SUVs and your country.

[wildmaven]

I just heard a survey that showed 90+% of people surveyed said that those who buy SUVs are being unpatriotic to their country.

Thoughts?

(SUV=sport utility vehicle)

Marian

[Zetacon]

Some of them are gashogs so yeah I agree with that.

[richndanapoint]

I don’t believe it makes them unpatriotic, selfish perhaps.

There has been a need for conservation and alternate sources of energy for years. Unfortunately it takes a crisis for our legislators to get the lead out of their buttes. Now we have to hope they do not do what they usually do. Screw it up.

[[K]hAoS]

Maybe they just like the vehicles and forget about the deteriating world as they are buying them

[proscribed]

Other than using up a good amount of gas, SUVs provide no more harm than an ordinary car. For example, the EPA rated the current Chevy Surburban as a Low Emmission Vehicle (LEV), the same rating they gave for the current Honda Civic!

SUVs don't make you unpatriotric. So many people need SUVs to carry their whole family around (our minivan is so tiny). I wish we had a new SUV (we had one until a year ago, had to give it up because of gas prices).

[BEAST]

Most of them in my country are V8 gas guzzlers that are driven on the school run with one child on board and the only off roading they do is the pavement (sidewalk) outside Marks & Spencers.

Disgusting things

[proscribed]

thebeast said:

Most of them in my country are V8 gas guzzlers that are driven on the school run with one child on board and the only off roading they do is the pavement (sidewalk) outside Marks & Spencers.

Disgusting things

I thought Europe only had those tiny Citroens and Peugots with 3 cylinder diesels.

[BEAST]

fjm said:

thebeast said:

Most of them in my country are V8 gas guzzlers that are driven on the school run with one child on board and the only off roading they do is the pavement (sidewalk) outside Marks & Spencers.

Disgusting things

I thought Europe only had those tiny Citroens and Peugots with 3 cylinder diesels.

LMFAO

Europe makes some of the fastest cars in the world..If not the fastest and Italy is very good with the V12.
Germany with the V6-V8-V12 and W16

Also Europe is the home to some of the best tuning and styling houses in the world

3 cylinder my Ar**

[MichaelCole]

thebeast said:

fjm said:

I thought Europe only had those tiny Citroens and Peugots with 3 cylinder diesels.

LMFAO

Europe makes some of the fastest cars in the world..If not the fastest and Italy is very good with the V12.
Germany with the V6-V8-V12 and W16

Also Europe is the home to some of the best tuning and styling houses in the world

3 cylinder my Ar**

European cars do make good cars, I would say probably ahead of the Americans on this one. Still most cars are better than the rubbish Asian cars made! However cheap they are!

[proscribed]

thebeast said:

fjm said:

I thought Europe only had those tiny Citroens and Peugots with 3 cylinder diesels.

LMFAO

Europe makes some of the fastest cars in the world..If not the fastest and Italy is very good with the V12.
Germany with the V6-V8-V12 and W16

Also Europe is the home to some of the best tuning and styling houses in the world

3 cylinder my Ar**

Oh of course I know of the German and Italian supercars , but I'm talking about more of your people's daily driver cars. Don't tell me you drive Ferraris to work. =P

And MichaelCole, Asian are pretty damn good. I dunno what you're talking about. I know Toyota, Nissan, and Honda are exceed the Europeans in America alot by quality, maybe those cheapo Koreans are crap, but here they're also getting a ton better than how they were before.

[BEAST]

fjm said:

thebeast said:

LMFAO

Europe makes some of the fastest cars in the world..If not the fastest and Italy is very good with the V12.
Germany with the V6-V8-V12 and W16

Also Europe is the home to some of the best tuning and styling houses in the world

3 cylinder my Ar**

Oh of course I know of the German and Italian supercars , but I'm talking about more of your people's daily driver cars. Don't tell me you drive Ferraris to work. =P

And MichaelCole, Asian are pretty damn good. I dunno what you're talking about. I know Toyota, Nissan, and Honda are exceed the Europeans in America alot by quality, maybe those cheapo Koreans are crap, but here they're also getting a ton better than how they were before.

Right we have many small cars because we pay less tax on them and more and more people are concerned about the enviroment.
We also have many many cars that are capable of 140-150mph but are not 15 tons and 95 feet long like you cars lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[wildmaven]

I think everyone should pay attention to the impact they have while driving their vehicles, no matter what they drive. Is the 90mph sports car driver better for the environment than a 55mph SUV driver?

Marian

[iGeorge]

I wouldn't drive a massive car like that. Right now I drive a moped, I don't think you can get better fuel economy.

Might stick to bikes, they don't pollute anywhere near as much as cars...

[Ember]

I drive an SUV and if someone called me unpatriotic for that I would kick their sorry butt. The world has too many problems to judge someone for what they are driving. People that drive old cars are polluting the earth. That must make them more unpatriotic than me right? Give me a break.