Yes I too have problems feeling sorry for these people. They have blindly following the advice of Madison Avenue and Dick Cheney with no thought to the unsustainability of their behavior. Our tax code also encouraged this insanity.

I have friends who own a beauty salon. They were able to buy a massive Ford SUV (it has to be over 6,000 lbs gross vehicle weight to qualify) for their “business” and qualify for a tax CREDIT (not deduction). They have never hauled one bottle of shampoo or moved a salon chair in it.

Worse yet these vehicles have less stringent CAFE standards and some have less smog equipment. Meanwhile us bike commuters and hatchback drivers get blown off the road while these people are oblivious. I just feel sorry for the children who have these idiots as role models.

Yes I too have problems feeling sorry for these people. They have blindly following the advice of Madison Avenue and Dick Cheney with no thought to the unsustainability of their behavior. Our tax code also encouraged this insanity.

I have friends who own a beauty salon. They were able to buy a massive Ford SUV (it has to be over 6,000 lbs gross vehicle weight to qualify) for their “business” and qualify for a tax CREDIT (not deduction). They have never hauled one bottle of shampoo or moved a salon chair in it.

Worse yet these vehicles have less stringent CAFE standards and some have less smog equipment. Meanwhile us bike commuters and hatchback drivers get blown off the road while these people are oblivious. I just feel sorry for the children who have these idiots as role models.

Yes I too have problems feeling sorry for these people. They have blindly following the advice of Madison Avenue and Dick Cheney with no thought to the unsustainability of their behavior. Our tax code also encouraged this insanity.

I have friends who own a beauty salon. They were able to buy a massive Ford SUV (it has to be over 6,000 lbs gross vehicle weight to qualify) for their “business” and qualify for a tax CREDIT (not deduction). They have never hauled one bottle of shampoo or moved a salon chair in it.

Worse yet these vehicles have less stringent CAFE standards and some have less smog equipment. Meanwhile us bike commuters and hatchback drivers get blown off the road while these people are oblivious. I just feel sorry for the children who have these idiots as role models.

As oil passes $ 122 a barrel and the sight of future $ 5.00 gas starts coming into view only a fool will not recognize the day of the big SUV is over and none too soon. Peak oil is a reality and the motoring ways of the US will be due for major major changes in teh next few years.

The vast majority of all the big SUV buyers now and in the last several years will be so upside down it will be unbelievable. I lived through 1974 and 1978 and when gas prices / shortages went through the roof you couldn’t give away big sedans and station wagons. Several recent articles speak to how used car dealers are reluctant to even buy SUV’s for resale because they aren’t reselling.

As oil passes $ 122 a barrel and the sight of future $ 5.00 gas starts coming into view only a fool will not recognize the day of the big SUV is over and none too soon. Peak oil is a reality and the motoring ways of the US will be due for major major changes in teh next few years.

The vast majority of all the big SUV buyers now and in the last several years will be so upside down it will be unbelievable. I lived through 1974 and 1978 and when gas prices / shortages went through the roof you couldn’t give away big sedans and station wagons. Several recent articles speak to how used car dealers are reluctant to even buy SUV’s for resale because they aren’t reselling.

Look at the positive side of this! You can get a new or slightly used large vehicle for peanuts. I saw an ad for a brand new Jeep from a dealer for under $10K (not sure if 4WD). That is less than price of a Kia or Hyundai subcompact. If you don’t drive a lot, this may even be a good deal. I heard they are not taking SUVs for trade in anymore. You may see offers to sell a near new SUV for a couple of thousands.

Only bad thing is that the Big Three auto who depend on large vehicles for profits will be driven to bankruptcy.

Look at the positive side of this! You can get a new or slightly used large vehicle for peanuts. I saw an ad for a brand new Jeep from a dealer for under $10K (not sure if 4WD). That is less than price of a Kia or Hyundai subcompact. If you don’t drive a lot, this may even be a good deal. I heard they are not taking SUVs for trade in anymore. You may see offers to sell a near new SUV for a couple of thousands.

Only bad thing is that the Big Three auto who depend on large vehicles for profits will be driven to bankruptcy.