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icymist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:43 PM Original message |
Sales of gas-guzzling SUVs sputter as fuel costs climb |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh poor little SUV drivers.... |
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Wright Patman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. I was nearly killed |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. That's a nice story |
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keithyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Anybody hear what el- Rushbo is saying to his SUV-dittoheads? |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sucks for them, but... |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. I got a rendevous with ave 20.5mpg |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oh my, that's the saddest thing I've ever heard....NOT. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. anyone who bought one of those fuckers deserves to take it in the shorts.. |
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Roaming (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Hard as it may be to believe through the veil of intense anger |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Once a year? |
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Roaming (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I haul my sizeable family around MUCH more frequently than just once a |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. towing a camper? |
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Alerter_ (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. ha ha, what a joke! |
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Nashyra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. There are some reasons people own an SUV |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. you are in the minority for your purchase |
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Roaming (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Some people buy 3000 square foot houses for only two people... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. I respectfully disagree |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. True, and when the housing market crashes and foreclosures |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. huh |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. I agree |
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rkc3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wait until.... |
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PartyPooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh dear, what will these American folks do if they can't drive a SUV? |
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namvet73 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Yeah, and if they drill deep enough... |
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C_eh_N_eh_D_eh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Not likely. You ever see "Mad Max"? |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Well, let's see - American oil production peaked in 1970 . . . |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. I sure as hell am not shedding tears for anyone over 45. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. you and me both, denver |
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historian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. I remember those days with a certain smugness |
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mulethree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. 40 is old enough but what happened to the really high MPG |
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icymist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Maybe Harley Davidson can make a small car.... |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:29 AM Response to Reply #45 |
57. If they did... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
56. VW still builds small diesels |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh boo fuckin' hoo... |
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namvet73 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. About a year ago I predicted..... |
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namvet73 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I forgot, I am > 45, but I learned. n/t. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Ring the Pavlovian bell. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. hmmm sell a many of these pigs as |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Suckers ... |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. We Have Not Even Begun To Feel the Negative Effects |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Agree..report here on news that lowest will be 2.75 mid summer. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. I predicted this several years ago. |
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aquaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Best news I have heard today......... |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. A few thoughts |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. I have to laugh at ... |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. yup, you sure don't need no stinking suv to haul building supplies . . . |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. LOL! |
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mulethree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:45 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Yikes!! |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. oops, forgot the rest of the story |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 05:43 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. well, that begs some questions - of these people. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Very true! I had a Datsun 210 |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. Maybe people will start buying more gas efficient vehicles. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. GOOD!! |
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PfcHammer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
50. I seldom see anyone other than the driver inside these ugly tanks. |
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PartyPooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Neither do I. Does each member of the family drive one of these monsters? |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
52. I'm trying to feel sorry for them, but |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
53. Serves them right! |
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lil-petunia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 06:00 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. My SUV |
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roscoeroscoe (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:51 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. check out this site on hummers~ |
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RebelYell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
59. Dr. Diesel |
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