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Originally posted by valkyrie
KappaKittyCat, you are my idol, and cash78mere, I completely agree. SUVs are symbolic of everything that is wrong with our society today -- selfishness, lack of concern with the environment, etc. As for offroading, I say WHY? Why does anybody need to drive offroad? How is THAT good for the environment?
If I had to choose SUV, truck or sports car, honestly I would walk. I just wouldn't want to drive any of them. My Honda Civic suits me just fine, doesn't excessively pollute, and won't smash somebody in an accident.
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Holy Cow!!! I'm not much of an SUV fan myself, only because they hold no attraction for me. I don't need three rows of seats, I don't need to lug things around, and I definately have a mean need for speed. But golly, SUVs are symbolic of everythign that is wrong with our society today? And offroading...most people choose to do that where it's muddy, rocky, gravel, or just dirt. How is a vehicle going to hurt the dirt? It's not like the dude with the biggest, most jacked up truck with 33 inch tires is baha-ing through your front yard!! As for your Honda Civic not smashing somebody in an accident, think about this... It's not just because of size. One of my good friends owns a Saturn. So what? you might say?? Well I swear to gawd those turds are made of recyceld tupperware. Of all the fender benders and wrecks shes been in, shes wreaked more havoc on our poor little town than she has damaged her own car. Actually, the only thing wrong with her car that you can see with the naked eye is a mirror is missing. I'll tell ya what, I wouldn't want to get hit by that.
I'll tell you what irritates ME the most - - When people put such huge lifts on their trucks and SUVs that their bumpers are running at your eyelevel... Maybe you don't have to deal with it where you are, but here in BFE Indiana, it's commonplace, and ridiculously so. THAT is a major danger for, if nothign else, the simple fact that a simple rear-ending at a moderate speed could very well turn into a fatal accident by a steel brush-bar or bumper that went through the windshield and crushed someones head!!
Ok, time for me to dismantle my soapbox as well....
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