taxing SUVs more????

[MissMillie]

I get the point behind taxing people who use more gas more... but isn't that done through gasoline taxes?

I have a Scion xB. It's "class" on my motor vehicle registration is "utility". I imagine I would be taxed more. Which doesn't seem fair to me. My Scion gets better gas mileage than many family sedans (for instance, I got 34 mpg last week and my parents Buick gets 28 mpg).

If the point is to tax people for gas usage, wouldn't it be wise to raise the gas tax instead of taxing cars according to class?

[urizenxvii]

1. that's really strange.

why is a scion xB listed as "utility"? I thought that SUVs were specifically vehicles built on a light truck frame... You might want to talk to the transportation people?

[friendly_iconoclast]

2. Is the xB the boxy one? Some 'cars' are utility vehicles

In Japan, the xB is a Toyota sedan delivery (only two doors, no rear quarter windows), and registered accordingly.

Other non-car cars are Subaru Outbacks and Dodge Magnums. I don't what others may
be out there. I can't see why Brookline would want double the tax on 4 cylnder SUVs
like the Subie Forester, Honda Element, Honda CR-V, or Geo Tracker.

A relative of mine has an xB. They are very handy vehicles, and remind me of the
old Honda Civic station wagon. (I wish Honda would produce a new version)