Why Americans have SUVs and aren't going to give them up

[pne]

bradhicks argues why Americans won't give up SUVs even though fuel prices are going up.

Interesting; I didn't know that estate cars/station wagons were fairly unpopular in the States; here in Germany, they're pretty common, I'd say, especially for families with children.

Incidentally, that entry is third in a series of "what American's won't do even though oil and gas[oline] prices are going up, and why not", and in general his journal has some readable rants on various topics; I recommend checking him out. (And thanks again to nou, who recommended him to me.)

Comments

[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

Well, it helps to believe firmly that Any Space Can Be Made to Hold an Infinite Amount of Stuff. I don't know what kind of SUV you have, but my car (Saturn Ion) absolutely has more cargo space than a Hyundai Santa Fe. It's not as tall, but the trunk is much deeper (it has the largest trunk in its class).



That's the car with the armchair in it. It's in the back seat, not the trunk, so as I said we still had a ton of space left over.

Actually, there was another couple there buying the same chair as we were, and they were still trying to put it into their Infiniti when we left.

[lexabear.livejournal.com]

That is pretty impressive. We have a... umm... it starts with an R.... I think. Tells you how much I care about cars, there. It looks like a Trooper. Isuzu Rodeo, that's it. And it can carry much more than our Hybrid - I couldn't imagine trying to get to the beach with the amount of stuff we had in that thing. And the Hybrid does have a very generous trunk.

I dearly love the Hybrid for day-to-day stuff though. Not only does it have great milage, but it's also a very smooth, quiet ride - you don't realize how much noise normal cars make until you ride in a Hybrid. If I can afford it, I'm going to get one myself when I finally get my own car.