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To: Ilaine who wrote (21894)	7/31/2002 1:05:30 PM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>> I've been seeing SUVs made by Cadillac, Honda, Toyota, Mercedes -- these things are here to stay. << ... in fenced-off car lots, with "reposessed by..." stickers behind their wipers... dj [edit] PS: correction - we'll just consolidate and keep on riding along... theonion.com

To: Ilaine who wrote (21894)	7/31/2002 2:49:38 PM
From: marginmike	Respond to of 74559

In a world of bumper to bumper trafic and larger Americans the apeal for SuV's have more to do with seating comfort then off road capability. I admit seating position and comfort keep me coming back. Unless you want to buy a deville an expedition/escalade is a VERY comfortable vehicle. Also in Cities the are more durable. IMHO.

To: Ilaine who wrote (21894)	7/31/2002 3:28:16 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

It's all due to CAFE CAFE has grossly distorted the vehicle market. Given a public policy objective of lowering gasoline consumption, a better approach would be to junk CAFE and impose higher gasoline taxes. Let the market figure out out to achieve the savings. The savings could be in many forms: more efficient vehicles, tele-commuting, car-pooling, mass transit, moving closer to one's job site, etc. The tax rate could be adjusted periodically to control the rate of gasoline consumption, in the same way that the fed controls the money supply.