Comments on: The 4×4s that Ate Connecticut http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/ Life in America, life in the details. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Diazepam usa. http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-1276 Diazepam usa. Fri, 09 May 2008 06:12:22 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-1276 <strong>Diazepam....</strong> Drug screen diazepam. Diazepam.... Diazepam….

Drug screen diazepam. Diazepam….

]]> By: Mike http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-276 Mike Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:38:25 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-276 What the hell does ozone have to do with anything? What the hell does ozone have to do with anything?

]]> By: Elizabeth http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-272 Elizabeth Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:21:50 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-272 <p>Tam-o, I agree generally... while I await the rare events of seeing a SUVs full of people. I can and have counted so many times when its loner-mobile on the highway. </p> <p>Days of big families are generally over but I remember them... we HAD 8 people in one station wagon and still managed to get whatever stuff we needed packed in around our feet and elbows or strapped to the top. </p> <p>For errands. For short trips and one-kid-runs, every family needs to have a little car like the Fit. And when we start counting, almost every drive we make falls in that category. The SUVs should be gathering dust, pulled out only for the winter month trips to Grandmas through the snow. </p> <p>There is a limited amount of fuel and a limited amount of ozone. Why is that such a difficult equation for people to calculate?</p> Tam-o, I agree generally… while I await the rare events of seeing a SUVs full of people. I can and have counted so many times when its loner-mobile on the highway.

Days of big families are generally over but I remember them… we HAD 8 people in one station wagon and still managed to get whatever stuff we needed packed in around our feet and elbows or strapped to the top.

For errands. For short trips and one-kid-runs, every family needs to have a little car like the Fit. And when we start counting, almost every drive we make falls in that category. The SUVs should be gathering dust, pulled out only for the winter month trips to Grandmas through the snow.

There is a limited amount of fuel and a limited amount of ozone. Why is that such a difficult equation for people to calculate?

]]> By: disgruntled commuter http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-269 disgruntled commuter Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:21:17 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-269 he he - 'expensive' gas not making much of a difference over there yet then? I love hearing Americans complain about how much petrol costs these days and then tell them what it costs over here. he he - ‘expensive’ gas not making much of a difference over there yet then?

I love hearing Americans complain about how much petrol costs these days and then tell them what it costs over here.

]]> By: Tammy http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-268 Tammy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:57:04 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2007/10/10/the-4x4s-that-ate-connecticut/#comment-268 Wait a minute - I resemble that remark! So here is my thought for the day on this. Okay, I see your point. Two car seats fit in ANY car (well, one with a back seat) for a family. AGREED. So why do you need a gas guzzling, 20 mpg minivan or 16 mpg SUV for your two kids, or worse, just TWO of you, or just ONE of you. Well.....the theory behind the BIG vans and cars is to haul MORE than just five people (and seriously, only FOUR comfortably). It's set to haul seven people - you know, your family and your family's friends, without having to drag another car down into the mix. So my question is - what is better, ONE 16 mpg gas guzzling SUV or minivan that can hold 7, or TWO 40 mpg Honda Fits driving down the road? (granted, i believe that there really isn't that much carpooling going on and that most people just like to be road hogs, but it begs an answer, don't you think?) Wait a minute - I resemble that remark!

So here is my thought for the day on this. Okay, I see your point. Two car seats fit in ANY car (well, one with a back seat) for a family. AGREED. So why do you need a gas guzzling, 20 mpg minivan or 16 mpg SUV for your two kids, or worse, just TWO of you, or just ONE of you. Well…..the theory behind the BIG vans and cars is to haul MORE than just five people (and seriously, only FOUR comfortably). It’s set to haul seven people - you know, your family and your family’s friends, without having to drag another car down into the mix.

So my question is - what is better, ONE 16 mpg gas guzzling SUV or minivan that can hold 7, or TWO 40 mpg Honda Fits driving down the road? (granted, i believe that there really isn’t that much carpooling going on and that most people just like to be road hogs, but it begs an answer, don’t you think?)

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