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Originally posted by NotFromHere
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Great. Wonderful. I still would not buy one. Why do you care? I prefer the handling and pep of my compact sedan. It is mainly a "fun to drive" thing for me, though I do get annoyed by ginormous suv's (and pickups, for that matter) that obstruct my view or take up multiple parking spaces. And on some level I think that the sheep who buy one just because they are the current trend are wasting gas and money.
As an aside, my SO has a small suv that probably gets better gas mileage than my car (and cost significantly less than my car). He has it for hauling band equipment. I respect his decision to buy it and it was not a bad decision for him, but I would never buy/own one. I have no need and they do nothing for me.
As a further aside, I have been passing on the Saab station wagon discussion to him in hopes that he might choose a cute little wagon for his next vehicle. Hey, I can try...
ETA: As a yet additional aside, my mom (who lives in rural NY state with a 40 or 45 grade gravel driveway) also has an suv (little one again) out of necessity. Again, fine with me - I'm glad she can get out of her driveway during the winter. She had a Suburu a while back and it was crap compared to the Jeeps she's owned ever since...
