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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
I saw that Cadillac Escapade/Escalade/Petroaide machine.
I thought Hummers were big. I cricked my neck to look up and see who was driving that thing. (A skinny anorexic looking bleach blond with Ann Coulter eyes)
I once got reamed for wearing real leather Birkenstock shoes. They last for decades! Give me a break. They wear like iron and fit so well and I don't have to replace them quickly. They are just a bitch to break in... There are trade offs with everything...
I hate to break it to ya, Mark... but you just purchased one of the crappiest vehicles out there, SUV or no. Mitsubishis of all stripes are traditionally near the bottom of most lists ranking overall quality and customer ownership experiences.
Back when I was selling cars -- 10 years ago, thank God, when people could still afford them -- the joke was that "Mitusbishi" was Japanese for "I couldn't get bought (financed) on the Honda." If anything, the line's quality has gotten worse since then. Good luck, I mean it.
Your are showing off your new vehicle ! Is there anyone from junior high you want us to e-mail this ?
all those other kids, they're just JEALOUS! (like Mom always told you).... and also honey, you look real cute in the plaid shirt, I mean it!
Grandma knows about these things.
3 minivans or wagons of reasonable size (i.e. non-compact) that get better mileage or weigh less than this Mitsubishi
Cant can you??? Do you all feel stupid - you should
My first two cars were Volvos. Then I got sick of visiting the mechanic every month and bought a small, used Toyota that gets over 30 mpg. I love it but imagine myself in 3 years living in a place that gets a lot of snow, restoring furniture (and therefore hauling it around) and owning a couple dogs. I'm hoping there's a great hybrid SUV on the market by then and I can make up for my evil-doing by living in a city where the grocery store and entertainment venues (libraries, restaurants, movies) are within walking distance.
My folks had a powder blue Honda Odyssey. Oh man, did we make fun of them. Perhaps the least cool car ever. So when they sold it they bought a Honda Pilot. It is harder to get into and get out of and in every way less comfortable and spacious. We all agree that we miss the ugly old Odyssey. Dad said it was like a living room on wheels.
My husband and I drive a Honda Fit, which I love, but if we come to a time where we need something bigger I am definitely going for the minivan.
just the price. SUV's are markedly more prone to tipping over when turning or the driver loses control while driving or in an accident. My insurance company referred to them as death traps. I suppose you rationalizedzed the fact that they harm and kill others at a significantly higher rate some kind of protection for you.That must make you feel powerful and invincible, even "above the crowd"
Maybe you can buy extra life insurance with the money you saved.
so we can all feel self-righteous over this guy's automobile purchase.
No one has responded to either, but both sunspot and Juniper J pointed out aspects of the SUV that make certain models more environmentally safe than minivans. One of them cites statistics from Consumer Reports. I'm suprised their posts were ignored. The information seems relevant.
"Jeepers, an SUV was placed in my driveway with no effort on my part." Note the use of the passive voice... There isn't a single line in this throwaway that suggests your shrinking conscience was crushed by your growing selfishness. It never occurs to you that your glacier-climbing hobby is a waste of gas, as are you.
Apparently this green revolution I keep hearing about will be achieved with noone changing their behavior, or denying themselves anything. I can't imagine you were ever much of an environmentalist.
As a former auto dealer who sold thousands of SUV's to the likes of Mark Benjamin the first thought that came to mind was, "Mark Benjamin, hark, you have all the potential to be a sleazy auto dealer and make millions once the turn-around in the economy occurs."
It was a constant source of amusement and bemusement to me when people would come into one of my show rooms and insist that they N-E-E-D-E-D a four wheel drive vehicle, of any sort, despite the fact they did not live out in the country where unpaved roads can still be found and that their new purchase would be housed in a heated garage adjacent to their driveway that would be plowed for them before they left for work. For the uninitiated, a front wheel drive vehicle is virtual overkill in winter in almost any normal driving condition and generally achieves an MPG 25% to 50% higher than a four wheel or all wheel drive vehicle.
From 1991 when the craze began (with the success of the Ford Explorer), until a few years ago when I finally sold my interests in the most hypocritical of retail industries, I believe I heard every rationalization known to man as to why "THEY HAD" to have a four wheel drive or all wheel drive SUV. From necessity (we have a steep driveway), to safety (SUV accident death rates due to roll over are many times those of front wheel drive non SUV's), to space (a ninety six pound housewife and two small children, generally).
Despite all the cries and gyrations today's GREEN generation is no less hypocritical or illogical than the previous.
I believe that while I might have mentioned MPG (and in truth, my old minivan got very good MPG, much better than the estimate) my main complaint was that minivans are dismissed because they're "lame". Meaning the author just plain doesn't want to be seen in one. Puhleeeeze. What a tool.
My old boss has a sport utility bicycle, and they just bought a used Scion to transport themselves, 3 dogs, 2 kids and one exchange-student teenager. THAT was a little more honest than this dude.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Salon headlines in your mailbox
