My Daughter Wants to Buy an SUV

[Somechic]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bee13 @ May 9 2007, 12:29 AM) [snapback]438066[/snapback]</div>

My 26-year old daughter recently stunned my wife and me at the dinner table while talking about escalating fuel prices. She unflinchingly announced that she wants to buy an SUV, regardless of fuel cost. I was floored. Upon further questioning it became apparent that IMAGE was 100% behind her vehicle choice. She's currently driving a 2002 Honda Civic and getting good economy but wants to "trade up" to something flashier that projects more of a power image.

Unbelievable...
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Suggest a Toyota Highlander or Ford Escape. If she's dead set on the SUV, at least she should consider a hybrid.

[cwerdna]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MarinJohn @ May 21 2007, 11:36 AM) [snapback]446799[/snapback]</div>

My first thought, if faced with such a situation, would be to have her rent a vehicle for 2 months. One month the SUV of her choice and one month a vehicle you find more suitable for her situation. Have her pay all associated costs then make an informed decision. Status or left-over money for fun.
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Renting two vhehicles a for a whole month each is pretty expensive... maybe 1.5 to 2 weeks a piece would be enough to prove the point.

[ilusnforc]

Almost 2 years ago when my sister was about 25 she bought a brand new Trailblazer. I had a Honda Insight at the time, wanting a Prius, and I tried to talk her into a Highlander Hybrid or Escape Hybrid instead, but she got it her way. Shortly after I got my Prius I decided to move from Utah back to Texas again and she offered to drive my Prius back if I flew her up to Utah and I would drive my other car. By the time we made it back to Texas she was quite jealous of the Prius and had tons of fun with the luxuries her GM is missing like the GPS, bluetooth, leather, etc... She sounds like she really wishes she had gotten a Prius. Her husband just got an almost new Silverado crew cab this year, but he works for a police dept near Houston and only lives just down the street from the station but he needs to be able to get there even when Houston is having it's seasonal floods, so they both want to stick with higher trucks and SUVs because of the regular flooding where they would probably be trapped in a Prius.

[Tadashi]

My buddy just took his Navigator to the gas station today and paid $96.85 to fill it up and gets about 450 miles on a tank. I pay about $26 and get about 600 miles. Nuff said.

[Pinto Girl]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tadashi @ May 23 2007, 07:25 PM) [snapback]448600[/snapback]</div>

My buddy just took his Navigator to the gas station today and paid $96.85 to fill it up and gets about 450 miles on a tank. I pay about $26 and get about 600 miles. Nuff said.
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Yes, but according to the 26-year old in question, status and image are worth more than merely money...
[sigh]

[bigmahma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ May 23 2007, 08:32 PM) [snapback]448607[/snapback]</div>

Yes, but according to the 26-year old in question, status and image are worth more than merely money...
[sigh]
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This is true.

I put a transformer sticker on my Prius -

*rubs fingers on shirt*