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Ell said:I mean, really, how many people need a 7-seater Suburban or HumV for city driving?
mehastings said:You are very right about that. We do have a tiny bit of that problem here too. I live down the street from the Hallmark Institute of Photography. It's a 10 month $30k program. Financial aid is a possibility, but most of the kids there come from lots and lots of money. There's a good dozen H2s that drive from the area with rentals past my house to the school every day. While I can rationalize having a 4x4 because of the winter, I think these kids might be a bit excessive. I can't imagine spending that kind of money for a status symbol. Especially since they all seem to be fresh out of high school (so no kids, dogs or loads of mulch to tote around).
Sergo said:And I think that quite a lot of people buy SUVs because they HAVE to, not because they think about the status thing etc. We had to buy our Suzuki Grand Vitara, as otherwise it is too difficult to get to our country house even in Summer - the road is good only for tanks... And last Winter we had nearly crushed in the creek, as the road was frozen... Cannot imagine what we would have done if we used some non-SUV...
Robert said:Not in the States, my friend. Most people don't buy those for practical reasons. They don’t take them off paved roads, and they don’t take them out of the garage when the snow gets heavy.
SFG75 said:I totally agree about them being popular for practical reasons. When you have kids, you want SPACE!. You don't want some gas sipping knees-to-you-chest, scrunched in compact car.
KristoCat said:What do you guys think of an SUV hybrid? I've heard talk about that kind of thing but I'm not sure how far along it is to reality yet.
Robert said:Not in the States, my friend. Most people don't buy those for practical reasons. They don’t take them off paved roads, and they don’t take them out of the garage when the snow gets heavy.
Sergo said:I understand you, Robert - of course there are people everywhere who just LUV big expensive cars, no matter if they need them for practical reasons or not. But I think that even in the USA there are lots of people who need SUVs for driving, not for showing off. Life is never in two colors, you know...
The Bush administration proposed new fuel economy standards for some vehicles Tuesday, calling upon automakers to make modest improvements to gas mileage amid rising prices at the pump.
novella said:I noticed today that Regular is anywhere from $2.59 to $2.68 a gallon just in my immediate vicinity. But I also heard today that relative to inflation gas prices are about the same as they were in 1980. I have no info to verify that statement, however.
I do know that my relatives in England pay north of $6/gallon and have been for years.
Robert said:Here's a novel approach to the problem...
Hawaii caps gas prices