redwagon02 said:
for furniture delivery? hehe. Do you know how to use power tools? or tools in general? lol
not just for furniture delivery. When I layed the bamboo flooring, I had to rent a truck. When I layed the slate, I had to rent a truck. When I bought a TV, I had to rent a truck. There's plenty of projects I still need to do.
Also, a boat would probably be down the line. Should I pull it with the protege5 or miata? lol again
you mentioned you needed an suv, partially, for things like 'furniture delivery'. since furniture isn't a commodity (we're not buying it every week like we buy food) one could live with having it delivered the handful of times in their life they actually buy it. not sure why anyone would need to buy a specific type of car soley for this purpose.
why'd you ask him if he knows how to use power tools? what's that have to do with delivering furniture? (or anything for that matter)
if a boat is DEFINITELY down the line, then your case for an suv just got stronger. since it's merely 'probably', yet another reason to hold off... until you know for sure.
lastly...he mentioned the volvo wagon. my friend has one and, though I don't like the styling (the audi verion's much nicer) it's got about as much space as my parents grand cheorokee inside.
If you're deadset on getting an SUV, do yourself (and the world) a favor and get a hybrid hylander or freescale. while they're not as big as the ones you're interested in (the hylander has 3rd row seating so it should be big enough for your family) the fact that they get decent gas mileage alone is worth the consideration.
while, individually, suv owners aren't to blame for things like rising fuel costs, global warming/flooding... COLLECTIVELY, they form part of the puzzle. Until MFRs learn how to make them fuel efficient (at least 25 mpg< city) even if prices go down, unless the situation absolutely calls for it, they shouldn't really be considerations. Since the govt won't pass legislation to force the GMs of the world to make more fuel efficient suvs, we the people have to. to keep buying them would only encourage them to keep things status quo. as it stands, the oil companies are enjoying record profits. why? because, despite all our bitching about how high gas prices are (and soon to be home heating), collectively none of us are doing anything about it. we're all still driving as much... and, though suv sales are down, they're still selling. there's still plenty of people out there convincing themselves that they need one.
Unfortuneatly, I dont' predict any dramatic changes. prices at the pump are going to stabalize and, because its easier, the GMs of the world will continue to pump out the ozone killing machines they're so good at. as much as everyone will disagree, not only would it send a message to the oil companies but also do a lot of good for the planet (in the long run).. GAS PRICES SHOULD BE HIGHER. how high? I'm talkin $4/gallon high! (and no, i'm not high) if the govt had any balls, they'd put a hefty tax on the gas and through that money into devloping alt energy. people would either A) (in gas guzzler situations) drive only when necessary or B) -most preferably- be further forced out of the suv mentality. (be honest, if you drove a car that got at least 30mpg, $4/gallon would be doable, though still suck... but not nearly as bad as it would in a 15mpg ride.) in the end, we'd accelerate or ability to be less dependent on those saudi scumbags, ween people off vehicles they don't really need, force manufacturers to accelerate development of more efficient vehicles and... oh yeah, help save the environment.
now who's with me? haha ...end rant
