PHIL BOYER: 40% OF AOPA MEMBERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING THEIR FLYING DUE TO FUEL PRICES

On 2008-06-19, Dylan Smith wrote:
Some things a midsize car can do that an SUV can't:
- Go around corners without feeling like they are going to tip over
- Avoid accidents (to such an extent you're twice as likely to be killed
in a Ford Explorer than in a VW Jetta)
- Fit in urban parking garages comfortably with enough room to open the
doors fully
- Parallel park in a small space

My SUV does all of these. It even gets 28 MPG on the highway (actual results
from several 1000-mile-plus trips, fully loaded). No, it's not an Explorer
(no way in hell will I ever own another product of the Ford Motor Company),
or a TrailBlazer, much less a Suburban. Don't tar all SUVs with the same
brush.

Now for some people, an SUV makes sense. But not the typical urban
commuter in an office job: they just have the SUV as a fashion
statement. The people who actually *need* them on a frequent basis are a
very small minority.

Yes, and? In our system, nobody is entitled to an opinion on whether someone
else needs something. If you think you need it, you buy iy. It's that
simple.
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Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
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On 2008-06-19, Jay Maynard wrote:
Yes, and? In our system, nobody is entitled to an opinion on whether someone
else needs something.

Yes, they are actually - it's the cornerstone of western democracy,
'free speech'. What they are not entitled to is that opinion being
listened to or heeded.

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From the sunny Isle of Man.
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Dylan Smith wrote:
On 2008-06-19, Jay Maynard wrote:
Yes, and? In our system, nobody is entitled to an opinion on whether someone
else needs something.

Yes, they are actually - it's the cornerstone of western democracy,
'free speech'. What they are not entitled to is that opinion being
listened to or heeded.


Well at least I can agree with you on that statement.