I'm in the same boat, but I consider my truck more of a want, instead of a need. I tow a horse trailer a few times a year. I haul stuff in the back often. But when it all comes down to it, its a want. I was able to function quite well with a fiero before and truthfully what I "need" nowadays is something that can fit 5 people.
What's ironic though is everything you listed probably puts out more pollution than your truck :) On 1/8/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Really really need as in I have a trailer I tow that, when loaded with > quads, golf cart, BBQ grill and smoker weighs over 3000 lbs. Now I am pretty > sure that there is NOT a hybrid that can haul all of this so thus I need > this truck. Once they come up with a hybrid that can do this and is > affordable, I will jump all over it. And soon I am going to get my family > and I a toybox to haul this stuff so once agin I need this truck. Now of > course we do use my wifes economy SUV to do daily driving around and family > trips that we do not need my truck for, but when we do need my truck we use > it. And I would like to add that we do actually use my truck for it's > intended purpose, such as the example I stated above. > > On 1/8/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > really really need, or just want/like.... > > > > On 1/8/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What about those of us who have these big gas guzzling trucks/SUV > > because we > > > need them? > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mary Jo Sminkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 7:10 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: so...there's no such thing as global warming? > > > > > > >And that's perfectly fine - those with > > > >the means should, without guilt, spend their money however they like. > > > > > > But this is a big part of the problem. People that *do* have the means > > to > > > make a difference don't bother, because they spend their money "however > > they > > > like" regardless of the environmental impacts. They buy big energy > > guzzling > > > cars that they don't need, just because they can afford them and the > > costs > > > associated. And because sadly, there seems to be some status associated > > with > > > owning such cars. I don't think that *should* be guilt-free. Many times > > for > > > instance, people can easily afford a hybrid SUV or sedan over the > > regular > > > model they buy, but they don't care to pay the extra cost. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224001 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
