1. There are MANY spacious cars. Look at the larger sedans.
2. This is a bit of a circular argument. If everyone were driving SUVs then she would have been in the same predicament as if she were driving a smaller car, only we'd be screwing up our environment more, rolling our cars more, paying more for gas. On the other hand, if your wife's SUV rear-ended me, I might be seriously injured/dead whereas a sedan would most likely not have done the same amount of damage.
3. Minivans do get lower gas mileage. I do, however buy this argument if you are indeed frequently transporting a good amount of people. Unfortunately this very seldom ever seems to be the case with most SUV owners (I often look).
4. Valid reason. If you're actually using an SUV for off-roading or transporting people, then I don't think anyone has any issues.
Just because you don't need one, don't assume that others don't need one. Such behavior is as mindless as those you attempt to describe.
Absolutely! The problem is that the vast majority of SUV owners aren't driving them to use them off-road or transport large amounts of people. The proliferation of these tanks has resulted in my country's dependence on foreign oil, the further screwing of the air I breathe, and a reduction in how safe I feel on the road when I'm surrounded by vehicles prown to rolling whose owners think they can be driven like sports cars.
Or you could do it the other way, and arrange a government that will confiscate his car. Of course sooner or later the Ministry of Waste will decide that YOU don't "need" that computer, and then we won't be reading your amazingly stupid postings here.
You're taking what the parent said just a bit out of context, wouldn't you say? I think you missed the point.
There isn't much to envy to the person who actually thinks about which type of vehicle to drive. Gas is terrible, performance isn't really all that great, you can't drive it quickly or you'll roll, they have the highest cost to profit ratio for the automotive companies (IE, you're paying too much), and they're all over the roads anyhow. Nowadays it's not like your typical person will see an SUV and say "wow, now there's something I don't see every day."
What is there to be envious of, really? Would it be fair to say that most of the glamour around the SUV is probably due to their (wrong) perception of safety or their sheer size? The fact that it's NOT a minivan?
You're more likely to die in an SUV than a car because of their tendencies to roll. I've seen it with my own eyes on a few occasions.
Nowadays though, this might be different as the chances I die in my WRX are probably greater since every day it becomes more likely that in an accident I'll an have obnoxiously-sized tank rolling over me instead of a car merely hitting me.
At any rate, the nation as a whole would be better off without SUVs (excluding those that are actually used as workhorses).
Where I'm from (Buffalo, NY area), a conservative estimate would be about 25%. That's being quite conservative though, when I actually pay attention to the types of vehicles around me when driving, it's more like 40% - 50%.
I'd say most people do care that their electric and natural gas bills are through the roof.
I'd agree with you, but the extent of most people's "caring" is merely complaining about the cost instead of trying to cut down on the excess. My SUV driving friends look at the high prices that they pay for gas as a function of gas prices being high rather than a function of driving a gas-guzzling suburban assault tank that gets 10 miles to the gallon.
I understand what you're saying, but no matter what sort of factors are concerned, it IS true that the majority of spam is coming out of country, and I do believe that America should be the country to clean it up.
everyone is first in line to expect us to fix it.
Don't you think we should, if the problem is coming from us?
At this stage of the game though, LCDs with bad viewing angles are simply shitty LCDs. Not really a selling point anymore, more of something you should expect.
http://www.ogrish.com/ is much, much more disturbing. IE: Chechnyan throat, and the worst thing I've ever seen, the recently added Palestinian execution video...
Most of the staunch republicans I know have told me they REFUSE to watch it. Everyone else I know who has seen it has at the very least thought less of George Bush and at least been a little more educated about the whole situation. With that said, I don't see how airing this will really do too much besides take swing votes away from Bush. Bush supporters probably won't watch it in the first place.
I think that the Republicans have done a fair job discrediting the movie so far.
Really? From my experience it's just the opposite, and now everyone knows about things such as Halliburton and Bush's ties to Saudi Arabia, etc...
To put it as simply as possible, an individual may be insignificant during the voting process. A few million are not.
If you're looking at it from a non-democratic, selfish point of view, then the logic you gave is sound.
If you don't view yourself as the whole and only a part of one massive whole and understand your duty to that whole (democracy), however, you are contributing to the breakdown of the ideal by not participating in it.
Although the knee-jerk reaction is to mod troll, he's got a good point. Alienware makes gaming machines, Apple doesn't. The comparison isn't really a valid one.
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EXACTLY.
This is one of my prime arguments against SUVs.
The stigma of being called a soccer mom is still going to be much more prevalent in a minivan as opposed to an SUV.
I think it's starting to make its way over to SUVs now, which is a good thing.
... which is funny that these vehicles exist in such numbers, since their weight makes them illegal on many roads. Noone enforces these laws, though.
1. There are MANY spacious cars. Look at the larger sedans.
2. This is a bit of a circular argument. If everyone were driving SUVs then she would have been in the same predicament as if she were driving a smaller car, only we'd be screwing up our environment more, rolling our cars more, paying more for gas. On the other hand, if your wife's SUV rear-ended me, I might be seriously injured/dead whereas a sedan would most likely not have done the same amount of damage.
3. Minivans do get lower gas mileage. I do, however buy this argument if you are indeed frequently transporting a good amount of people. Unfortunately this very seldom ever seems to be the case with most SUV owners (I often look).
4. Valid reason. If you're actually using an SUV for off-roading or transporting people, then I don't think anyone has any issues.
Just because you don't need one, don't assume that others don't need one. Such behavior is as mindless as those you attempt to describe.
Absolutely! The problem is that the vast majority of SUV owners aren't driving them to use them off-road or transport large amounts of people. The proliferation of these tanks has resulted in my country's dependence on foreign oil, the further screwing of the air I breathe, and a reduction in how safe I feel on the road when I'm surrounded by vehicles prown to rolling whose owners think they can be driven like sports cars.
Or you could do it the other way, and arrange a government that will confiscate his car. Of course sooner or later the Ministry of Waste will decide that YOU don't "need" that computer, and then we won't be reading your amazingly stupid postings here.
You're taking what the parent said just a bit out of context, wouldn't you say? I think you missed the point.
There isn't much to envy to the person who actually thinks about which type of vehicle to drive. Gas is terrible, performance isn't really all that great, you can't drive it quickly or you'll roll, they have the highest cost to profit ratio for the automotive companies (IE, you're paying too much), and they're all over the roads anyhow. Nowadays it's not like your typical person will see an SUV and say "wow, now there's something I don't see every day."
What is there to be envious of, really? Would it be fair to say that most of the glamour around the SUV is probably due to their (wrong) perception of safety or their sheer size? The fact that it's NOT a minivan?
Multiple polls in the USA have shown that women largely prefer SUVs over other vehicles
I would venture a guess that this is almost purely to avoid being labeled a "soccer mom."
You're more likely to die in an SUV than a car because of their tendencies to roll. I've seen it with my own eyes on a few occasions.
Nowadays though, this might be different as the chances I die in my WRX are probably greater since every day it becomes more likely that in an accident I'll an have obnoxiously-sized tank rolling over me instead of a car merely hitting me.
At any rate, the nation as a whole would be better off without SUVs (excluding those that are actually used as workhorses).
Where I'm from (Buffalo, NY area), a conservative estimate would be about 25%. That's being quite conservative though, when I actually pay attention to the types of vehicles around me when driving, it's more like 40% - 50%.
I'd say most people do care that their electric and natural gas bills are through the roof.
I'd agree with you, but the extent of most people's "caring" is merely complaining about the cost instead of trying to cut down on the excess. My SUV driving friends look at the high prices that they pay for gas as a function of gas prices being high rather than a function of driving a gas-guzzling suburban assault tank that gets 10 miles to the gallon.
Witness: the Lexus/Porsche/BMW SUVs.
I understand what you're saying, but no matter what sort of factors are concerned, it IS true that the majority of spam is coming out of country, and I do believe that America should be the country to clean it up.
everyone is first in line to expect us to fix it.
Don't you think we should, if the problem is coming from us?
I really doubt in a nation filled to the brim of SUVs that average America has a real concern for environmental and energy-related issues...
At this stage of the game though, LCDs with bad viewing angles are simply shitty LCDs. Not really a selling point anymore, more of something you should expect.
42.
http://www.ogrish.com/ is much, much more disturbing. IE: Chechnyan throat, and the worst thing I've ever seen, the recently added Palestinian execution video...
Now you do realize that what we're talking about is an explosion with a MUSHROOM CLOUD ABOUT TWO MILES WIDE.
I don't even see anything on the TV news about it...
I think you've watched "Fight Club" a few times too many, my friend.
"does it mean struggling to uncover the ones who, quite legally, have brought about her poverty?"
How does that apply to a kid whose intentions were purely to harm, with no sort of meaningful, positive goal (ie, not starve and die)?
Uh, Slashdot is primarily for Americans. Read the FAQ within the past, oh, 4 years?
Nevermind, I just saw looked at your UID.
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Most of the staunch republicans I know have told me they REFUSE to watch it. Everyone else I know who has seen it has at the very least thought less of George Bush and at least been a little more educated about the whole situation. With that said, I don't see how airing this will really do too much besides take swing votes away from Bush. Bush supporters probably won't watch it in the first place.
I think that the Republicans have done a fair job discrediting the movie so far.
Really? From my experience it's just the opposite, and now everyone knows about things such as Halliburton and Bush's ties to Saudi Arabia, etc...
This was strictly talking about a democracy, not a world order. That's quite obviously a whole different can of worms.
Don't take what I said out of perspective.
To put it as simply as possible, an individual may be insignificant during the voting process. A few million are not.
If you're looking at it from a non-democratic, selfish point of view, then the logic you gave is sound.
If you don't view yourself as the whole and only a part of one massive whole and understand your duty to that whole (democracy), however, you are contributing to the breakdown of the ideal by not participating in it.
Although the knee-jerk reaction is to mod troll, he's got a good point. Alienware makes gaming machines, Apple doesn't. The comparison isn't really a valid one.
Verizon has the best coverage. It's very, very rare that I can't use my phone. That's quite valuable.
It's still smaller than a laptop and is specifically designed to be a media player. That's all that matters, really.
This should be modded "Insightful."