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FreshCoast
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You think so too? If so check out Earth on Empty and help the cause.
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Feb 22 2003 4:26PM
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petek
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Yeah, but ford is makn a new hydrogen powered suv



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Feb 22 2003 4:27PM
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FreshCoast
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HAHAHA, good one!
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Feb 22 2003 4:29PM
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UpDawg
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regardless of what you think, SUVs are effective in some areas of the country for some people. granted they're not the best as far as economics go, but if you dont like them then dont buy one, its that simple.
Feb 22 2003 4:31PM
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FreshCoast
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Ofcourse they are good for somepeople. But think about what percentage of SUV owners actually can justify having one. The website mainly attacks the city dwellers buying SUVs. Probally less than 5% owners actually use an SUV's offroad capabilities more than a couple times a year.
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Feb 22 2003 4:35PM
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Lateralis
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i have an suv and its one hell of a gas guzzler
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Feb 22 2003 4:46PM
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UpDawg
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right, i know, but im saying that for SOME people its necessary. i drive a subaru outback, they get great mileage and they're better for the environment than SUVs, plus they work just as well as an SUV in most cases
Feb 22 2003 5:00PM
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sugarloafer1990
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YES!!!! FINNALLY...someone made a post about that... I LOVE www.earthonempty.com i've given lots of those SUV tickets around. I hate SUV's... they are the worst possible choice for a car.

i made a post bout this a while ago and everyone got pissed at me.










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Feb 22 2003 5:19PM
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SkierX
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Really... theya re inpractical. They are dangerous, (roll-overs) and unstable, uneconomical, and really, Subby's themselves have higher ground clearnce and just as much traction.

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Feb 22 2003 5:21PM
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petek
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well i kinda do need an suv, because the roads to my school are terrible, and we do a lot of sports, so i take it a sport utility vehicle is the way to go, even tho i know it kills the economy



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Feb 22 2003 6:01PM
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aoe
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suv's rule! ill bet you drive a minivan. haha. but they are definatly effective in most areas
Feb 22 2003 6:58PM
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skier_chick_360
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I drive a Yukon and I wouldnt drive anything smaller... I love knowing that I have the 4 wheel drive option and it keeps me on the road and outta a lotta bad situations... especially as a teen girl who does a lotta long distance driving I like feeling safe in any kind of weather condition. I find as long as I keep my fuel filter clean I get decent milage roughly around 400 km to a tank.
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Feb 22 2003 7:23PM
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l_KeViN_l
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meh I hate them too.. people who buy them have more money then brains.. in Canada their gonna be restricted soon because of the kyoto protocol so I'm happy


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Feb 22 2003 7:56PM
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jarossamdb7
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people sould drive say, Subaru station wagons if they need to fucking go some place like that! more practical, better for the environemnt and doesn't make you look like a big asshole. people who drive suvs are screming 'fuck you, fuck you, fuck you. I don't fucking care about anyone but myself' if suvs were elimanited entirly I bet that there would be %30 less fatial crashes than there are. my mom get t-boned by an suv recently. stupid mother fucking fucker in the suv said that there was a glair and she couldn't see the street light (she was on her cell also). anyway my mom got out ok but that was only because she had just bought a new Passat Wagon and the side airbags had saved her life. I should think it is one of those unspoken rules of the road that if you don't know or can't see, slow the fuck down.
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Feb 22 2003 8:37PM
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aoe
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how can anyone not like suv's? I seriously dont get it. and i doubt very much they are gonna be restricted . and even if they are it dosnt mean they will stop being made. they will just adapt
Feb 22 2003 8:54PM
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you dont think fossil fuels will ever be in shortage? they are dwindling as more cars are being driven and gas mileage isnt improving that much


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Feb 22 2003 9:13PM
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Feb 22 2003 9:17PM
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SUpilot
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i dont drive anything unless i get less than 16 miles to the gallon.
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Feb 22 2003 9:18PM
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jibs
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meh.

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Feb 22 2003 9:18PM
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jibs
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ski chick 360 or whatever...that's absolute bullshit. SUVs are harder to drive then cars, lack maneuverability and braking ability. Nobody who lives in a city needs 4 wheel drive...NOBODY. I live in the boonies with roads that are the last to get plowed and never get sanded and my family has never needed 4 x 4. And 400kms to a tank doesn't mean you're getting good milage..it means Yukons have huge gas tanks. The milage is shit. Get a car.

SUV's piss me off.

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Feb 22 2003 9:21PM
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aoe
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She ment confidence wise... and that thing about anyone who lives in a city dosnt need an suv. bullshit. we have 2 suv's and there are tonns of spots in the winter you would never be able to gewt with some good 4wheel drive and some torque. and were all forgetting the best part of suv's. the offroading!!
Feb 22 2003 9:25PM
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OReJow
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honda element- 26 mpg, ULEV, and pretty damn cool... i'm getting one in april.

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Feb 22 2003 9:50PM
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pag
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Suvs sucks
I hope the SUV reglementation because of the Kyoto thing will be good and don't let them burn all our gaz to do more pollution
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Feb 22 2003 9:56PM
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OReJow
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should we get rid of pick-up trucks too?

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Feb 22 2003 9:58PM
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jarossamdb7
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those are ok because most people that have them usually use them for what they actually are ment for...
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Feb 22 2003 10:11PM
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OReJow
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so basically, this isn't about SUV's sucking, it about how people shouldn't buy more car than they need. like, it's ok to drive a jeep if you need 4x4 to get up your steep ass icy driveway in VT without dying, but its not OK to drive a Hummer if you live in NYC. cause that point right there is a little different than 'all SUV's suck'

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Feb 22 2003 10:19PM
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jarossamdb7
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partially true however, you don't even need a jeep. you could get any awd sedan or station wagon and be fine in a drivewai of most other niches that people have suvs for.
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Feb 22 2003 10:29PM
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jarossamdb7
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also a jeep is in no way a suv at all! the only reason you would want a wagon over a jeep is majorly because of safty. mabe millage too but I think jeeps are ok on that...
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Feb 22 2003 10:30PM
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OReJow
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subaru outback AWD wagon - 27mpg
VW passat AWD wagon - 26mpg
Audi A4 avant AWD wagon - 25mpg
Mercedes C240 AWD wagon - 25mpg
subaru WRX wagonAWD wagon - 26mpg
subaru forester suv - 26mpg
honda element suv - 26mpg
honda CR-V suv - 26mpg
toyota Rav4 suv - 27mpg
caddy escalade suv - 12mpg
ford excusrsion suv - N/A (stupid ford)

so much for saving the earth with wagons.

ok. ok. i know there are exceptions, which is why i included the escalade, but the point is there are plenty of responsible SUV choices. I included all of the awd wagons i could think of. all the info is from the factory websites.

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Feb 22 2003 11:04PM
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OReJow
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jeep not an SUV? jeep is *THE* SUV.

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Feb 22 2003 11:07PM
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aoe
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yeah what a moron. jeep is like the suv company.
Feb 22 2003 11:29PM
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Phrosty
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SUV's support the economy. If you don't want to drive one donitget yourself a gay ass saturn. and get the fuck outta my way.


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Feb 22 2003 11:42PM
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jarossamdb7
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oh my fucking god, dumbass patriotic fucker!
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Feb 22 2003 11:51PM
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Phrosty
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i'm gona run over you with my suburban.


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Feb 22 2003 11:52PM
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jarossamdb7
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jeep may make suvs but the one people call distictly a jeep is not in my mind (and many car experts mind) a suv. and ya wagons gon't get great mpg but suvs (most) get a lot worse. ya the japenese ones will do better though...
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Feb 22 2003 11:54PM
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jarossamdb7
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It's not that I'm totally anti-patriotic or anything but you people discust me. it is kind of funny (all those american flags) it is like you forget what country you are in of you think other people do.
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Feb 22 2003 11:56PM
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Phrosty
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and all you tree hugging, phish listening, soyeating sissys are just pissed you cant afford an suv so your stuck driving a Yugo.


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Feb 22 2003 11:56PM
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aoe
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im whit phrosty. andi like the environment and all but i like being able to run over small animals (not that i would). and jeeps are suv's the orignal suv's. its just so common that people call all suv's 'jeeps'
Feb 23 2003 12:06AM
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I could afford an suv (or atleast my parents could) me grandfather has particapated heavly in 'corparate america' he used to own houndreds of Drug stores throughout Michagan. He has a Jag, lives in a rather upscale supberb of Detroite and has a house in Aspen. the thing he did that I aprove of is that for atleast one thing is that he ran his buisness fair. he did not steal money for his corparation. he also is correct in the political sceme of things (for the most part)

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Feb 23 2003 1:14AM
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jarossamdb7
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fine you win on the jeep thing...
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Feb 23 2003 1:16AM
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CTripper
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smaller jeeps are ok because they don't guzzle as much gas as a suburban or tahoe, and they can get you a free day of skiing, which is more than worth it. Pick up trucks are also better than SUV's because they serve a purpose; no one needs as much car as a suburban or excursion.
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Feb 23 2003 1:21AM
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jarossamdb7
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how do you get a free day of skiing?
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Feb 23 2003 1:30AM
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huckster989
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I drive a jeep grand cherokee and I love it. I use the 4WD everytime i go skiing. Also my friend has a subaru outback. when both of us drive to go skiing my car holds more people comfortably and more gear. Thats why I drive it. so i can haul people and a lot of gear. Its not so big that its handling suck or its a danger to other drivers. So before a lot of you guys bash SUVs in general think about it this way. their are so many differant SUVs that by clumping them into one group its like saying all skiers are dumb and suck in the park. Now we all know thats un unfair generalization. so how about you think a little more before you post. and as for the SUV ticket thing if i got one of those i'd laugh my ass off, thats about all they are good for
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Feb 23 2003 2:02AM
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jarossamdb7
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Cherokies are ok vehicles but I'm talking about the LARGE suvs
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Feb 23 2003 2:29AM
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Phrosty
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hmmm noone needs a suburban or excursion? What about large familys? Most suburbans and excursions are used as work vehicles.


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Feb 23 2003 3:29AM
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jsof9
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most of you people are making retarded posts. to say that 'no one' needs a big SUV is ridiculous.
the reason that so many people buy SUV's is because of how practical they are. you can fit alot of people and lots of luggage and with 4WD they can go most anywhere.

as for safety, in my opinion its assholes from mass & connecticut & new jersey that give SUV's a bad name....they come up to VT and think that because they have 4WD they are invincible and drive carelessly in bad conditions...which usually makes them the first cars off the road.

SUV companies are also working on lowering fuel consumption...
GM's new technology is to have SUV's w/ 8 cylinder engines only idle using 4 cylinders...so if you are at a stoplight you arent using anymore gas than a honda civic would be.

people need to stop saying SUVs suck just because they heard someone say how poor the gas mileage is for a suburban or whatever....realize that its not just SUV's, a car w/ a 5.0 in it will get worse mileage than a normal SUV, and same with these V10 and V12 sports cars

so if this is an issue w/ SUV's specifically i dont understand it, but if it is an issue w/ fuel consumption in general than open up your eyes to all the other ways that fuel is being overused and quit pin pointing SUV's as the only problem source.

what they really ought to do is eliminate NASCAR racing and other bullshit like that...those fuckers get 2-4 mgp

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Feb 23 2003 10:28AM
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skier_chick_360
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i have to agree with phrosty. I drive my SUV becasue of the safe feeling... ya there are TONS of horrible drivers out there that have SUVs but there are also TONS of shitty drivers that drive cars... When the lease is up on my Yukon I'm gettin an Xterra... Im sorry next most you guys wanna go skiing and there is 10 inches of snow on the ground have fun slippin around in your cars cause I'll already be there!!
this thread is just gettin stupid becasue no one is actually acccpeting what other people are saying and are so bloddy stubborn that they just dont want to be wrong...
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Feb 23 2003 10:44AM
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SUpilot
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the only people that say SUVs suck are the ones that dont have them.
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Feb 23 2003 12:14PM
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CTripper
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Feb 23 2003 1:27PM
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i ride an Escalade with 23's.... what

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Feb 23 2003 1:30PM
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FreshCoast
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Believe it or not, people did drive in the snow before the SUV was inveted. Coyote brings up some good points. It really about gas guzzling bitches not SUVs themselves. Its just a good place to start because so many people have them without need for them. Also, your MPG chart inlcudes some of the most fuel effeciant SUVs on the market. Overall, cars are much more effeciant so your chart only shows half the truth.
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