Are Small Cars in the US the Next Big Thing?

Wow Ron, seriously. I see you and something we call logic have never been properly introduced. I hope you’re not an attorney (highly unlikely), and if you are, I hope I never have the misfortune of having you represent me in court.

Why I don’t just withdraw from this inane conversation I don’t know (sadism perhaps?), and I imagine you and I are the only ones even reading this thread any longer, but why not, I’ll entertain your flawed sense of intellectual superiority for a moment longer, since I know you are just itching to throw some more confused mutterings my way.

First off, “I give up Ron” = obvious sarcasm. Sorry if I unintentionally gave you a false sense of joy that your debating skills were beating me into submission.

Does the fact that a neighbor’s decision to drive a Hummer bothers me mean that I argue I have the right to impose my will on him? Of course not. That’s ridiculous. And a straw man argument you invented and appear unwilling to abandon.

Next, my quote “I detest SUVs” was not attributed to you, as you can clearly see in my post (and it’s obviously not something you would say, which should be perfectly clear to the average reader). Nor are many of the other words I enclosed in quotation marks attributed to you (it’s not all about you, Ron). Your mental froth is becoming more evident.

And it is silly to call an SUV evil. It’s an inanimate object after all. That’s not “firm ground?” (yes, I am quoting you that time Ron)

I would love to know your actual position on this topic, aside from your oft-stated and painfully obvious point that I shouldn’t tell my neighbors what to do (which rule I already live and believe in, thank you very much).

Are you a Hummer driver? A GM employee? Just curious. Knowing you were a Hummer driver would give me that much more reason to steer wide of one.

I’m sorry that the big SUV community unwittingly has you as one of its spokespeople. And if the majority share your mentality, I’d feel compelled to sell my wife’s SUV just to distance myself.

I’ll stop now, expecting Gabe will shut this down at some point (this is a typically happy place, after all). I apologize that your ignorance in our exchange has irritated me to the point of being unfriendly. If Aaron’s post made me rethink my hostility toward large SUV drivers, your posts have brought it roaring back to life. Thanks.

I own a smaller ford ranger truck, and a 2004 Mini. I get 35.2 mpg with the Mini, and 27 with the Ranger. I also own a Ford f-350 which only gets 13 mpg and 8 mpg with a trailer. I only use the f-350 truck as required, drive the Mini on those longer drives and to work. I use the ranger for driving daily as well as to pick up not overly large items.

IT IS TRUE THAT AMERICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BUY ANY VEHICLE AS ALOTTED BY THE LAW, and I will not deny it. However, I will say that some Americans cannot afford to buy a new honda civic to replace their 1982 buick park avenue. I will also say that those with lots of money, they would drive a train to work if they felt like buying one. My cousin owns a Hummer H3 and my other cousin has an almost brand new porsche with 450 horsepower. I can say that they have money and they don’t really care that they are using gas like crazy and polluting the environment.

I think what we can only do is ENCOURAGE and PROMOTE that Americans be more economical and environmentally friendly with their vehicles/vehicle choice. After all, this is a democracy.