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January 09, 2003
Hey! Shouldn't I be offended by this?
The Detroit Project - by Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars
Hmmm... I drive an SUV... shouldn't I be bothered by this? Well, maybe a bit... I think it's kind of offensive when people lump all SUV drivers together. I feel that I have a use for my SUV, although I think I'm changing my vehicle in the summer. I haul around sound equipment, board games, and people on a daily/weekly basis. I also want 4-wheel drive. My needs are for a larger vehicle with 4-wheel drive. I have yet to see a mini-van with 4-wheel drive, and other vehicles with it are smaller than I need.
I certainly don't like that it consumes more fuel than most smaller vehicles...
...and if it didn't, I'd be quite happy with that. I believe that a large reason why our vehicles consume a lot of fuel is because the oil companies WANT us to buy it. I've seen advertisments and products that show that we could get MUCH better gas mileage from our vehicles, but when they try to sell these products or make them available, they meet resistance from oil companies.
At any rate, my next vehicle will likely be something between a full-sized SUV and a car. I plan to look at the following list of vehicles: Pontiac Aztek (as ugly as it is), Nissan Murano (high on my list), Buick Rendezvous, Saturn Vue, and I'll even look at a Subaru Forester again... but last time I considered it, I didn't care for it. Are they any I'm missing?
Posted by Andrew at January 9, 2003 01:10 PM
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Dude, the Vue? That got a truy horrid review in one of the car magazines a few months ago. Anyway, based on your list, you should add the Honda CRV, and possibly the Toyota RAV4.
I'd be happy to go look at them with you if you want another opinion... :)
Posted by: Noah at January 10, 2003 01:34 AM
Well, I probably won't start looking seriously until June, but thanks for the offer!
Posted by: Andrew at January 12, 2003 04:49 PM