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| Yes | 53% | 316 votes | Total: 592 votes | |
| No | 47% | 276 votes |
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SUV vehicles have an important role to play in the automotive industry. A better question to ask would be, "Under what circumstances should we be buying a SUV?" A SUV, despite ...read more
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Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) still play an important role in the auto industry. There still exists a demand for these cars for several reasons. First of all, it is big and th...read more
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by CJ R
It is easy for a city-dwelling, having everything delivered, public transportation riding person to say that we should not be buying SUVs. And I agree, in that situation, no we...read more
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Oh yes, we should be buying more SUV cars. Once we can, we should get such important looking cars. SUV is so luxurious it can get you anywhere! fast moving, comfortable, it is o...read more
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by David Duncan
I believe there are still solid, practical reasons to purchase an SUV. First, let me admit our family's previous vehicle, a 2000 Chevrolet Prizm, got much better gas mileage t...read more
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by Ivan-ac
There are any number of reasons that people buy SUV's. It could be a simple personal preference for the style. It could be usefull for work or hobbies. Or maybe you need the...read more
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I am a fan of SUV's. I drive one, an Oldsmobile Bravada. That is one nice vehicle. Lots of bells and whistles, traditional Oldsmobile comfort and handling. Typical also of the b...read more
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Life is no longer that simple, nor does it need to be that complicated. We cannot go back to the horse and buggy days nor should we continue wasting resources, as we have in th...read more
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by Jacqueline
Yes people should still be buying SUV's if they are buying them for the right reason. What is the right reason you may ask? The answer is necessity. People who have a large fami...read more
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by Chris Rhames
Yes. I drove a Toyota Camry Wagon in college. Eventually, I out-grew that vehicle. I upgraded to a Toyota Avalon. This was a great car but I'm 6'5" and the room that this car ha...read more
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by James Vasile
Every person that buys an SUV has a reason to buy one. It is part of every American that says you should not be restricted to do something just because it is deemed bad. I...read more
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by Nadia Ghanny
The argument has often been found that SUVs are outrageously huge, gas gosling and unfriendly to the environment. The purchase of an SUV should be the decision of the purchaser...read more
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by Dean Holmes
North Americans have been flocking to buy SUVs in the last 15 years as if they were going out of style. Wait a moment...that simple phrase may be true. Trends have been re...read more
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by Rick Hobson
Buying an SUV or not buying an SUV is a personal choice. I don't have one, but I certainly don't want you or anyone else deciding for me whether or not I should have one. Those...read more
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by Sally Pink
I vote Yes to SUVs. Come on people what if we turn the tables and say it's not safe to drive small cars that crumble and write off in an accident. What if we say we should stop ...read more
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New cars are safer, smarter and more environmentally friendly than they have ever been in the history of automotive production. To discriminate against a particular type of car ...read more
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I think so long as you have a valid reason to need an SUV rather than a normal car, then i see no moral reason why you shouldn't buy one. Most people who do buy one of course d...read more
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by J.R. Anthony
The real question should be: Why would we buy anything else? Face it. SUVs are safer than the typical vehicles. Vehicle safety correlates directly with vehicle weight. Would ...read more
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SUV's are getting bigger and I can understand that they are more annoying to some people. BUT, there are several reasons people could and should still be buying them. One, it ...read more
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by Philip Eager
Of course we should drive SUV's! Why NOT? It costs too much? It wastes precious fuel? Give me a break. This nation was founded on the principal of Freedom! Drive whatever ...read more
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by Bonnie Ralph
As gas prices continue to increase in proportion to the decreasing supply of oil reserves, a question still managing to plague U.S. consumers is whether or not SUVs are a smart ...read more
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by Randy Scott
SUVs are simply wonderful vehicles, of that I have no doubt. They are big, loud, and obnoxious much like many of their owners. It's perhaps the owners who are the ones who shou...read more
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I used to be a big SUV van. I learn to drive on a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee and spent some fun times behind the wheel of a 2000 Dodge Durango. I loved their aggressive looks, smi...read more
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by Ben Hughes
SUVs, or Sports Utility Vehicles, are a cross between a 4x4 and an MPV. They are popular as a versatile vehicle offering both performance and practicality, combining the towing ...read more
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by Sean Curtis
Our country is founded on the tenet of free will, so I would never presume to tell someone how to live their life. If an individual wants to drive an SUV, that is their free wil...read more
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Ever since the first Ford Explorers flew off dealership lots sometime in the early 90's, I have had a distinct distaste for the rationale used by the American car-buying public ...read more
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by Stoneheart
SUV owners are driving us to a new world, one in which I certainly don't want to live. Every single one of us must breathe air to live. SUV owners make you and I breathe air ...read more
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A "sports utility" vehicle is an oxymoron - a sort of pushmepullyou hybrid which achieves nothing. I'm in no way anti-car - and I don't believe in this global warming scam be...read more
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As a self proclaimed "gear-head", I have always been opposed to the reality that our roads, and highways were to be the home of such monstrosities, a.k.a: the SUV. To me a great...read more
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I noticed that the number one article on the "yes" side of this debate stated that everyone who buys an SUV buys it for the reason that it was intended. So first things first, ...read more
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by Lauren Vlot
I know, I know. Everyone LOVES and NEEDS their SUV for whatever reason; to cart your soccer playing kids around, to hull the needed equipment for work, or to just project the i...read more
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While I can see the advantages of a big SUV or truck (towing, over-productive families, and wanting to do something about cheap gas), how often do you have a friend who needs ...read more
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by wkoenigsmann
No, we should not be driving SUVs. It's funny, but I've heard that Americans often laugh at the small cars Europeans drive. I've also heard that in some parts of France, t...read more
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by B. Rock
For the majority of the population, there is little or no reason to own an SUV. They waste gas, they are too large, and they are dangerous. Some people do genuinely need the...read more
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Should we still be buying SUVs? My response is an emphatic NO. In fact, we never should have bought into the hype attached to them in the first place. Let's address their so...read more
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by Sheila Zenni
No, I do not think we should still be purchasing SUV's as they are currently manufactured. What I think we all could agree on would be for American car makers to start building...read more
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by Martyn Allez
The SUV is a fashion statement in the UK. Most venture no further off road than the local supermarket car park. About 10% of SUV owners really need such a vehicle. Owners are...read more
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by Vera Wexler
There appears to be no benefit to owning an SUV, other than the fact that it makes the driver feel high and mighty, and since there are many other things in the world that can m...read more
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by Joe Symmes
I am not opposed to SUVs. I do believe Americans are buying them in abundance. This fad of automotive-overindulgence is rooted in misplaced priorities. Yes, SUVs are gene...read more
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by Gary Jenkins
To continue to purchase SUVs in a world where our fossil fuels are quickly disappearing and costing us more and more each day is short sighted, ignorant, and ridiculous. I used ...read more
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