[MR] hysteria versus reality was: Re: gas

[Terry Buyers]

To haul my family around I need something that will seat 5 adults. If I 
want to haul more than 1 day's worth of food at the same time, I need 
some cargo area. Although I will admit there are some out there that 
drive big SUVs as a status thing, most of us that run aaround in big 
trucks do so because we need to haul things. My total cargo + drawbar 
weight is probably twice the weight of your car and its maximum tow 
weight. Heading out to a camping event, I easily can come near to my GVW.

Then again, I value my children too much to put them in a little car in 
a world with semi trucks and busses on the road.

20 gallons doesn't even fill up my main tank, let alone the auxiliaries.


Joshua Thomas wrote:

>Is rationing people to 20 gal per person really rationing. I have a
>16.9gallon tank. I think that should be a permanant ration. Maybe it
>would stop
>people from buying oversized vehicles. An SUV tax would be great!:)
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