This Is Why We Have Problems!
As most of you know, we are currently dealing with high gas prices not only in the United States but all over the world. Gas prices have been rising and so have the cost of other foods and goods as a result but what I fail to understand is what could be the cause of this. Well, I look around and most of what I see is large trucks, large SUV’s and just one person inside the vehicle. I know that I live in Texas and that everything is big in texas, but do you really need the car below to haul a single person around in?
I saw this outside the Barnes and Noble and I noticed a lady get out of this vehicle by herself. I’m sure she has a use for a truck like this otherwise she wouldn’t get it right? Well, most probably thats wrong. It seems as though a lot of people are driving around large SUV’s mainly because they’re getting a better deal on them. A somewhat stupid way to justify burning twice as much fuel but whatever floats your boat. Either way, I saw this car and the lady getting out of it and I just had to take a picture because it sure is as large as it looks in the picture. I’m sure I could part two Mini’s back to back to make up the length of this car. Hope you like the picture!
good point. I fail to understand this as well. It is same with the food problem. You hear everyday in media and news that there’s a shortage of food in the world but yet you see people still having food fight and government allowing it!
Yeah, I saw that truck and I was like, “I’m sure people would like to see this”
lol. nice picture by the way
cool picture but here we just have bike so what would be the cause for hike here
hahaha, thanks for stopping by Narendra. I think the issue in India and China for that matter is that they have a large growing consumer market for gasoline so even though about 40% of the population drives a car, considering that their population is over 1 billion, that means that there are 400 million consumers. That makes it a 100 million more than the United States. Its just that the numbers are not adding up for oil exploration. Either way, you make a good point. I wish I could ride a bike everywhere to save on gas!
hey hey, great website you got! I found you thru Nick.
Here is my two cents on this post….I drive a Nissan Titan and I love it. (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/PerezDrea/titanandme.jpg) The Titan is Nissan’s full size truck. I drive that because we have a boat, travel trailer, and various other things that I tow around. My husband drives a corvette, so one of us needed to drive the bigger car to haul everything around. You cant haul a boat or travel trailer with a Prius or some hybrid. I hate it when people make assumptions about me when i drive a huge truck. Yes, it is mine. No, it isnt my husbands. LOL
All I can say is that please just dont go assuming things about that lady who was driving that monster truck. Maybe it is her husbands or maybe she is in the same scenario as I. open your eyes to see the bigger picture, *be* the bigger picture :p
Thanks for your comment Andrea. Well, its not a generalized comment. I’m not necessarily making an assumption about her but thats because I drive a large SUV myself. I do know that people have boats to haul and I’m not necessarily suggesting a Prius. I think that a little moderation may be good and this isn’t generally for the lady that was driving that vehicle. But sometimes I see people driving brand new Yukon Denali’s and I figure that they could have picked a new smaller SUV that tows just as much. The whole post is about people buying new cars that are really large when they could have bought something a bit smaller that does the job just as well. But I see your point considering I do drive an SUV myself!
By the way, I checked out your blog and I really like your gallery
haha, thanks! im a newb to the blogging world as i am sure you can tell! =)
No problem! Yeah, I’ve visited before when I saw you over at Nick’s blog. Whats funny is that I wrote my first post on May 15th 2007 and your first post was May 14th 2008! Kind of cool!
Over where I live (Saudi Arabia), the gas prices are cheaper than water! I know it’s amazing, but that’s about the only benefit of living there
Yeah, I’d be happy to come to the Middle East just for lower gas prices!
Wow. Just wow.
I was shocked to see people driving Hummers.
This one really takes the cake.
I have a small SUV (Ford Escape) that is using $10 more than I used to put in my 10 year old Escort. I’m thankful I’m not getting killed by the high gas prices.
And am also thankful I can drive through Buffalo winters safer now.
Yeah, I don’t see as many hummers as I used to see but I live in a part of Houston where everyone has one of those S500 Mercedes cars that have a V12 and consume a lot of gasoline. Its good to have a small SUV after all!
I drive a similar truck to the one pictured and have to say it gets gets better mileage than my wife’s mid sized car (I get about 22 MPG, diesel). I drive the truck for work and pleasure where I have to pull lots of heavy different loads. Since I can’t afford a vehicle for every occasion, I do drive the truck to the store with just me in it often.
BTW, diesel used to be cheaper than unleaded, but that’s a thing of the past I think!
I wouldn’t have thought that it gets better mileage than a mid size but then again I haven’t checked up on that. Sometimes I find it odd that there are some cars that don’t have mileage thats as good as you’d think. Diesel is more expensive now but the price of everything seems to be rising lately.
I think needing a truck like that for work is more than fair enough. If you need it for work then nobody can expect you to get another car just to pop down the shops in.
I agree that if you need it for work or to haul stuff but some people just like the idea of a big truck but I see your point.