GM truck sales surge, Toyota with gas guzzling SUV's, Trucks

dumb ass people buy trucks and SUVs. the gov't should outlaw them. the gov't outlawed detriot from selling muscle cars in the early 1970's which ended countless deaths.

The truth of the matter is, while the local news will always be able to find random people to moan about the price of gas, the majority of the population really doesn't care in the long run. They will find a way to pay for gas, just like they find a way to pay for high-speed internet and cable and cell phones and three-dollar cups of coffee. After all, once you're in debt, who cares, right? What's another pound to an elephant?

I drive a Corolla. I am very happy with it. I don't have any need for a car that is more elaborate or fancy. It's a good reliable little machine. It's my 3rd Corolla. The irony is the first two were both hit by pickup truck drivers. Karma?

I never understood why Detroit didn't get it, or chose NOT to get it and make cars LIKE Hondas and Toyotas and Nissans et al.

I get 33-35MPG driving to work, WITH Auto and A/C. I get around 40-42MPG on long trips.

Works for me.

You hit my point. I was amazed to learn that Toyota has introduced more SUVS and Trucks over the last 3 years than GM or Ford. Are they going down the same path? And now talking about building a 3/4 ton truck with a large powertrain.

Heavy duty trucks serve absolutely no purpose. Construction workers should build our roads/buildings/houses/everything else with hybrid honda civics. That would be better for the environment.

yeah baby wrote:

dumb ass people buy trucks and SUVs. the gov't should outlaw them. the gov't outlawed detriot from selling muscle cars in the early 1970's which ended countless deaths.

Hilarious!

Two words: FREE MARKETS.

Okay, this is a good thread to get some help.

I have 5 kids.

Any advice on what to buy in lieu of an SUV?

I need to be able to fit them into one car, and I haven't been able to get by with anything other than a large SUV or Van. They both have the same gas mileage, so it isn't like the van is better.

Am I just screwed?

-RunMOM

Toyota Highlander HYBRID.

you stupid ass. the gov't has to outlaw SUVs and trucks for the good of the public. kids are dying for your f u c k i n oil habit, and for what, just so you can act like big shit in a truck. what a country of pussies. can't win the war. can't act normal and feel good about yourself without a big dumb ass SUV.

Get a used Toyota Camry. The things are practically indestructable as long as you follow the maintenance guides.

They're not sexy, but are reliable as all get out.

Should've bought five Trojans back in the day. Thanks for contributing to overpopulation.

Let me guess...you wouldn't even look at a minivan because the other soccer moms wouldn't approve of such a vehicle. The gas mileage on most minivans is 20 city, 25 highway...show me an 7 passenger SUV that gets that kind of mileage.

you lyin litlle f u c k. you are 5'1" 98lb weakling. you goota have a dopers truck to feel big. better spend the money on steroids and HGH. that's what lance armstrong did and look what he's achieved, mary wittenberg flashes her tits at him.

RunMOM wrote:

Am I just screwed?

-RunMOM

5 times, it appears. those are the choices we make and the consequences we live with. What if you had 7 kids? No vehicle outside of a 15-passenger would hold your family.

You are a perfect example of a family that needs an SUV or large van. your mpg per person is probably better than mine when i drive my hybrid or at least close.

help this girl wrote:

I dont get it.

People are sheep. Someone told them they'd be safer in an SUV and they could sit up higher, so that was enough for them to buy one. Or, it was to keep up with the guy next door.

Kids are dying in Iraq because I ride my bike to work? I had no idea! (FYI - I don't own a truck / SUV but thanks for the illogical leap to wrong conclusions.)

Look angry little man - FREE MARKETS and CONSUMER CHOICE is why trucks and SUVs continue to sell. People still want to drive them and don't care about the price of gasoline right now. The market is willing to bear the price of large vehicle ownership.

Want to government to choose what you can drive? Where you can go to school / work? Where you can live? Then find some socialist "utopia" like Cuba. Running shoes have lots of petro-chemicals in them. I guess your little exercise habit is killing kids also. Perhaps we should ban footwear not made from hemp, recycled rubber, and sustainable canvas?

b. control wrote:

Should've bought five Trojans back in the day. Thanks for contributing to overpopulation.

Let me guess...you wouldn't even look at a minivan because the other soccer moms wouldn't approve of such a vehicle. The gas mileage on most minivans is 20 city, 25 highway...show me an 7 passenger SUV that gets that kind of mileage.

Thanks, I'll take my kids over your opinion...

I have a van, dumb ass - honda odyssey - it doesn't get better gas mileage than our old '89 suburban.

There is no way I would fit my kids in a used camry.

b. control is just pissed that he is sad and alone, without anyone who gives a shit about him. Loser.

Maybe you shouldn't shuttle your kids everywhere...make them ride their bikes, or, God forbit, walk. But you probably live in some gated community far, far away from shopping, schools, and services.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, you can buy "carbon offsets" and drive any care you want. Better still, you can just say you bought carbon offsets (nobody will know the difference) and do whatever you want - just like Al Gore.