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Yay Mark - congratulations on your new car/SUV/whatever! Screw the hippies here who piss and moan about it.
I love the outrage expressed in these letters. Faux-enviros and greenies comparing their "green" cred and dictating which type of vehicle the rest of us needs. Nice.
There should probably be a law dictating exactly what kind of vehicle is appropriate for what type of lifestyle: single, no kids - ride a bike. Childless Couples - tandem bicycle. Couples with 1 kid - tandem with a child seat (in winter climate you are permitted a child seat with a heated cover, but only if it is hand made with natural materials by Native Americans who make a fair wage). Couples with 2 kids are permitted to purchase 1 motorized vehicle per 10 years, provided it leaves zero carbon footprint and is made of 90% biodegradable materials.
Fair enough, greenies?
I drive an SUV, not a big one, but it still gets shitty mileage - about 16MPG. I rarely drive off road. I work at home so I don't even commute. I have 1 kid and 1 dog. Sometimes they even both ride in the truck with me, but not that often. Mostly I drive about 2 miles to the grocery store where I get my stuff in plastic bags (I eat meat, too - the horror!), but sometimes I save them an reuse them for other things like picking up dogshit. I voted for Obama, I don't want to see the Earth burn, glaciers melt, or polar bears floating around on ice floes. But I like my little SUV and I really don't care what you think about it or me.
I might like it more if it got better mileage, but not so much that I would trade it in for a shitty little pseudo-hybrid. The additional cost of a hybrid engine, when available, usually takes years to recoup in terms of the gas $$ saved, so they are not truly economical yet as far as I'm concerned.
