Idiot SUV owners have trouble selling

[h82rent]

Just a little non-scientific info on who buys what type of car…

http://autos.aol.com/article/truck/_a/republican-or-democrat-cars/20080401133909990001

I think the demographics are as expected, but it’s not nearly as one-sided as some might think.

I don’t declare myself as any party. I’m so sick of people spending so much time blaming and bashing ideas from the other parties, rather than rolling up their sleeves, and working through both ideas to get to the best solution.

I truly hope when we get a Democratic president in a few months (it’s inevitable, right), that the country will turn on a dime, and everything will be wonderful. But forgive me if it’s just not that easy, that working out the scientific and major geopolitical issues such as energy is going to be very complex, and will require intelligent, open-minded people from this country as well as the world.

And I’d love our country to have a strong sense of pride again. I really hope all the changes that are promised under a new president will come true. Time will tell…

[dharmagirl]

Rustico,

Love your sense of humor!

There is an actually an architect who makes interesting “green” homes out of old shipping containers…why not SUVs? That could be interesting!

I was at the Leisure Living (Tem) closeout sale over the weekend (kind of a joke in my opinion…prices were way too high).

As I pulled into the lot – in my Prius – I was stunned by the sea of SUVs glinting in the sunlight.

I think gas will have to get to the $5+ per gallon before people WAKE UP.

It’s amazing.

[dharmagirl]

Rustico,

Love your sense of humor!

There is an actually an architect who makes interesting “green” homes out of old shipping containers…why not SUVs? That could be interesting!

I was at the Leisure Living (Tem) closeout sale over the weekend (kind of a joke in my opinion…prices were way too high).

As I pulled into the lot – in my Prius – I was stunned by the sea of SUVs glinting in the sunlight.

I think gas will have to get to the $5+ per gallon before people WAKE UP.

It’s amazing.

[dharmagirl]

Rustico,

Love your sense of humor!

There is an actually an architect who makes interesting “green” homes out of old shipping containers…why not SUVs? That could be interesting!

I was at the Leisure Living (Tem) closeout sale over the weekend (kind of a joke in my opinion…prices were way too high).

As I pulled into the lot – in my Prius – I was stunned by the sea of SUVs glinting in the sunlight.

I think gas will have to get to the $5+ per gallon before people WAKE UP.

It’s amazing.

[dharmagirl]

Rustico,

Love your sense of humor!

There is an actually an architect who makes interesting “green” homes out of old shipping containers…why not SUVs? That could be interesting!

I was at the Leisure Living (Tem) closeout sale over the weekend (kind of a joke in my opinion…prices were way too high).

As I pulled into the lot – in my Prius – I was stunned by the sea of SUVs glinting in the sunlight.

I think gas will have to get to the $5+ per gallon before people WAKE UP.

It’s amazing.

[dharmagirl]

Rustico,

Love your sense of humor!

There is an actually an architect who makes interesting “green” homes out of old shipping containers…why not SUVs? That could be interesting!

I was at the Leisure Living (Tem) closeout sale over the weekend (kind of a joke in my opinion…prices were way too high).

As I pulled into the lot – in my Prius – I was stunned by the sea of SUVs glinting in the sunlight.

I think gas will have to get to the $5+ per gallon before people WAKE UP.

It’s amazing.

[meadandale]

Good lord, what bunch of birkenstock wearing tree huggers.

I own a ford F150. I actually USE it for, you know, hauling stuff to the dump or home from Home Depot.

I can’t really do any of that in a Prius or an Accord.

However, I recycle virtually everything possible, I compost yard waste and kitchen scraps, I drink filtered tap water. I make my own damn coffee at home and I have an organic garden in my back yard.

How many of you big car haters actually live your life you way you’d insist others do?

[meadandale]

Good lord, what bunch of birkenstock wearing tree huggers.

I own a ford F150. I actually USE it for, you know, hauling stuff to the dump or home from Home Depot.

I can’t really do any of that in a Prius or an Accord.

However, I recycle virtually everything possible, I compost yard waste and kitchen scraps, I drink filtered tap water. I make my own damn coffee at home and I have an organic garden in my back yard.

How many of you big car haters actually live your life you way you’d insist others do?

[meadandale]

Good lord, what bunch of birkenstock wearing tree huggers.

I own a ford F150. I actually USE it for, you know, hauling stuff to the dump or home from Home Depot.

I can’t really do any of that in a Prius or an Accord.

However, I recycle virtually everything possible, I compost yard waste and kitchen scraps, I drink filtered tap water. I make my own damn coffee at home and I have an organic garden in my back yard.

How many of you big car haters actually live your life you way you’d insist others do?

[meadandale]

Good lord, what bunch of birkenstock wearing tree huggers.

I own a ford F150. I actually USE it for, you know, hauling stuff to the dump or home from Home Depot.

I can’t really do any of that in a Prius or an Accord.

However, I recycle virtually everything possible, I compost yard waste and kitchen scraps, I drink filtered tap water. I make my own damn coffee at home and I have an organic garden in my back yard.

How many of you big car haters actually live your life you way you’d insist others do?

[meadandale]

Good lord, what bunch of birkenstock wearing tree huggers.

I own a ford F150. I actually USE it for, you know, hauling stuff to the dump or home from Home Depot.

I can’t really do any of that in a Prius or an Accord.

However, I recycle virtually everything possible, I compost yard waste and kitchen scraps, I drink filtered tap water. I make my own damn coffee at home and I have an organic garden in my back yard.

How many of you big car haters actually live your life you way you’d insist others do?

[luchabee]

I might try to deflate a little bit of the smugness on this board when it comes to SUVs. (I’m pretty conservative, but I drive a boring American sedan.) However, there is much to be said for larger cars for protecting families. Like many of the unintended consquences of the “Green” movement (food shortgages because of ethanol and limited domestic oil production), our highway fatalities will likely increase with many people driving in hybrids and cars like the Honda “Fit.” If I had a family, I would likely drive the largest car I could afford to fuel (while acknowledging that SOME of the SUVs are prone to rollovers).

Concerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)

God love ’em for their concern for the environment (and attempting to keep us off foreign oil, etc.), but I find many of my single liberal friends only see the world through their lense and have a difficult time putting themselves into other people’s shoes. If you have a family . . . you do not want to be cramming the two children you love more than anything in a Prius. I’ve even heard flack about mini-vans being too large . . . again they didn’t have any kids. Why not strap the kids on a backpack and take them around on a motorcycle?

Here’s the information on the CAFE standards and increased highway deaths: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA546CAFEStandards.html

[luchabee]

I might try to deflate a little bit of the smugness on this board when it comes to SUVs. (I’m pretty conservative, but I drive a boring American sedan.) However, there is much to be said for larger cars for protecting families. Like many of the unintended consquences of the “Green” movement (food shortgages because of ethanol and limited domestic oil production), our highway fatalities will likely increase with many people driving in hybrids and cars like the Honda “Fit.” If I had a family, I would likely drive the largest car I could afford to fuel (while acknowledging that SOME of the SUVs are prone to rollovers).

Concerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)

God love ’em for their concern for the environment (and attempting to keep us off foreign oil, etc.), but I find many of my single liberal friends only see the world through their lense and have a difficult time putting themselves into other people’s shoes. If you have a family . . . you do not want to be cramming the two children you love more than anything in a Prius. I’ve even heard flack about mini-vans being too large . . . again they didn’t have any kids. Why not strap the kids on a backpack and take them around on a motorcycle?

Here’s the information on the CAFE standards and increased highway deaths: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA546CAFEStandards.html

[luchabee]

I might try to deflate a little bit of the smugness on this board when it comes to SUVs. (I’m pretty conservative, but I drive a boring American sedan.) However, there is much to be said for larger cars for protecting families. Like many of the unintended consquences of the “Green” movement (food shortgages because of ethanol and limited domestic oil production), our highway fatalities will likely increase with many people driving in hybrids and cars like the Honda “Fit.” If I had a family, I would likely drive the largest car I could afford to fuel (while acknowledging that SOME of the SUVs are prone to rollovers).

Concerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)

God love ’em for their concern for the environment (and attempting to keep us off foreign oil, etc.), but I find many of my single liberal friends only see the world through their lense and have a difficult time putting themselves into other people’s shoes. If you have a family . . . you do not want to be cramming the two children you love more than anything in a Prius. I’ve even heard flack about mini-vans being too large . . . again they didn’t have any kids. Why not strap the kids on a backpack and take them around on a motorcycle?

Here’s the information on the CAFE standards and increased highway deaths: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA546CAFEStandards.html

[luchabee]

I might try to deflate a little bit of the smugness on this board when it comes to SUVs. (I’m pretty conservative, but I drive a boring American sedan.) However, there is much to be said for larger cars for protecting families. Like many of the unintended consquences of the “Green” movement (food shortgages because of ethanol and limited domestic oil production), our highway fatalities will likely increase with many people driving in hybrids and cars like the Honda “Fit.” If I had a family, I would likely drive the largest car I could afford to fuel (while acknowledging that SOME of the SUVs are prone to rollovers).

Concerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)

God love ’em for their concern for the environment (and attempting to keep us off foreign oil, etc.), but I find many of my single liberal friends only see the world through their lense and have a difficult time putting themselves into other people’s shoes. If you have a family . . . you do not want to be cramming the two children you love more than anything in a Prius. I’ve even heard flack about mini-vans being too large . . . again they didn’t have any kids. Why not strap the kids on a backpack and take them around on a motorcycle?

Here’s the information on the CAFE standards and increased highway deaths: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA546CAFEStandards.html

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