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When you are on a bike trying to get 90 miles out of a gallon of gas, if you want to stay alive you become fairly observant. In the town where I go to lunch about 90% of the Subdividions (@ Frank) are single crew. Notice the front end damage, I notice how those in tanks tend to be more agressive than others. I guess it's the size thing, or lack thereof. Whats the matter, no sympathy for the poor slob who just happened to be in the wrong place when the Subdivision went Titanic?
Yep there are many in this coastal town that need to haul their twin 300 HP outboards on a 32 foot console fisherman, which is fine unless you actually want to figure the cost of each pund of fish you actually eat. I don't know many petite blondes who are either on a cell phone or finishing up their beautification treatments while driving on the road, but I have seen the startled look on their faces when they realize they are now about halfway into MY lane coming at me at about 70-90 MPH closing speed. They might even see the one fingered salute to their extraordinary IQ as they pass me. I have seen them overreact and loose it, ending up on their side or the roof, once held a gals hand who put her Jeep on it's side and was trying to climb out of the broken passengers window on the side that was lying on the road, becasue whe was scared the thing was going to catch on fire. I held her hand while the fire department came the 2 miles from the station to get her out safely without further injury.
My brother has a big old Chevy truck fro hauling his boat and his 10k cap trailer when he does a roof and only has to pay for a single trip to the dump for up to 20 squares. It would probably take him 100 years to put 400k on his. He uses his Tacoma for daily contractor work and rarely drives the big truck. He uses his Prius for most trips other than work when he needs his tools.
Bottom line is when you think of the fuel cost alone on this single Subdivision, you could buy another car and pay all the overall costs, and leave the Subdivision sitting just like my brother and still be way ahead.
To those who have no other choice due to their occupational demands, I can understand this, but you should also understand that their are better solutions.
Anyone who tries to convince me the difference in building a Prius versus a Subdivision is more than 25,000 gallons of gas, is wasting their time. I won't let them waste mine.
regards
Mech
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