Ok, this thread got long. I’ll state my opinion of SUV’s:
They are pretty much trucks and mini/vans combined. Passenger vehicles with enough power and and versatility to go up to the mountains no problem, go camping towing a motorhome type thing.
However I don’t see why people need SUV’s that are twice the size of any midsized car, seats 12 or so, and will roll going 20 mph around a 90 degree corner.
My mom drives a 94 blazer, which is a relative small SUV. It is a good vehicle and isn’t as bad as those giant Tahoes that stick out of most parking spaces…
Base lies! JuanitaTech has a huge dick for a woman! Her woman dick is so big, it has it’s own dick! And that dick of a dick is so talented, it can drive her SUV while she sips her Starbucks and gabs with her girlfriends on the built in hands free cell phone, as she rides along in lumbering comfort.
As a short person, I would like to speak for other short people who drive SUVs. I had my Montero for ten years. Anyone who thinks it had something to do with class or status is fuckin’ nuts - there ain’t nothing classy about a 10-year-old Mitsubishi. I packed the back of it routinely with groceries, Girl Scouting crap, furniture, EVERYTHING. A pick-up truck wouldn’t work for me, because I also have to drive kids around from time to time. It worked nicely in the snow, too (an issue here in Northern Illinois.) And, for me, the BIGGEST benefit was that I could SEE! It was high up enough that I could reach the ATM - and I miss that, now that I’m in my oh-so-practical-and-economical Saturn.
The WryGuy recently traded in his eight-year-old Escort Wagon for a Subaru Forester (he flies RC airplanes, and they’re rather large, plus we have a Mastiff - and neither can ride in a pick-up) and I’m already threatening to steal the Forester on him.
So, Binarydrone, to respond to you specifically: my Montero was shorter (by one inch, as a matter of fact) from headlights to taillights than the Escort wagon, the headlights on it were at the same height as the Escort, and it was less expensive than a Taurus.
PS: I don’t even HAVE a dick.
DAMN, I miss my Yugo! sigh
SUVs are just station wagons that men aren’t too embarassed to drive.
Binarydrone- We went the rounds a month or two ago. I suppose we ought to agree to disagree because my opinions haven’t changed in that time.
My Jeep isn’t taller than most passenger cars. Most SUVs aren’t, for that matter. THe more bloated SUVs are, but they aren’t the majority, so saying “they(SUVs) have a bumper that’s the same height as my head” is bullshit.
Keep on hating them. Thankfully your opinions don’t matter that much. Of course, you don’t NEED to have such attitude about SUVs…
Sam
Carnival ride? ::wheeze, else my wife will hear me::
Welcome to the Straight Dope.
In other news, I drive a Dodge Durango and have a fancy cock. Then again, I’m exempted because I use it properly.
My SUV. 
I always think of the teeneager I saw in the mall parking lot. He was driving a huge pickup jacked up and riding on tires that stood over 6 feet with giant tread. His seat was maybe 10 feet in the air. I swear to God, he needed a ladder to get into this monstrosity. Why he felt the need to have this behemoth in the middle of white-bread suburbia is something for psychologists to ponder…
If, as you say, you don’t give one minute shit about what someone in Seattle thinks, then why did you bother to respond? If you’re not concerned about what other people think, spare us then, what YOU think… it’s only fair…
He’s explaining to Seattle-boy the exact reasons why he doesn’t care about explaining himself to Seattle-boy.
What good is not caring what people think unless you know that they know that you don’t care what you think? Geez, didn’t you learn anything in high school, or the Oz equivalent?
Heh Heh Heh! Touch-e, Bryan.
(I would have done the French ‘e’ if I knew how to drive my keyboard for such things).
Alt-130 (on numeric keypad) = é
Okay, I fucked up and wrote “you don’t care what you think” when I meant “you don’t care what they think”.
Fortunately, I don’t care what any of you think.
Have we met? If we have and you are who I think you are, your last check bounced.
A neutral question: How do I get on the board that decides these matters? And does it pay well?
A few notes:
As I mellow with age, I find that the self-righteous indignation that I feel with so many of the hassles of life (including the SUV) gives way to a world-weary sigh. Long story short, I do not hate SUVs. My personal opinion on the matter is simply for the most part that they are usually silly, and that their prevalence makes it more difficult for me when I am driving.
It is interesting that when I attempt to explain why there is a general dislike (or hate) of these vehicles among those that do not drive them that the reaction is so strong. In some ways, it seems a lot like the strident anti-smokers or the militant vegetarians.
So, to reiterate, I really do not care what you drive. If, however, you want to know why others do, I can offer what I think are valid and insightful reasons.
Finally, is there some anti-Seattle issue that I am not aware of that you folks can clue me in to? Some folks seem to have latched on to that is a weird way.
Wow. Just wow. That is one damned impressive rant.
Welcome aboard, you’ll fit right in here.
I’m perfectly happy driving my Volvo station waggon. Very practical, yet it drives well. The major problem is that most car makers aren’t making station waggons anymore…
What part did you like the best? The fact that it is racially charged, or heterosexist?
Racially charged? Heterosexist?
People who don’t drive SUVs have some sort of extrasensory perception that allows them to see things that aren’t there. I suggest you get a Cadillac Escalade, pronto. Well, you don’t have to get an Escalade, but the more ostentatious, the better.