I find my general surprise that people are so keen on SUVs has nothing to do with the freedom to drive what you want, it's to do with why would someone want to drive something so big, ugly, atrocious handling (in a lot of cases), poorly made or reliability issues (e.g Jeep; unreliable Land/Range Rovers), unless they
had to - like for work, or large families, etc.
I'm OK with why someone want's to drive something they will not use to even 20% of its true capabilities, but why something that is so flawed in a lot of ways? Like Porsche owners that don't use anything like the performance of handling capabilities of their car, but at least it's a
Porsche.
Oh well...and no offense intended, just a critique of a vehicle when it is not used for it's true purpose and it is only just adequate at everything else, in some cases. (To counteract "the neither is a Porsche" argument: Porsche are small, easy to park, often capable of great fuel economy, well made, and handle very well at average speeds in the hands of the uninitiated; basically, everything SUVs aren't).
Freedom to drive what we want is a narrow margin, also. Can I drive a 917 on the road? No. Can I destroy my license/registration/have no ID, drive naked in a lime green 914 with the roof off at 90 mph down Santa Monica Bvld, when stopped by LA finest (or asked to) I jump out the car and run off? I don't think so....
Well, at least we don't have to all drive around in these:
and offense to anyone who does....