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it would also be useful if you had any stats relating to my belief that consumers are not buying small enviromenatlly friendlier cars because of the fear of being totalled by speeding suv's
it would also be useful if you had any stats relating to my belief that consumers are not buying small enviromenatlly friendlier cars because of the fear of being totalled by speeding suv's
What about semi trucks? No one is immune to those.
Its never deterred me from buying small but it certainly makes me more careful when I drive. I was in my little Honda CRX once and an ass in his Hummer got pissed when I was apparently in his way. (Mind you I was not driving crazy and I was in the center - not the passing lane) He swerved back and forth in front of me like a maniac to show me "my place". Since then I've been extra alert when I see one of those on the road.
it would also be useful if you had any stats relating to my belief that consumers are not buying small enviromenatlly friendlier cars because of the fear of being totalled by speeding suv's
Now that oil is dropping and there is a good chance that his trend will continue, it seems like a new page in the playbook is being opened up. Many posters are now shifting to this argument: "Here is another reason to ban SUV's since fuel prices aren't driving the argument any longer. Let's see... I know! Let's get a movement going to ban SUV's based on the fact that they are a terror to small car drivers."
I don't know where everyone else drives, but I also hear these anecdotal stories about "the big bad Hummer running me off the road." You guys must live in an area that has every third vehicle being a Hummer the way the stories are flying hot and heavy.
Huh uh. I'm stayin' outa that one. It's totally futile. As you can see for yourself, people are going to respond mostly via gut reactions. I'm surprised (not that I've read the whole thread, anyway) that it hasn't turned political, with you being called a liberal.
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it would also be useful if you had any stats relating to my belief that consumers are not buying small enviromenatlly friendlier cars because of the fear of being totalled by speeding suv's
Maybe something like this will help. Doubt it. Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to argue on this subject.
I am turned off because they are to darn small inside. Not bad for around town, but for anything over an hour it is too much for me, I start to go crazy and my legs and rear hurt like heck.
I am too poor to afford 2 cars, one for around town and one for everywhere else, to bad they do not allow golf carts on city streets.
The smaller cars, the so called green cars will cost you a premium at the dealers. You try to trade in or sell your current non green car, SUV, you take it in the shorts, as they have depreciated by a whopping amount of money. Figure out what you'll lose selling your old vehicle vs the cost of the new greenies and you'll see in most cases it'll cost you an arm and a leg. So I'd drive my old vehicle until it falls apart, then maybe consider one of the newer models.
Safety wise, the bigger the better.
The smaller cars, the so called green cars will cost you a premium at the dealers. You try to trade in or sell your current non green car, SUV, you take it in the shorts, as they have depreciated by a whopping amount of money. Figure out what you'll lose selling your old vehicle vs the cost of the new greenies and you'll see in most cases it'll cost you an arm and a leg. So I'd drive my old vehicle until it falls apart, then maybe consider one of the newer models.
Safety wise, the bigger the better.
Moderator cut: edit Google the stories, there many of them.
Last edited by riveree; 07-19-2008 at 09:37 PM..
Reason: personal attack...please attack the idea, not the member, no name calling
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