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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Did I just buy an SUV?

I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Sunday, January 4, 2009 07:53 PM

    It's okay, Mark. Your purchase carries its own built-in penance.

    You'll be paying it at the gas station for the next however-long-you-can-afford-it. You don't really think gas will stay a buck and a half forever, do you? Silly boy. Now that they know we'll pay four bucks, it will be four bucks again before you know it. Trust me on this.

    And a crossover is basically an SUV without four-wheel drive, a.k.a. the only reason anyone in their right mind drives an SUV in the first place. (which, come to think of it, leaves out the vast majority of SUV drivers) All the shitty fuel economy, none of the handles-good-in-the-snow benefits. Nice choice.

    —JoeMommaSan Read JoeMommaSan's other letters

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