"Fact is that 90% of the people behind the wheel of an SUV could easily use a car."
No arguments there - same goes for pick up trucks. I think the top selling vehicle for the last 10 years or so has been the Ford F150 and I bet the vast majority of purchasers don't actually need a truck. I remember my aunt and uncle (6 kids) had a station wagon - that thing was huge, too. Now the automakers are compromising with the crossover vehicles, hybrid of the SUV and station wagon. Definitely more stylish than the old wagons. It always seems to take a crisis to move in a new direction. The SUVs and trucks were huge money makers for the automakers. Cars, not so much.
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Date: 2008-06-05 10:05 pm (UTC)No arguments there - same goes for pick up trucks. I think the top selling vehicle for the last 10 years or so has been the Ford F150 and I bet the vast majority of purchasers don't actually need a truck. I remember my aunt and uncle (6 kids) had a station wagon - that thing was huge, too. Now the automakers are compromising with the crossover vehicles, hybrid of the SUV and station wagon. Definitely more stylish than the old wagons. It always seems to take a crisis to move in a new direction. The SUVs and trucks were huge money makers for the automakers. Cars, not so much.