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Originally posted by joe p
Its also about safety, in a world of 90 pound women in 8000 pound SUVs full of screaming kids, ringing cell phones and other distractions I refuse to own anything smaller than the Grand Cherokee the wife has.
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And this is the fundamental problem. With the advent of 6000 lb. SUV's, and the heavy sales of them, every person now believes that he better get one of the damn things so that he, too, can now be safe! Cannot be driving a Prius around when you might get hit by an Expedition!
This can only lead to more consumption, not less. Hell, I might as well just buy an old 10 wheel Mack tractor (tractor/trailer) now. If one of those Expeditions hits the tractor, I'd hardly know it. Then everybody will want to step up to a tractor! Where do you stop?
If you did not have such a proliferation of fuel guzzling SUV's out there, people would fell safe in a Camry or a Prius.