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Originally posted by 350HP930
Do you know how many tons of waste and materials it takes to make just one new SUV? Multiply that by the fact that many of your typical SUV owners are the kind of people who buy a new vehicle every few years since they wouldn't be caught dead driving something 'old'.
On the emissions side, even if the SUV has slightly better emissions it burns double the fuel which more than negates any advantages in that department.
That being said, what do you think the other environmental advantages of owning an SUV over a passenger car are?
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New vehicles burn much cleaner than our 20 year old cars - not just slightly cleaner. It has much less to do with the amount of fuel, but rather the efficient and complete burn of the fuel in the engine.
I'm not defending the environmental benefits of the SUV - I don't now own or need one. I do however drive a full size truck which very closely equals the SUV in bad fuel economy. I find it really interesting that enviromentalists single out the SUV when there many more pickups out there burning just as much fuel. Seems like the "Greens" just need something to be pissed off about.....