You're also not legally allowed to smoke in many public places, take up pig farming in a residential neighborhood, or run over to the pharmacist or corner drug dealer and pick up any number of things even if you can afford it and enjoy the idea of being a heroine-addicted pig farmer who smokes.And again... if it is what I WISH to spend my money on to please ME.... then who is it for you to say I can not
If you have a family, it makes sense to have a family car everyone can pile into. (Though, if you have more than one car, I really hope your other car(s) are more efficient.) That's an appropriate use of resources in my book. My grumble is for the single guy or older couple with the pickup, SUV, whatever that gets under 20 MPG and rarely sees even three passengers.