"Go Solar" bumper sticker on the back

[bbinacan]

of a Suburban. I kid you not. Just saw it at the grocery store.

:wtf:

[dems_rightnow]

1. There are plenty of good reasons a person...

... might need a Suburban or similar large vehicle. I respect the solar message.

[bbinacan]

2. I was tempted to stop and ask

but having seen how rude she was to the cashier, I decided not to. Plus it was damned cold.

[left coaster]

8. Please, if you would be so kind..

Could you share with me, what some of those reasons are?


I can think of few reasons why an average driver needs to drive a 6,000 lb. gas guzzling abomination on a daily basis.. surely a smaller, more fuel efficient, and certainly less dangerous to other motorists on the road machine would suffice?

[Tesha]

9. Perhaps the vehicle spends its week filled with solar panels on their way to installation?

Or chock-full of the tools to do the job?

Don't be quite so quick to judge; there *ARE* people
who actually need big vehicles; people who routinely
and properly haul more more in their vehicles than
their briefcases.

Tesha

[ProgressiveProfessor]

10. I know of a similar vehicle. F350 Dually Diesel with all sorts of solar and wind stickers and signs

It belongs to the alternative energy bubba who installed the solar plant on my property and upgraded it for me once I bought it.

[uppityperson]

14. Lots of assumptions there. For instance "on a daily basis".

Where does it say the person in OP drives it "on a daily basis"?

[dysfunctional press]

18. who said that the person is an 'average' driver?

or that an 'average' driver would have a need for a suburban?

[vadawg]

19. good points, wtf is an average driver, an average driver in LA differs from an average driver in AK

or in texas, or in NY, in urban area in rural. There are so many variable to tak into account..

[taterguy]

3. They're opposed to the use of coal but don't care about the use of oil

Who knows what their thought process is.

We all make different / inexplicable choices when it comes to saving/fucking up the planet

[Cleita]

4. There are a lot of big utility vehicles in my area because it's rural.

People need to haul around equipment, horses, cows, hay, etc.. I have seen lefty messages on them. Also, maybe that big vehicle runs on bio-fuel so it's green in concept as well.

I found out I can run my car on french fry oil with the exchange of a few parts. I think I will do it, if one of the gas stations around here starts offering the fuel to do it with. I don't have the means to store drums of used oil and process it myself.

[bbinacan]

7. This area is anything but rural.

NW Raleigh, NC.

[dsc]

11. well that particular area isn't rural

but go about 10 miles in the right direction (say Rolesville or Louisville or even Knightdale) and you find rural pretty fast. I live on the border of Knightdale and Raleigh and can get to horses and cows in under 10 minutes.

[Brickbat]

5. Yeah, I always feel the same when I see a lefty sticker on a nonunion car.

[cayanne]

6. We have s Surburban,

a ford one ton and a Bronco II, all 4 wheel drives. It is because of where we live and what we need it for.

[vadawg]

12. yup, the only vehicles we can get to our house even in the summer never mind winter are 4x4

but im a toyota fan big time :) though i do like the broncos...

[LeftyMom]

13. The owner should haul panels to installations on a bike trailer then?

Or maybe the owner has to pull a trailer regularly, or lives up a steep dirt road (may be from out of town) or has a handful of kids to care for and drive around. Sure, maybe the owner is just a dick who really likes wasting gas money, but it seems stupid to assume so.

I think that the Suburban has an option for a diesel engine, anyhow, so maybe the thing runs on waste fryer oil for all you know. Can't do that with a Prius.

[bertman]

15. My Tahoe's paid for and carries the tools I need for my work. My other vehicle is a

94 Dodge Ram. Guess what kind of mileage that baby gets.

I am conscientious as hell about keeping my driving time and mileage to a minimum, combining trips via planning or postponing, carpooling whenever and wherever possible, but I'm stuck with Tahoe Belle at least until the economy picks back up. Unless, of course, some generous DU'er thinks I'm in need of a more politically correct vehicle and is willing to buy one for me.

Until that time I'll keep driving the tank, flying my Veterans for Obama decal on the back window, and smiling at the smug Prius owners who glare at me.

Dawg Bless Amerka!

P.S. I live in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, one of the "crunchiest" locales on the planet, so you can imagine the icy looks I get from the "environmentally-sensitive persons".

[LeftyMom]

16. BTW, depending on what you bought at the grocer, the Suburban driver's carbon footprint might beat

yours.

[madamesilverspurs]

17. Just as gas hit $4/gal

my Toyota van went belly up; my mechanic refused to fix it saying it would cost twice what the thing was worth. I had two big events that I had to haul merchandise to, and had to borrow money from a friend to buy a vehicle. The cars with good milage were being snapped up by people who could afford to pay more, leaving me with a field of gas hogs. I got the suburban with every intention of keeping it only a few months until I could upgrade. Meanwhile, it drinks more in a day than the Toyota consumed in a week, making it hard to save enough to get something reasonable. It's way more car than I need, but until I can save enough for something else it will have to do. Frankly, there's truth in that old saw about 'beggars can't be choosers.'

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