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>> There is a reason that many people are getting fed up with seeing gas
>> guzzling full size SUV's on the road.
>>
> >>>> Yeah, it's called jealousy.
>>
>> Only someone with a small penis would say it's jealousy.
>>
> >> Grow the hell up. Some people actually take pride in what they drive.
> >> They are proud of the way it looks. Obviously this does not apply to
> >> Toyota owners, as they make the most boring vehicles in the world. I
> >> almost fall asleep everytime I see one. Someday, if you are really good,
> >> you might own a vehicle that you are proud to show to your family and
> >> friends.
> >
> > Valid response, but it does nothing to address the jealousy issue.
>
> I was not the one who made the jealousy comment, however, it does happen.
> Some people think of a car as nothing more then a tool to get from home to
> work. Others enjoy, and take pride in maintaing, upgrading, modifying, and
> whatever else you can think of, there cars.
>
> > If I hit the lottery tomorrow, I still wouldn't be driving around in a
> > gigantic vehicle unless it somehow addressed a mechanical need (towing,
> > off-road, lots of passengers).
>
> That is fair. You say it doesn't address your mechanical need. What about
> your desires? If you don't mind driving around all your life in a Camry, or
> Civic, that is fine with me. I, on the other hand, prefer a nicer
> automobile.

Nicer = gets through traffic jams much faster than any car made a half-
century ago.

> > Pride? In what? You had no hand in building the car you drive unless you
> > work for the manufacturer. Pride in the wax job?
>
> Actually, most of my extended family does work for GM, so there is
> definitely pride there. As for the wax job, sure. Why do you think there
> are so many waxes, cleaning products, detailing products, modification
> products, etc. on the market?

For the same reason there are so many waxes, cleaning products,
detailing products, modification products on the cosmetics and health
market -- vanity, plus foolishness that they'll actually help.

Why do you think there are so many oil and gas treatments for cars,
most of which are useless?

> Those are for people who take pride in their vehicles, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Still, they shouldn't hang rubber testicles from the rear bumpers.