I hate SUV's Options

[ashes1850]

I just wanted to put it out there that I really hate SUV's and the gas that they suck up. Why would a person want to buy a car that gets like 10 mpg?

over in china they have a new car thats a cross between a van and a mini cooper and it gets 60mpg. They have laws about the dimensions and about minimum gas mileage. Why are we not following their lead? And the gov't wastes all their money and our money on technology to build a hybrid SUV which really does not exist as the electricity shuts off at about 40mph. So anyone who drives major roads uses up gas anyway. Unl;ess a family have like six children you don't need a big car. God forbid that children have to share the back of a sedan. Just getting those feelings off my chest.

[ScoobyDooCruiser]

I'm kinda with Shogunkid. If someone wants to spend a lot of money on gas, why not let them? You want to spend less on gas, go for it.

If its morally wrong to use more gas, then all of us on this forum would be guilty- there are cars that get a lot better gas mileage than celicas do, and I think we would certainly have to shut down any talk about modifying them to get more power. Also- meets are out of the question, thats a useless waste of oil.

So all you whiners complaining about other people using up your precious gas- as soon at you buy a geo-metro, never go for fun drives, and always use a bicycle around town, maybe I'll listen to what you have to say. Otherwise, you're imposing a double standard based on some illogical left-field ideas.

Are there people who drive SUV's who are jerks? Yes. Should some of them learn to not use compact spaces? Of course! Do we all wish those who ride our bumpers would back off at night before our eyes are totally ruined? Totally. But is that because they drive an SUV or is it just because some people are jerks?

Any argument along those lines is based on a per accidens property, nothing per se wrong.

Give me an argument that morally disqualifies SUV's and maybe I'll listen.

Until then, I'll keep going on the occasional pleasure drive, driving my less than fuel efficient celica, and driving, perhaps a couple miles an hour too fast- because I like to, and I'm willing to pay the extra fuel costs.

This post has been edited by ScoobyDooCruiser: Dec 11, 2007 - 9:39 PM