Do you own a SUV?

riptides · Sep 16, 2005

OK,

I understand now. I went and visited that web site.

After the 8 - 10 people got out of the SUV, they took the poll.

They either need a bigger SUV, or they need to get rid of a few other people BEFORE they give them the survey.

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RedRocker · Sep 16, 2005

People that drive economy cars and point fingers at people that drive SUV's are kind of like a member of ELF living in a wood framed house marching against the lumber industry.
We're all just varying degrees of the problem, if you're drawing breath you consume fuel, habitat and all the other "bad" things these folks wring their hands over.
Don't know the answer, but burning H2's in a dealer lot isn't one of them. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Devildog · Sep 16, 2005

Man I would love to trade the wifes expedition in on one of them excursions /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Cityboyfarmer · Sep 16, 2005

( Man I would love to trade the wifes expedition in on one of them excursions /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )

Gitter done Devildog! I bet prices are pretty good right now. I have an Excursion, King of SUV's /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Got a 6.0 Powerstroke that gets 18.4 MPG average and 19.8 on the highway. Amazing something that big can get that kind of mileage.

And like Bob Skurka, I don't give the north end of the south bound section of a rats anatomy what anybody thinks about what I own/drive. It is a fantastic vehicle to travel in. You can tow with it, haul my kids and their teammates and friends AND their gear. Its great to pack everything in the back for vacation and not be cramped up.

Wonder if I could get a nuclear reactor for this land yacht? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

sneaky_pete · Sep 16, 2005

( Seven kids.. was it your wife that gave you the name.. sneaky_pete? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )

Two of them are foster children; but I did finally figure out what was causing the rest! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Roger2561 · Sep 16, 2005

I own a fullsize Ford F-150 for the towing capability. My other vehicle is a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 motorcycle...get about 60 to 65 mile per gallon...costs about $7.50 per week for gas. I use this when my truck isn't needed at work or when the weather isn't crappy. When it gets too cold or when the snow falls this winter I am seriously thinking that I'll use the transit system set up in our area. Believe it or not, we are rural in NH but when people put their minds to it, good things can happen, plus, my place of work (If you're from NH, you may recognize Dartmouth College) said that anyone who uses the transit system, the comapny will pay the fees on our behalf.

Jagmandave · Sep 16, 2005

We own an Audi allroad. We looked at pretty much all the SUV's before buying it but we were put off by weight, size, difficulty in parking as well as mileage. Our Audi tows up to 3500 lbs, carries tons o stuff (my wife is a shopoholic), hauls 5 in absolute comfort, and does pretty much everything that the SUV's do - including about the same gas mileage -22 on the hiway, 16 in town (let's hear it for twin turbos!)...........But I think a wagon makes a lot of sense and it sure is a lot more fun to drive. With the all wheel drive, I also don't have to worry about her making it home from work at 2 am (she works 2nd shift) in the winter. It also has height adjustable suspension, so I can raise up and drive the bad roads, but let it back down for comfort and better handling when I get back to pavement. This is not an advertisment for Audi, as much as to point out that all those attributes people love in an SUV can easily be built into a passenger car too.

Sigarms · Sep 16, 2005

RPG? Come on, you're an American. It's LAW/TOW practice /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Dargo · Sep 16, 2005

Well, the prices on the diesel Excursions have not dropped any that I can tell. Uh, em, that's why I didn't pick one up at any of the auctions. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I've never personally cared for the gas version. If by chance you do, you can certainly find a bargain on one of those. I know 3 soccer moms who drive them. Granted, most of their driving is in town, but not a one of them gets into the double digits on mileage. One of them wanted me to buy theirs (explained I would only want diesel) or take it to a big auction for them. When I gave them a copy of the auction sheet showing what the V10's brought, they said "I owe $20,000 more than that on mine!" /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif That ought to make the SUV "haters" happy.

Hmm, makes one wonder what all would be involved in finding a good 6.0 Stroker from a totalled truck and putting it in a gas Excursion? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Bob_Skurka · Sep 16, 2005

What I love are the SUV haters who gloat when someone with an SUV pays $65 at the gas pump to fill up their SUV. What is amazing is how stupid those people are because they must all assume SUVs have tiny little gas tanks or something.

The car I just got rid of would take about 13 gallons when I was "red-lining" the fuel gauge, my newest SUV will take 23 to 24 gallons so of course it costs more to fuel up! Duh!!! Now the fun part is my car got about 23 miles to the gallon, my SUV gets 20-21mpg. So I actually am now filling up LESS often and going farther per tankful. Sure, it costs more when I do, and sure it does cost a bit more to operate, but the tree hugging zealots who are gleeful when the pump rings up $60-to-$70 per fill-up just don't seem to grasp that I'm only getting about 2mpg worse mileage and I'm fueling up less frequently.