Some of you know that John Edwards is asking Americans to give up their SUVs. CNN did some interviewing on the streets to see why people haven't given up theirs, and here's what they got:
10. "Love My SUV"
9. "I need it to put stuff from Home Depot in the car." [Unless your job involves constantly going, have you heard of Hertz?]
8. "For the kids." [somebody said they had 9 ...that makes sense]
7. "For the kids and the pets."[K]
6. "Has John Edwards given up his?" [he actually drives a hybrid SUV]
5. "It isn't mine, it belongs to the company."
4. "I guess it's my money." [*cough*Rich ass*cough*]
3. "Because." [AKA no excuse]
2. "I don't think it's right to tell us what to do!" [Ok! So if somebody tells you to save money, you just tune out. You must be one of the 6 out of 10 Americans in some sort of debt!]
1. "This is a rental."
Now I don't have a car yet (my Focus lease is coming at the end of this month), but I don't really like SUVs, especially the Hummers (AKA box on wheels). You have bad handling, longer stopping distances, and, of course, I like to save my money.
Also, who actually needs SUVs besides people with big families/ guys who need it for their jobs/ army personel? How many Americans actually go off road like in the commercials?
What really ticks me off though, it the HUMMER LIMOS. Seriously, you just went from 10 mpg to more like 5.
Could you imagine this thing off road?
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