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May 6, 2008 at 2:24 PM #199933May 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM #199822
San Diego Native
ParticipantEven though my wife and I work in film and TV in Hollywood, we’ve always driven fairly conservative, gas efficient
cars–unlike most of our peers in the business who have commensurately high incomes. We had a couple of SUV’s when
the kids were younger, but we always seemed to use the smaller cars more often.Now a friend wants to sell me his Tesla, and I may bite, because it may prove to be the best of both worlds–a sports car that is fuel efficient. He was one of the first on the list for it, and now has to let it go because of a divorce and some financial problems. Should be an interesting ride.
May 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM #199865San Diego Native
ParticipantEven though my wife and I work in film and TV in Hollywood, we’ve always driven fairly conservative, gas efficient
cars–unlike most of our peers in the business who have commensurately high incomes. We had a couple of SUV’s when
the kids were younger, but we always seemed to use the smaller cars more often.Now a friend wants to sell me his Tesla, and I may bite, because it may prove to be the best of both worlds–a sports car that is fuel efficient. He was one of the first on the list for it, and now has to let it go because of a divorce and some financial problems. Should be an interesting ride.
May 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM #199888San Diego Native
ParticipantEven though my wife and I work in film and TV in Hollywood, we’ve always driven fairly conservative, gas efficient
cars–unlike most of our peers in the business who have commensurately high incomes. We had a couple of SUV’s when
the kids were younger, but we always seemed to use the smaller cars more often.Now a friend wants to sell me his Tesla, and I may bite, because it may prove to be the best of both worlds–a sports car that is fuel efficient. He was one of the first on the list for it, and now has to let it go because of a divorce and some financial problems. Should be an interesting ride.
May 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM #199913San Diego Native
ParticipantEven though my wife and I work in film and TV in Hollywood, we’ve always driven fairly conservative, gas efficient
cars–unlike most of our peers in the business who have commensurately high incomes. We had a couple of SUV’s when
the kids were younger, but we always seemed to use the smaller cars more often.Now a friend wants to sell me his Tesla, and I may bite, because it may prove to be the best of both worlds–a sports car that is fuel efficient. He was one of the first on the list for it, and now has to let it go because of a divorce and some financial problems. Should be an interesting ride.
May 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM #199949San Diego Native
ParticipantEven though my wife and I work in film and TV in Hollywood, we’ve always driven fairly conservative, gas efficient
cars–unlike most of our peers in the business who have commensurately high incomes. We had a couple of SUV’s when
the kids were younger, but we always seemed to use the smaller cars more often.Now a friend wants to sell me his Tesla, and I may bite, because it may prove to be the best of both worlds–a sports car that is fuel efficient. He was one of the first on the list for it, and now has to let it go because of a divorce and some financial problems. Should be an interesting ride.
May 6, 2008 at 2:47 PM #199832Diego Mamani
ParticipantWow! So many good arguments. I’m late to the discussion so I’ll quickly add my 2 cents (maybe 4 cents):
1. Dharmagirl: I think the “I do it for my kids” argument has little to do with carrying capacity as safety. There are 40,000 road fatalities in the US, and people believe that a big car will offer some protection. In fact the “Millionaire Mind” bestseller by professors Danko and Stanley found that the (smart, self made) millionaires they studied were far more likely to drive large cars than other people.
2. I think that large SUVs look terribly ugly. They are morbidly OBESE cars, take up too much room, disproportionately pollute the air, and are in general the symptom of a sick society obsessed with consumerism and supersize-ism
May 6, 2008 at 2:47 PM #199874Diego Mamani
ParticipantWow! So many good arguments. I’m late to the discussion so I’ll quickly add my 2 cents (maybe 4 cents):
1. Dharmagirl: I think the “I do it for my kids” argument has little to do with carrying capacity as safety. There are 40,000 road fatalities in the US, and people believe that a big car will offer some protection. In fact the “Millionaire Mind” bestseller by professors Danko and Stanley found that the (smart, self made) millionaires they studied were far more likely to drive large cars than other people.
2. I think that large SUVs look terribly ugly. They are morbidly OBESE cars, take up too much room, disproportionately pollute the air, and are in general the symptom of a sick society obsessed with consumerism and supersize-ism
May 6, 2008 at 2:47 PM #199900Diego Mamani
ParticipantWow! So many good arguments. I’m late to the discussion so I’ll quickly add my 2 cents (maybe 4 cents):
1. Dharmagirl: I think the “I do it for my kids” argument has little to do with carrying capacity as safety. There are 40,000 road fatalities in the US, and people believe that a big car will offer some protection. In fact the “Millionaire Mind” bestseller by professors Danko and Stanley found that the (smart, self made) millionaires they studied were far more likely to drive large cars than other people.
2. I think that large SUVs look terribly ugly. They are morbidly OBESE cars, take up too much room, disproportionately pollute the air, and are in general the symptom of a sick society obsessed with consumerism and supersize-ism
May 6, 2008 at 2:47 PM #199926Diego Mamani
ParticipantWow! So many good arguments. I’m late to the discussion so I’ll quickly add my 2 cents (maybe 4 cents):
1. Dharmagirl: I think the “I do it for my kids” argument has little to do with carrying capacity as safety. There are 40,000 road fatalities in the US, and people believe that a big car will offer some protection. In fact the “Millionaire Mind” bestseller by professors Danko and Stanley found that the (smart, self made) millionaires they studied were far more likely to drive large cars than other people.
2. I think that large SUVs look terribly ugly. They are morbidly OBESE cars, take up too much room, disproportionately pollute the air, and are in general the symptom of a sick society obsessed with consumerism and supersize-ism
May 6, 2008 at 2:47 PM #199958Diego Mamani
ParticipantWow! So many good arguments. I’m late to the discussion so I’ll quickly add my 2 cents (maybe 4 cents):
1. Dharmagirl: I think the “I do it for my kids” argument has little to do with carrying capacity as safety. There are 40,000 road fatalities in the US, and people believe that a big car will offer some protection. In fact the “Millionaire Mind” bestseller by professors Danko and Stanley found that the (smart, self made) millionaires they studied were far more likely to drive large cars than other people.
2. I think that large SUVs look terribly ugly. They are morbidly OBESE cars, take up too much room, disproportionately pollute the air, and are in general the symptom of a sick society obsessed with consumerism and supersize-ism
May 6, 2008 at 2:50 PM #199837trex
ParticipantI used to think this way. I own a small SUV, but I walk or ride my bike to work every day. Haven’t started the car since last Friday.
But if we use less gas, then the price goes down, so the Mexicans and Chinese and Indians will use more. Since they don’t have catalytic converters, we are then all screwed.
So perhaps we should all drive Hummers.
May 6, 2008 at 2:50 PM #199879trex
ParticipantI used to think this way. I own a small SUV, but I walk or ride my bike to work every day. Haven’t started the car since last Friday.
But if we use less gas, then the price goes down, so the Mexicans and Chinese and Indians will use more. Since they don’t have catalytic converters, we are then all screwed.
So perhaps we should all drive Hummers.
May 6, 2008 at 2:50 PM #199905trex
ParticipantI used to think this way. I own a small SUV, but I walk or ride my bike to work every day. Haven’t started the car since last Friday.
But if we use less gas, then the price goes down, so the Mexicans and Chinese and Indians will use more. Since they don’t have catalytic converters, we are then all screwed.
So perhaps we should all drive Hummers.
May 6, 2008 at 2:50 PM #199931trex
ParticipantI used to think this way. I own a small SUV, but I walk or ride my bike to work every day. Haven’t started the car since last Friday.
But if we use less gas, then the price goes down, so the Mexicans and Chinese and Indians will use more. Since they don’t have catalytic converters, we are then all screwed.
So perhaps we should all drive Hummers.
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