[ChadsDad]

I'm on my third Suburban. I can haul a lot of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Soccer crap, baseball crap, science projects, camping gear, etc., and pull all my trailers. I love the vehicle, and I don't need to explain why to anyone. You drive what you want, and I promise not to notice...

[Ditter]

Thats telling 'em! I have always driven Surburbans & Tahoes. I can haul my grandchildren, my animals & my STUFF! They are safe for me & mine & if they are worried that I will hit them (I haven't hit anyone yet) they can stay out of my way! I don't commute 50 miles per day & I get a lot more than 10 mpg. A girl rearended me while I was sitting at a redlight last week. She wrecked her whole front end, both fenders & the hood. I didn't have a scratch. Should I feel bad about that???

[redangus]

My neighbor who is very environmentally aware owns 2 small Lexuses, but has for years borrowed first my full-size pickup and now my Tahoe to carry things and tow his boat. In fact my Tahoe is in Michigan this week attached to his sailboat, while I am stuck with his Lexus. (Gosh I'm a good neighbor.)

[SLB]

Third Suburban? I am jealous as we are only on the second, although we have both of them in the drive. I drive the older to work every day. Mrs SLB drives the newer. We went to a home school conference this weekend. The church parking lot was filled with SUV's and full sized vans.

That is a joke in the home school community - large families = large vehicles.