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Algernon Goss-Custard wrote:
T i m posted

Talking of inconsiderate people g, it seems there is a report that
has suggested the SUV's are the top 10 vehicles in the list of most
polluting vehicles used in cities

Well almost any vehicle is going to be in the top ten of a list of
categories of road vehicle. There aren't very many categories anyway.

and the owners the least likely to
take them (inc the 4WD ones) off road.

The reason they are so high on the list is that the marketing is the
most aggressive because the profit margins are the greatest.

People don't 'need' these SUVs (in the main and especially in the
inner city) but are made to believe they do by the marketing.

Many city-dwellers have them because they own a second home in the
country, where they often *are* useful whether you go off road or not. I
don't go off-road but there's been plenty of times I've been glad of 4WD
mode.

when these vehicles first appeared they were known a "Off the road
vehicles".
Ideal for parking on the pavement.

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