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Um, how could you not know this was an SUV?
Looks like the suburban breeder yuppie zombies just claimed another for their own. Yeah, yeah, I've heard this claim before: "But we have TWO CHILDREN! We need more SPACE!" Um, my parents had a midsize, American-made stationwagon. There were three of us, one in a big, bulky car seat, with another kid often along for the ride, and bags of groceries in the back. Yeah, it was a little crowded, but you know what? We didn't mind. We were used to it. We behaved without fighting and without needing to be distracted by a built-in dvd player. I guess parenthood is just different these days.
I don't know what you were thinking. Current gas prices have apparently lulled you into a false sense of security. In a year, you're going to regret you ever set eyes on that behemoth. And I don't get it: Volvos are good, reliable cars. Why is it so expensive to maintain one?
I'm not picking on you for having kids, just buying into the whole consumer culture that surrounds modern reproduction. You don't need a bigger car. You really don't. If you were really thinking seriously about the environment, you wouldn't mind sacrifice a little comfort and discipline for better gas mileage.
