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You successfully wrote yourself out of any real criticism by offering all the critiques yourself and then basically just admitting that you're not really concerned about anyone but yourself and your family, but what gets me about the story is that the only thing giving you pause in the entire purchasing decision were three letters on the contract. Can't you just look at that gigantic car and the gas mileage it gets and figure out that it's an SUV? What exactly do you think an SUV is, anyway? Is it a matter of what it's called, or what it actually is?
But don't listen to the people in the letters who try to convince you you're single-handedly destroying the planet. These are the kinds of cars available on the market for people with families. I'm sure it won't be long before every remaining automobile manufacturer offers cars that are both fuel-efficient and comfortable. The real problem is not the individual who does what he feels he needs to do for his own personal comfort, but the system that offers us only one real transportation option. So you bought a car with shitty gas mileage. We all contribute in our own little ways. The SUV is just an easily pointed-to symbol of a messed-up culture.
