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Husbands buy huge SUV's for their wives and kids because big means more protection DainBramaged Jan 2013 #1
There is a peer reviewed study on this .. I am not giving my 'opinion' srican69 Jan 2013 #2
Fail DainBramaged Jan 2013 #3
if you say so. srican69 Jan 2013 #4
I remember this study of Hummer drivers... KansDem Jan 2013 #81
Some of us need MichaelHarris Jan 2013 #176
That is why I had one back when. HubertHeaver Jan 2013 #179
That would not explain SUVs in Southern California. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #191
I don't know them MichaelHarris Jan 2013 #192
In Michigan, during a snowstorm, the easiest place to find an SUV FrodosPet Jan 2013 #227
can't argue with logic like that.. frylock Jan 2013 #20
What? You don't find "Fail!" to be a compelling argument? Squinch Jan 2013 #80
Fail DainBramaged Jan 2013 #99
Doorknob Squinch Jan 2013 #103
Ignored DainBramaged Jan 2013 #104
Yay! Squinch Jan 2013 #114
You should get a gold star sharp_stick Jan 2013 #170
Thank you ! Squinch Jan 2013 #171
Only one prize is suitable: muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #199
. Squinch Jan 2013 #221
You win Major Nikon Jan 2013 #181
BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA we can do it Jan 2013 #122
Thanks! Squinch Jan 2013 #123
+1000 we can do it Jan 2013 #85
Link? diphthong Jan 2013 #10
I cant find the peer reviewed article but here is the interview on CBS 60 minutes srican69 Jan 2013 #23
Go back to DU v.2 and search under my old name "Cryingshame". I posted this info numerous times. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #52
Starting to search old info: KittyWampus Jan 2013 #54
Same psychology as the bullet bumpers on the '55 Cad - "don't mess with me" message to others. leveymg Jan 2013 #62
Please provide enough information so I can hunt down that study. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbq6lUgG8gA srican69 Jan 2013 #30
Is the study about cars "peer-reviewed," or your opinion about AR-15s and reptiles? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #34
A search of Psychlit shows no peer-reviewed articles for Clotaire Rapaille. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #39
"peer reviewed" is the most absurdly overused DU phrase. Rapaille makes a living on marketing psych KittyWampus Jan 2013 #56
"four-wheel-drive behemoth carries more carrots than climbing gear" Americans? "carrots"? Yavin4 Jan 2013 #77
Big macs? we can do it Jan 2013 #136
Much better n/t Yavin4 Jan 2013 #140
the appeal of "peer reviewed" is the peers doing the reviewing... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #108
"Freud Explorer"!! Great pun. nt tblue37 Jan 2013 #128
Almost as good as a Freud Probe? we can do it Jan 2013 #167
Sounds like he's following in the footsteps of Edward Bernays deutsey Jan 2013 #197
Thanks for the info. Sounded pretty cantilevered. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #64
One of the men who was involved in the marketing wrote about this. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #53
Marketing what, SUVs or AR 15s? And what is the import of this? Thanks. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #66
Will you please explain the failure in logic? ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #6
It depends on who you ask... Taverner Jan 2013 #12
They sure carry a shitload more comfortably DainBramaged Jan 2013 #21
might be your logic that's failing here? 0rganism Jan 2013 #24
Meh DainBramaged Jan 2013 #63
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. baldguy Jan 2013 #180
Meh, another DU grammar smith DainBramaged Jan 2013 #193
I too used to often dismiss others when they aptly illustrate me as an idiot. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #220
You again miss the point DainBramaged Jan 2013 #222
I drove station wagons which hold a shitload VERY comfortably. Without endangering other drivers. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #57
How many station wagons are there now that don't cost a forutne you can afford? DainBramaged Jan 2013 #65
Do they even make station wagons anymore? nick of time Jan 2013 #68
They ain't like what you think they are DainBramaged Jan 2013 #97
Auto makers stopped making station wagons in favor of SUVs baldguy Jan 2013 #195
Thank you for the info. nt. nick of time Jan 2013 #210
CAFE standards and the chicken tax discourage the production of large station wagons JVS Jan 2013 #208
Thanks for the info. nt. nick of time Jan 2013 #209
Thanks so very much for this information. It explains so much. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #226
Wow, a 1 second google search finds quite a few. But don't let facts get in the way of your fail. we can do it Jan 2013 #92
(sigh) $26,000 to $36 000, that's afforadable you bet DainBramaged Jan 2013 #94
Compared to big SUVs? Yes, they are. Is your google broke? $28,995 - $116,925 we can do it Jan 2013 #105
We own an SUV too, Worried senior Jan 2013 #59
Ever heard of a trailer? tabasco Jan 2013 #95
You folks ain't changing America's driving or buying habits for the next 50 years DainBramaged Jan 2013 #98
Spoken like someone with their head truly in the sand about climate change muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #200
This message was self-deleted by its author DainBramaged Jan 2013 #204
If you don't think DU makes a difference, and think we shouldn't live other people's lives muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #216
This message was self-deleted by its author DainBramaged Jan 2013 #217
Go bother someone else DainBramaged Jan 2013 #218
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says cars are safer (2013) we can do it Jan 2013 #126
Thanks! Taverner Jan 2013 #157
No problem, glad to help! I'm big on safety myself. we can do it Jan 2013 #158
Her FACTS are exactly correct. SUV's were intentionally marketed this way. INTENTIONALLY. I've poste KittyWampus Jan 2013 #50
Links please DainBramaged Jan 2013 #70
Generalize much? guardian Jan 2013 #82
Husbands buy big SUVs because of their small penises. Not because they are safe. we can do it Jan 2013 #69
And people make comments like that who have small brains DainBramaged Jan 2013 #71
Oh now I'm going to have to call the waaaambulance. It's big I'll be safe. we can do it Jan 2013 #72
+1000. nt. nick of time Jan 2013 #73
Fail. zappaman Jan 2013 #172
The desire of the SUV driver is to be big and strong - and intimidating. we can do it Jan 2013 #87
Did you even bother to read what you've posted? baldguy Jan 2013 #111
These are exactly the kind of people who need their "toys" taken away. we can do it Jan 2013 #120
Another Union basher.... DainBramaged Jan 2013 #148
How is any of this even remotely union bashing? we can do it Jan 2013 #152
Non sequiturs all around. baldguy Jan 2013 #173
I know laundry_queen Jan 2013 #187
Same here, but pretty equal between sexes, they are rarely dirty, let alone muddy. we can do it Jan 2013 #196
accusations of union bashing are the last refuge of the left wing scoundrel muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #201
A friend PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #5
I think you friend cculd be compensating too .. srican69 Jan 2013 #7
Possibly.. PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #11
And there it is, nick of time Jan 2013 #13
First SUVs, then AR-15s (something "peer-reviewed?"), then [bada-BOOM] com-pen-sa-ting! nt Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #36
It was so predictable. nt, nick of time Jan 2013 #37
When controllers speak of "predictability," that means they are about to relieve their load. nt Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #42
Hit a nerve, huh? Zoeisright Jan 2013 #188
Nope, not at all. nick of time Jan 2013 #206
I'm not that short dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #14
That pretty much makes the OP's point we can do it Jan 2013 #117
We'd all be able to see better if their over-sized asses would get out of the way. we can do it Jan 2013 #175
Kind of a strange disconnect in your OP Union Scribe Jan 2013 #8
Subconscious emotion is a powerful thing The2ndWheel Jan 2013 #15
Given the compensating, reptilian peer-reviews, psychology should meld with shamanism. nt Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #38
We need to understand them only for the purpose of devising more personal insults. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #74
I have an SUV because it's perfectly suited for farm work nick of time Jan 2013 #9
I thought pickup trucks were perfectly suited for farm work? Taverner Jan 2013 #16
The pick ups are for the my 3 employees. nick of time Jan 2013 #18
Ahhh gotchya Taverner Jan 2013 #19
The Expedition has maybe 8 inches of ground clearance Mosby Jan 2013 #44
The clearance on most SUVs is a myth ... kwassa Jan 2013 #49
Nothin' says I'm the boss like leather seats and 10 mpg and seating for 12 we can do it Jan 2013 #124
What about a family of 12? What are they supposed to do, walk? darkangel218 Jan 2013 #130
Uphill both ways in a blizzard with their AR197.6s or what evers? we can do it Jan 2013 #135
Bye bye. nt darkangel218 Jan 2013 #138
Does anyone know what the Duggarmobile looks like? JVS Jan 2013 #212
That's right. nick of time Jan 2013 #144
HA! we can do it Jan 2013 #145
They are, but the small ones were replaced by SUV which are a heck nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #91
Yeah - Chevy Luvs weren't that stable... Taverner Jan 2013 #109
you may have a perfectly valid reason to buy an SUV and an AR-15 sir .. srican69 Jan 2013 #25
That's fair enough. nick of time Jan 2013 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author we can do it Jan 2013 #139
Fixed it. nick of time Jan 2013 #146
no problem I will delete the other one we can do it Jan 2013 #147
True...we have to drown out the voices of the extremes from both sides...n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #55
We use a pick up for farm work. How does shoveling manure into your SUV work? KittyWampus Jan 2013 #58
I also have 2 pick ups that my employees use for that kind of hauling. nick of time Jan 2013 #61
I have an SUV cuz it is hard to get through 6+" of snow in the mountains in a car Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #17
The Scandanavian's seem to do alright with Volvo's and Saab's GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #83
You are making WAY too much sense for this conversation. we can do it Jan 2013 #90
This thread is reading more like a SNL skit!!! All we need now are the visuals!!! LOL RKP5637 Jan 2013 #112
And a song........ we can do it Jan 2013 #119
Socialists who pay to plow the roads. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #127
My SUV gets better mileage than an XC90 so you want me to get a vehicle that uses more gas? Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #194
My 2000 Saab 9-3 gets 22 in town 35 highway. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #202
So you stab your working brothers and sisters in the back, and buy a non US union made car Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #203
Saab was owned by GM at the time. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #214
I know me first, I got it the first time Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #215
Are you always this charming? GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #223
Just very direct, sorry if you don't approve Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #224
I'm sure you are. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #225
Ernesto Jan 2013 #22
here ya go! Ernesto Jan 2013 #26
He, he..., but don't forget that in places like cupcake land that's bragging rights for women too. patrice Jan 2013 #31
Or it's what they learned on One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #29
Don't have a SUV, but have an extended cab pickup - lynne Jan 2013 #32
fortune 500 companies flock to him to pay millions of dollars .. you still think he needs to get out srican69 Jan 2013 #33
You equate money to common sense? lynne Jan 2013 #35
I think they called it The Hidden Persuaders back in da 50s. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #40
My 2WD Ford F250 extendo cab diesel gets 30 MPG on the highway. Ernesto Jan 2013 #45
not just AR15 Locrian Jan 2013 #41
That is the truth laundry_queen Jan 2013 #189
SUVs mean that you'll survive a crash with a smaller vehicle, it's a kind of bullying flamingdem Jan 2013 #43
Trucks are useful. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #46
Guess you didn't hear: SUV drivers are less likely to die in a crash. REP Jan 2013 #47
No they are not we can do it Jan 2013 #75
Go play with your itty bitty imporred car DainBramaged Jan 2013 #101
What is imporred? we can do it Jan 2013 #132
Like the article says, Electronic Stability Control Major Nikon Jan 2013 #182
Pit bull owners as well michigandem58 Jan 2013 #48
Itty bitty dicks? NV Whino Jan 2013 #51
I guess that could be since I mostly see women driving SUVs... NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #60
Yeah, but do they have big guns in the rear window? NV Whino Jan 2013 #78
I can't tell. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #79
! NV Whino Jan 2013 #134
touche raidert05 Jan 2013 #162
Ever drive by a fast food joint? The drive thru's full of dudes in SUVs most of the time. we can do it Jan 2013 #159
No. I don't drive by them much NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #160
Funny, they have the opposite effect on me, I am flung out of orbit unless sucked into a milkshake.. we can do it Jan 2013 #161
It NEVER fails, people have a personal bone to pick with SUV's so DU is the bashing grounds DainBramaged Jan 2013 #67
small penises. Kip Humphrey Jan 2013 #76
Thoughtless, shallow pseudo mass mind-reading post is thoughtless and shallow slackmaster Jan 2013 #84
Good points. Rock on. n/t guardian Jan 2013 #86
Probably from the same place the pencil went! whistler162 Jan 2013 #125
substitute for a penis? lastlib Jan 2013 #88
I think like a dozen people have beaten you to that canard. Union Scribe Jan 2013 #198
Ok, explain those of us who need the ground clearance nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #89
You are talking to people who think they are smarter than the rest of us DainBramaged Jan 2013 #93
Well, we bought a 2004 Jeep nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #107
Not that many people buy them quaker bill Jan 2013 #96
They're popular because they're small, light, and low-powered Recursion Jan 2013 #116
loose vaginas and small tits The Straight Story Jan 2013 #100
Well said DainBramaged Jan 2013 #102
LOL - add the pics! RKP5637 Jan 2013 #113
ROFL!! darkangel218 Jan 2013 #118
You spelled it correctly, try again. we can do it Jan 2013 #141
His name is Dr. Clotaire Rapaille Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #106
So im a "gun totting reptile because i drive an SUV?? darkangel218 Jan 2013 #110
Wow, I learn something new on DU everyday. justanidea Jan 2013 #115
The OP does say "Huge SUVs" - I don't think Wranglers are huge. we can do it Jan 2013 #165
Is that you, mayor Bloomberg?? darkangel218 Jan 2013 #121
It seems they both have the "I am more important than everyone else" attitude. we can do it Jan 2013 #129
And for those of you who equate small penises with driving SUV's DainBramaged Jan 2013 #131
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Jan 2013 #133
To be fair, some of us just have no place to go. bluedigger Jan 2013 #137
Awesome picture. nick of time Jan 2013 #151
In the mountains between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado. bluedigger Jan 2013 #153
Thanks. nick of time Jan 2013 #154
Okay, one more. bluedigger Jan 2013 #155
Whole different perspective. nick of time Jan 2013 #156
So, like SUVs, AR15s are LESS safe than other models, despite accounting for <3% of gun homicide? nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #142
I have a huge SUV...no husband,kids or dogs.. HipChick Jan 2013 #143
I had a huge SUV . . . and a Golden Retriever, no kids, no husband. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #205
Chomp! dawg Jan 2013 #211
So women driving SUv's are reptiles with itty bitty penises? DainBramaged Jan 2013 #149
Wo men recepticles of tiny penises beware!!!1111!!! I;m series1 we can do it Jan 2013 #174
People also bought them as an alternative to a minivan. krispos42 Jan 2013 #150
LOL Remmah2 Jan 2013 #163
So they don't get stuck in the snow? crazyjoe Jan 2013 #164
People who are obsessed with the correlation of penis size and personal possessions sylvi Jan 2013 #166
...or small minds Major Nikon Jan 2013 #183
I'm going to call it RODWIN'S LAW... cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #185
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." JVS Jan 2013 #213
Yeah, that's pretty obvious tabasco Jan 2013 #168
it isn't that deep for me. Algebra Palin Jan 2013 #169
Oh, Man, you guys crack me up Adam-Bomb Jan 2013 #177
Welcome to DU. Hope you've got more going than gats 'n guzzlers... VOX Jan 2013 #184
Your message is lost in the weeds Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #178
Status symbol. Shows their income level. freshwest Jan 2013 #186
These comparisons work to a very limited extent fujiyama Jan 2013 #190
the reason is.....GROUPTHINK!!! yay narrow-minded insulting fools who can't read! farminator3000 Jan 2013 #207
My guess is that like other commodities, Madison Avenue has done a bang-up job LanternWaste Jan 2013 #219
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