ah yes, the "feeling" of driving an SUV and being high up. a living room on wheels, a higher center of gravity, more insulation from the road and the rest of us, more blind spots. BTW, that "feeling" is the result of advertising telling you it was good and the reason that normal height vehicles were not as... what ever word they were pushing in that commercial. The manufacturers made more money on them so they advertised them. Standard Business procedure. When fuel costs went sky high the sedan sales, for the first time in many years, exceded the SUV/Truck/VAN sales for the first time in years.

Some actually do need them, have a large family, routinely haul lots of stuff, that kind of thing. Most don't need them but paying $70k for a decked out SUV has been elevated to buying that Porsche or name your favorite sports car. So blasting up and down the freeway, or around town, in a vehicle that is 1.5x to 2x the size really needed impacts all of us. Traffic slows in town because you can't see around/over/thru them, fewer cars get through the intersection/light, these are proven in studies over and over. And, sure the guy with the deep pockets *can* afford to purchase the extra fuel necessary to support the actual mileage achieved, however that means that more fuel is used by them, which means (supply/demand) the cost goes up across the board so it impacts *all* of us because the price goes up as the supply is less.

• considering an SUV, looking for input...., kooch, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:52:00
  • Narrow your needs, sclifford, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:27:33
  • 9-5 Combi is NOT an SUV, Wasabi, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:56:35
    • Of course it is; only one listed so far., ursaw, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:46:03
      • Bunch of "fanboys", Wasabi, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:16:46
        • Re: Bunch of "fanboys", oldsaab, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:37:09
          • Re: Bunch of "fanboys", oldsaab, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:40:01
            • Answers, Wasabi, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:24:38
              • "Fanboys?", No Snaab, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:10:29
                • Re: "Fanboys?", Wasabi, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:43:15
                  • Re: "Fanboys?", oldsaab, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:53:14 <-- Viewing This Message
                    • Re: "Fanboys?", Wasabi, Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:07:10
      • Re: Of course it is; only one listed so far., oldsaab, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:04:44
        • Very well said, No Snaab, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:22:22
        • Amen to that! n/m, Clay McNeely , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:17:58
      • I understand the point..., Clay McNeely , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:52:58
        • Oops...wrong pic...way wrong pic... :-), Clay McNeely , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:54:32
          • Blast it!, Clay McNeely , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:55:48
    • Why not?, No Snaab, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:36:01
    • 9-5 Combi may not have the load capacity you want, Bill Homer , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:07:39
      • True, that., Noel, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:22:31
      • Load capacity vs. location, JMJ in NC, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:19:36
  • Honda Pilot/Acura MDX, No Snaab, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 04:44:04
  • Re: considering an SUV, looking for input...., EGD , Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:23:11
  • Good choice. Get a 9-5 sportcombi, ursaw, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:01:51
    • Ditto, JMJ in NC, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:05:25
  • check out the ACURA MDX, dr fall, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:30:37
  • SUV, check this out........................, 2garfields, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:25:09
    • second the Land Cruiser but.., Boris 88SPG, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:27:35
    • Disagree about the Toyota pick..., Clay McNeely , Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:54:26
  • Re: considering an SUV, looking for input...., LesH, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:22:39
    • Re: considering an SUV, looking for input...., Ron, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:33:14
  • Re: considering an SUV, looking for input...., TG, Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:42:34

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