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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
People dibn't buy them just "because". People do things for a reason, or multiple reasons.
Many people bought SUVs because they have large families that don't fit in tiny cars, and car companies were forced to stop making large RWD cars (or at least affordable ones)
Many people bought trucks and suvs because they have something that has to be towed (camper, boat, snow machine, jetski) and dinky FWD econoboxes are poor at this, and car companies were forced to stop making large RWD cars (or at least affordable ones)
Many people bought SUVs because they want to protect their loved ones as much as possible. Miniature econoboxes offer less protection and generally feel less safe inside to the occupants. They had no alternative, since car companies were forced to stop making large RWD cars (or at least affordable ones)
Many people bought SUVs and trucks because they live in areas where travel is affected by weather, and lightweight cars with dinky tires and no ground clearance do not function as well in these conditions. Trucks were the only choice because car companies were forced to stop making large RWD cars (or at least affordable ones)
Most people who think CAFE is a good idea live in areas where tiny cars are a better fit, and/or think everyone should change their lives to eliminate the need for a large vehicle. These masterminds think they know better than the spontaneous order which we have enjoyed until now.
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Alot of people could have used the last gen Caprice
Large, roomy, available towing package with 5000 pound rating, mine with the towing packaged averaged mid 20s in the MPG. With the LSD it even did decent offroad, like a 2WD truck capabilities (gotta love a BOF car!)
Seems like their sales were still pretty good when GM killed them all (Caprice, impala SS, ROadmaster, and Fleetwood) o make more trucks :(