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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate it. I don't even like the "small" SUVs. Everyone wants to drive around in a little mini-living room. I hate that 80% of the vehicles parked on my block these days are SUVs. It didn't used to be this way. It seems like the de facto choice for people with kids and/or dogs, and it's not necessary. Having one or two kids does not necessitate a Subaru Forrester or Honda CR-V.

Also, if you claim to care about the environment but you are purchasing a brand new, non-hybrid, non-electric SUV, you are full of it. Yes, these vehicles are not as gas guzzling as older model SUVs or the really enormous ones. They still use more gas than a smaller vehicle. And if you are using it for yourself or a small family of 3 or 4, you are allocating a lot of resources for your family to be moderately more comfortable. If you have to have a car (which I get -- we have to have a car too), you had lots of decent, more environmentally conscious, options, and you chose to get an SUV instead. You're a jerk.[/quote] I’m a first responder so I need the awd. I also have 2 dogs and one kid. We have a Honda CR-V. I guess I could have gotten a Subaru but they cost more so I didn’t.  I’m proud of myself that we use the CRV. When we go on vacation we put a platform thing on the hitch on the back and our stuff goes on there. [/quote]

A Subaru Outback is very similar in price to a CRV, has plenty of room or hauling dogs and one kid, and has AWD. Easy to add on a rooftop carrier for extra gear on long car trips. There is no reason that you have to buy an SUV in this situation. You bought it because you preferred it.[/quote]

CRV Dimensions: 182″ L x 73″ W x 66-67″ H
Outback Dimensions: 191″ L x 73-75″ W x 66-67″ H

The Outback is longer and is the same height. WTF is your deal?[/quote]

I have a theory that 30% of Subaru owners in the DMV are former Prius owners who fell for extremely targeted marketing and can't admit they were marks.  So they come to these boards and insist that Subarus are the only AWD option, easy driving, have great gas mileage or are otherwise good for the environment, and then double down when people who know anything about cars ask what they're talking about.[/quote]

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