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Old 02-15-2008, 01:41 PM   #25 (permalink)
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First off I'm glad Big Dave is okay.

My beef is not with people who NEED a truck, van, or SUV. Its with people who DO NOT NEED them that drive them around like a trophy that says 'I'm sucessful'. The same goes for those people who park their gigantic SUV in their 4000 sq/ft house that only two people live in. Those are the people who are driving gas prices up for everyone and increasing emissions. Of course, we all share the brunt of their stupidity.

The premise of buying an SUV just for safety is just not smart. It is and has been proven by crash testing (sorry, don't have any links on this). If you want the safest vehicle to drive around in you do some homework and buy a safe vehicle. It likely won't be an SUV.
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