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Old 09-22-2012, 04:05 PM
 
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Does the price of gas not matter to these people? I know with my family between work, school and church thats over a 60 miles a day. This city is so spread out i dont see the logic behind these large vehicles. Me Coming from out of state i would have thought people would want smaller cars in this city but its not the case
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Old 09-22-2012, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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Does the price of gas not matter to these people? I know with my family between work, school and church thats over a 60 miles a day. This city is so spread out i dont see the logic behind these large vehicles. Me Coming from out of state i would have thought people would want smaller cars in this city but its not the case
Depends where you live I guess. All the above for us is with 2 miles of each other. That said, I've started to leave the 150 at the ranch and drive the suv up there.
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Old 09-22-2012, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Houston(Screwston),TX
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Well you know some people with large trucks use the truck bed to place large items there so they can transport whatever they have from one place to another. It's much more convenient in that case. If you have a big family sometimes it's much easier to get a SUV instead of a car. Simplest answer.
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Old 09-22-2012, 04:14 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Texas will always be Texas.

In other words people ain't gonna give up their pickup trucks & SUV's for nothin'.

Gas could be $10 a gallon & we would still be driving our trucks.
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Old 09-22-2012, 06:02 PM
 
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It's really hard to tow a 8-10k trailer with a car.
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Old 09-22-2012, 06:57 PM
 
Location: Humble, TX
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The truck/SUV mindset is prevalent in many places, not just here. Moving here from north Puget Sound in WA state, there are plenty of trucks on the road there and the vast majority are not pulling or hauling anything either. They are single passenger vehicles routinely used for commuting. Some are your good ol' boys who'll never drive anything else. Same with SUVs. Many are soccer moms with a perceived need to drive something big. I certainly understand the utility of these types of vehicles, and there were several times I would have liked a higher clearance vehicle on some WA forest service roads in the mountains. In defense too, the way many drivers are on the roads here, it is probably a safer mode of transportation despite the fuel cost.
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Old 09-22-2012, 07:00 PM
 
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Does the price of gas not matter to these people? I know with my family between work, school and church thats over a 60 miles a day. This city is so spread out i dont see the logic behind these large vehicles. Me Coming from out of state i would have thought people would want smaller cars in this city but its not the case

I drive what I want to drive to feel safe in my vehicle which is currently a 1994 Chevy Suburban. I do not fuss about the price of gasoline because I drive what I want and I pay for said want accordingly. I hope to upgrade my Suburban soon to a newer version.
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Old 09-22-2012, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Westbury
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studies have actually shown driving a larger vehicle is more dangerous than a smaller one. decreased maneuverability, larger blind spots, false sense of security, and more lag time in breaking

in horrible collisions people tend to die at high rates in various builds of cars. when two cars collide the smaller vehicle does receive more damage (even if they didn't cause the accident). your perceived safety in your large vehicle is just you saying you'll just kill the other innocent person. cut down on the number of mega huge vehicles on the road would be the answer
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Old 09-22-2012, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Humble, TX
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Driving like you've actually had some instruction and following the rules/laws would help a lot as well. People take on a different mindset in their cars, much like hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
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Old 09-22-2012, 07:46 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Does the price of gas not matter to these people? I know with my family between work, school and church thats over a 60 miles a day. This city is so spread out i dont see the logic behind these large vehicles. Me Coming from out of state i would have thought people would want smaller cars in this city but its not the case
Is this a problem only in THIS city? Gas is expensive everywhere, and you still see people in big SUV or monster pick-ups they do not really need, because they don't have a big family or farm/business that requires to own one.

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transp...ar-buyers-want
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