SUVs by moka0618

I was sitting at a light on Saturday and saw at least 20 SUVs. I understand that people have families or they might haul a lot of stuff around and therefore, may need a good sized vehicle. I am just curious though, aren’t the Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, or even the GMC Yukon really anything more than a status symbol? I will not disagree that they are beautiful vehicles and completely comfortable. A Yukon on a good day in the city is going to get about 15 miles per gallon, the Expedition will get about 14 miles per gallon, and the Escalade will get about 14 as well. That is a lot of gas that it needs to pull in. From what I have seen around Southwest Florida is that most of the people who have these vehicles are driving them by themselves. They are not hauling around a large group of people or even a lot of stuff. They just wanted the vehicle because it was what they wanted. In other words, they wanted a pretty status symbol. Rather than getting a large vehicle like that though that requires a lot of money in gas, not to mention the monthly payment. What is wrong with getting a smaller vehicle that has better gas mileage? The best ranked cars for gas mileage according to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bestworst.shtml were the Prius, the Mini Coop, and the SmartCar. The Mini Coop was something that was made very popular by a couple movies and TV shows. Also, more famous people are driving smaller cars too. It is becoming cool to care about the planet. Although, big vehicles can and do serve a purpose, it is a much better status symbol to drive a fuel efficient car.

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