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Originally Posted by Targan
I understand that it is fairly common among the American middle class to have a lot more vehicles per household than here in Australia. Around here one or two cars per family is normal and if it is two cars most commonly only one will be a large car.
One again apologies in advance for any offence but it really pisses me off when people buy big four wheel drives (what Americans call SUVs) but they never leave urban areas. I have no problem with people owning four wheel drives because they need off-road and/or towing capability but owning an SUV or huge pickup truck for urban driving strikes me as, well, blindingly stupid.
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Well, I admit I have a Ford Explorer but it isn't really a huge SUV, it is based on the Ranger chassis which is a small pickup. It is good to have in the snow plus I do like to have the ability to haul things inside. My buddy's Ford F-150 pickup is out of commission so he asked me to pick up a projection HDTV and it just fit inside the Explorer. I do admit I love the big cars that were made in the 1950's to the 1970's here in the U.S.
I'm still for the consumer choosing what he/she wants along with the free market but I'll leave it at this, if you're willing to pay for it and not complain, then more power to you. I do agree though that using a Hummer to shuttle kids to soccer practice is a bit over the top.
Chuck M.