Idiot SUV owners have trouble selling

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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.)

SUVs are not safer than regular cars, heavier cars are not safer than lighter cars in general. They are harder to steer in an emergency, they don’t handle as well, and they don’t stop as fast. It’s simple physics. They do however transmit a lot more energy to their target in an accident. So if you just want to protect your family but you don’t give a shit about anyone else (like 99% of Americans), drive a big old Excursion. That way when you run into a Prius after losing control at 80mph on I5 you’ll kill the hippie family driving it but you might make it out allright. It’s the American way.

Check out High And Mighty for more on this topic…

[NotCranky]

I drive a f-250 7.3L. I like the metric system because it is more honest. The motor is named for how much gas it drinks per mile. When my redneck friends ask me what size motor it has I tell them “It’s a two Galloner!”.
I use it for hauling, towing and driving hybrids off the road.

I am starting to get self conscious even though I only drive it about 5k miles per year. Just waiting for that surreal moment when blood starts popping out of my hands while I am putting that pump to the tank. Might drip some on my birkenstocks.

[NotCranky]

I drive a f-250 7.3L. I like the metric system because it is more honest. The motor is named for how much gas it drinks per mile. When my redneck friends ask me what size motor it has I tell them “It’s a two Galloner!”.
I use it for hauling, towing and driving hybrids off the road.

I am starting to get self conscious even though I only drive it about 5k miles per year. Just waiting for that surreal moment when blood starts popping out of my hands while I am putting that pump to the tank. Might drip some on my birkenstocks.

[NotCranky]

I drive a f-250 7.3L. I like the metric system because it is more honest. The motor is named for how much gas it drinks per mile. When my redneck friends ask me what size motor it has I tell them “It’s a two Galloner!”.
I use it for hauling, towing and driving hybrids off the road.

I am starting to get self conscious even though I only drive it about 5k miles per year. Just waiting for that surreal moment when blood starts popping out of my hands while I am putting that pump to the tank. Might drip some on my birkenstocks.

[NotCranky]

I drive a f-250 7.3L. I like the metric system because it is more honest. The motor is named for how much gas it drinks per mile. When my redneck friends ask me what size motor it has I tell them “It’s a two Galloner!”.
I use it for hauling, towing and driving hybrids off the road.

I am starting to get self conscious even though I only drive it about 5k miles per year. Just waiting for that surreal moment when blood starts popping out of my hands while I am putting that pump to the tank. Might drip some on my birkenstocks.

[NotCranky]

I drive a f-250 7.3L. I like the metric system because it is more honest. The motor is named for how much gas it drinks per mile. When my redneck friends ask me what size motor it has I tell them “It’s a two Galloner!”.
I use it for hauling, towing and driving hybrids off the road.

I am starting to get self conscious even though I only drive it about 5k miles per year. Just waiting for that surreal moment when blood starts popping out of my hands while I am putting that pump to the tank. Might drip some on my birkenstocks.

[lostkitty]

I have an Acura MDX that I love love love. Fits the kids, the cello, the friends perfectly and drives well in any sort of snow situation (which I have a lot of). I’d like to drive it until either it dies or I do.
The lease on it is coming due soon (yes, you may all spank me for having leased it in the first place – I know better now) and I actually want to buy the car. Residual on it is way too high though. Much higher than it would fetch on the market. Will dealerships negotiate the buyout price? They’ll not get the buyout price for it – so if they dont negotiate with me I’ll just turn it in and get something else. Or go buy someone else’s used MDX for less!

[lostkitty]

I have an Acura MDX that I love love love. Fits the kids, the cello, the friends perfectly and drives well in any sort of snow situation (which I have a lot of). I’d like to drive it until either it dies or I do.
The lease on it is coming due soon (yes, you may all spank me for having leased it in the first place – I know better now) and I actually want to buy the car. Residual on it is way too high though. Much higher than it would fetch on the market. Will dealerships negotiate the buyout price? They’ll not get the buyout price for it – so if they dont negotiate with me I’ll just turn it in and get something else. Or go buy someone else’s used MDX for less!

[lostkitty]

I have an Acura MDX that I love love love. Fits the kids, the cello, the friends perfectly and drives well in any sort of snow situation (which I have a lot of). I’d like to drive it until either it dies or I do.
The lease on it is coming due soon (yes, you may all spank me for having leased it in the first place – I know better now) and I actually want to buy the car. Residual on it is way too high though. Much higher than it would fetch on the market. Will dealerships negotiate the buyout price? They’ll not get the buyout price for it – so if they dont negotiate with me I’ll just turn it in and get something else. Or go buy someone else’s used MDX for less!

[lostkitty]

I have an Acura MDX that I love love love. Fits the kids, the cello, the friends perfectly and drives well in any sort of snow situation (which I have a lot of). I’d like to drive it until either it dies or I do.
The lease on it is coming due soon (yes, you may all spank me for having leased it in the first place – I know better now) and I actually want to buy the car. Residual on it is way too high though. Much higher than it would fetch on the market. Will dealerships negotiate the buyout price? They’ll not get the buyout price for it – so if they dont negotiate with me I’ll just turn it in and get something else. Or go buy someone else’s used MDX for less!

[lostkitty]

I have an Acura MDX that I love love love. Fits the kids, the cello, the friends perfectly and drives well in any sort of snow situation (which I have a lot of). I’d like to drive it until either it dies or I do.
The lease on it is coming due soon (yes, you may all spank me for having leased it in the first place – I know better now) and I actually want to buy the car. Residual on it is way too high though. Much higher than it would fetch on the market. Will dealerships negotiate the buyout price? They’ll not get the buyout price for it – so if they dont negotiate with me I’ll just turn it in and get something else. Or go buy someone else’s used MDX for less!

[us858]

Don’t you see the America is going another wrong direction? instead of researching smaller/gas efficient car (like the japanese Auto), they’d just coming out of all sort of hybrid version of Tahoe, Sierra, F-150 etc.

We’re just stuck with huge SUV no matter what.

The Tahoe Hybrid got hopping 21/22 MPG vs 12/19. An average 25% saving on gas!

[us858]

Don’t you see the America is going another wrong direction? instead of researching smaller/gas efficient car (like the japanese Auto), they’d just coming out of all sort of hybrid version of Tahoe, Sierra, F-150 etc.

We’re just stuck with huge SUV no matter what.

The Tahoe Hybrid got hopping 21/22 MPG vs 12/19. An average 25% saving on gas!

[us858]

Don’t you see the America is going another wrong direction? instead of researching smaller/gas efficient car (like the japanese Auto), they’d just coming out of all sort of hybrid version of Tahoe, Sierra, F-150 etc.

We’re just stuck with huge SUV no matter what.

The Tahoe Hybrid got hopping 21/22 MPG vs 12/19. An average 25% saving on gas!

[us858]

Don’t you see the America is going another wrong direction? instead of researching smaller/gas efficient car (like the japanese Auto), they’d just coming out of all sort of hybrid version of Tahoe, Sierra, F-150 etc.

We’re just stuck with huge SUV no matter what.

The Tahoe Hybrid got hopping 21/22 MPG vs 12/19. An average 25% saving on gas!

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