4WDs

My issue today: four wheel drives.

I was walking through the carpark of my local supermarket today and realised just how many people own these things. Now I'm a supporter of being free to choose what you want, but there comes a point when you have to think about whether you really need a vehicle that can take them to places where the idea of having a road is insane. And in you are one of these people, by all means own a 4WD.

However there is another group of people. Those whose 4WD has never actually seen dirt, whose live has been spent on the ease of city roads. If you are never going to go offroad, why do you need a car that can. All they do is make it hard for other people to see past you when driving, and most of all chew through fuel at a rate most other cars can't even dream of matching.

There will be those people saying "Oh but I may go offroad one day". Yeah well, when that day comes go and and get one. What about something that fits my many, many children? Well there are things called people movers for that, and they don't look half bad these days.

And don't be fooled by the car companies and there names like sports utility vehicle or the new one I like, sports activity vehicle. They are all 4WDs. So just get a car you need, and not something that will steamroll small children.

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Posted by Todd