[bootman]

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Originally Posted by chadbang I had to wonder: who buys these things, why, and when will the Godzilla-like egos of American motorists and the whole "size matters" school of thought finally give way to rationality?

Believe it or not, over 30% of Hummer buyers are women.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advert...5-hummer_x.htm

 

[Mr.PD]

I voted mid size.
I have two half ton pickups. Those are mid size pickups.

One is a 1977 Dodge short box 4X4 and the other is a 2004 Ford F150 Supercrew FX4.
My Dodge gets 6 to 10 mpg out of it's high torque 440 cubic inch V8.

I've owned it since before gas was a dollar a gallon. When it was my only means of transportation I equipped it with 3 gas tanks for a total of 66 gallons.

I do own a car or two. I drive a 96 Chrysler Sebring coupe every once in a while that I keep in another town. I like it because it's a car. It doesn't get very good mileage though, only around 25mpg.

The smallest car I have ever owned was Mazda Miata. We have considered another car about that size, but I would like to get something a little bit bigger. There are still too many Hummers on the road.

 

[zachary80]

I guess my Prelude falls into the mini catagory

But if we aren't talking about cars...

 

[chadbang]

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Originally Posted by bootman Believe it or not, over 30% of Hummer buyers are women. http://www.usatoday.com/money/advert...5-hummer_x.htm

I believe. Much of the time I see little women stepping out of huge SUVs. Penis envy? Feelings of inferiority?

 

[en480c4]

I went from this:

To this:

To a VW Passat GLX V6.

The Jeeps were great, but as a primary vehicle, they left a lot to be desired. I'll always want a Jeep, and after 5 Jeeps in 10 years, soon enough I'll probably get another. Probably just as a 2nd vehicle/toy. The car rules, so all my trail riding is now going to be on my mountain bike!!!

 

[bg4533]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickcr42 not if you measure cost in calories burned ! Carbo loading aint cheap either bud

The amount I will save in medical costs due to being healthier will negate the cost of extra food.

Besides, most of the calories would just become fat anyway.

 

[rickcr42]

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The amount I will save in medical costs due to being healthier will negate the cost of extra food.

not if someone with an SUV runs your behind over !

 

[roadtonowhere08]

I am a Civic person. I prefer to save the gas for something important, not make me look cool. We will leave it at that...

 

[romesaz]

Here's what I say to the H2's

Http://content.collegehumor.com/medi.../hummerbad.wmv

The only hummer that was worth anyone's time, was the H1, or whatever you wanna call it.

I hope that link works. If it doesnt, if someone can host it, that'd be great.

 

[D-EJ915]

Somewhere between the Supra/3000GT and Elise/MR2 is my perfect car size, those are two limits of where I'm willing to go.

Anything bigger than a CTS is just obscene.

 

[Wmcmanus]

'97 Jeep Grand Cherokee, nothing fancy in terms of interior, lots of miles, good kick around vehicle, although Hurricane Ivan deposited a fair amount of salt water in the transmission line, and I'm afraid she might be a goner.

'90 Mercedes 560 SEL, big, long, tuna boat type of grandpa car, with white walls as a required accessory (much like the typical 80 year-old man wearing shorts and white dress socks, thinking he looks hip). But it's smooth as silk to drive!

'96 Pontiac TransAm for evenings and weekends.

 

[averydonovan]

If/when I start driving I will drive a small car. Although I wouldn't mind a Ford F-350 CrewCab Diesel 4x4 (non-dually) it ain't practical at all. I'm thinking along the lines of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI, something small and fuel-efficient. That way I can laugh at all the SUV drivers whining about fuel prices

But I avoid the whole thing for now and just take the bus. $45/month for a bus pass and spare time to relax and listen to music. At times it's inconvenient but I certainly get what I pay for.

 

[Kirosia]

I like the mid-size cars. I'm driving the family suv, and although it's quite a nice looking and useful, I just don't like em big. Plus it's a b**ch to park, and backing out in certain places can be troublesome . . .

 

[individual6891]

They're good in crashes though

But then there's the whole "you're buying that to make up for something else" argument..

Me? A mini man, I drive a VW Polo

 

[waltermeyer]

Well I voted midsize, but reading what other people here consider mini, maybe Im a mini guy now. I drive a 05 Subaru WRX STi. Its tons of fun. 300hp, 300lbft torque. 0- 60 in 4.6 sec. 1/4 mile in 13.2. 160 top speed. All wheel drive. 6 speed manual. The list goes on and on.