Oscar_Lives

<oceansixtyone@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have been away from the United States for a number of years and when
> I returned I found many more utility type vehicles on the road. This
> includes SUV, station wagons and minivans. Sport Utility Vehicles as
> the most popular of these utility vehicles. It looks to me that the
> SUV has become the family car of choice these days in the US. By sales
> numbers and the general view on the streets. I want to get some
> opinions on why people are choosing these as a family car, especially
> SUV. I am vary curious about the vastly increased market share of
> SUVs, in the US so please tell me something if you bought one. I am a
> 34 year old male and I would not be caught dead in one and would never
> buy one. Long ago when I was in the US and in high school during the
> late 1980's most of us drove older used cars. However when someone
> got to buy something new they often got Mustangs, Camaros, Firebirds
> etc,..or imports like the Honda CRX , Nissan 240, or small pickup
> trucks. . No one would get an SUV if they had a choice in the matter.
> Now it seems that SUVs are fashionable even in the eyes of younger
> people. Considering that most families are 2 children or less in the
> developed world, all that is needed is a 4 door sedan. In places like
> Asia and Europe, a small 4 door sedan like Honda Civic is what is used
> for a family of 4. A soccer mom would have to pop out many more babies
> to need a bigger car. Even a 2 door car would work well if it has 4
> seats. It is strange to see people with only 2 children driving a
> minivan or SUV with seating for a dozen people. My Honda civic 4 door
> can comfortably transport 4 full size adults and their scuba diving
> gear vary well. Also an SUV would not work for the farm. Lots of
> things and equipment need to be hauled that would damage the interior
> of an SUV. Farmers and ranchers need full size trucks, not SUVs. The
> average car can turn faster on a twisty road and can avoid accidents
> when compared to an SUV. You don't need a Corvette for good
> handling, as even my Honda Civic can handle quite well on roads that
> make SUVs wobble around or tip over. About efficiency, the 300+ hp v8
> in a Ford Mustang can actually be put to use for acceleration instead
> of pulling the big jacked-up station wagon body of an SUV. This
> concept also applies to gas mileage. I noticed that SUVs I have driven
> always got low gas mileage even on the highway. Cars like Corvette
> will get close to 28 miles per gallon on the highway, and these have 6
> liter engines with lighter overall car weight. So big engine size is
> not the most important factor in miles per gallon. If you want to
> haul cargo then you can always rent a truck or van for a few days and
> this would be cheaper than driving an SUV all the time. About space, a
> mobile DJ said to me that his cargo van holds over double the amount of
> equipment than the SUV he drove earlier. And finally about driving.
> SUVs to me are work to park in the city and no fun to drive on paved
> roads. They are not a pleasure to drive as I have noticed. So why do
> people buy them?
>

You probably don't want one.