And why can they get away with polluting the environment Big Time?
2006-10-20 07:55:44 · 24 answers · asked by Blendin 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
I have a 4x4 and it meets all emissions requirements! And yes, it's big, and I WORK to pay for it!!!! And YES, I need it to pull my horse trailer!!!
2006-10-20 08:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by dph 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear ........ we went through all this 4 weeks ago ago. Check back answers.
I live in the Highlands of Scotland and NEED my 4x4 as, without one, in Winter here I would be virtually housebound. One of the respondents mentioned 22 mpg - crikey I get 47.9 mpg diesel so that squashes the argument about gas guzzling.
I am only 5'4" so appreciate the higher driving position as I feel safer as I can see the road ahead better and also being built like a tank, I am much safer than silly little Nissan Micras which would collapse like a house of cards in an accident.
If people are arrogant and rude, it is the people who are at fault not their vehicles. See reason for Pete's sake! It's BMW drivers who need to learn some manners.
Most of your respondents seem to assume that these vehicles are used in towns. If you came up here, you would see that 75% of people drive 4x4s and if you can only afford one vehicle to run, then it has to be a 4x4 even for trips into town. I can get so much in mine, I only go into Inverness to the supermarket and cash'n'carry every 3 weeks or so rather than popping out to local shops in the like of your little Micras etc., using expensive fuel. I drive very price efficiently, only long trips with the vehicle warmed up and therefore not using the extra fuel it takes to warm up a vehicle over and over again.
Basically this anti-4x4 thing is born out of ignorance by city dwellers who pick up on something in the media and then follow it like sheep, anything to inject some interest into their dull, boring, urban lives.
I would never drive anything else and am in the process of purchasing a new Nissan X-Trail to replace my Toyota RAV-4.
Whilst talking about environmental pollution, you could also have a go at people who leave house lights on all the time, TVs on standby all the time, mobile phone chargers on all the time when not in use, washing machines, dishwashers and tumble driers used for just a few items etc. All major contributors to greenhouse gases and what a waste.
As for how I pay for my 4x4, that's none of your business.
2006-10-20 17:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I own a 4x4 and proud of it,it pulls my large caravan, which i am also proud of, i have worked all my life long and hard and have earned the money to pay for them and use them,as for polluting the environment,my emissions are perfect, i didn't get them by bellyaching and asking stupid questions,get a job and one day you might have a 4x4
2006-10-20 18:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by slippery 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You heard Alan Q. We spend more on tires, repairs, fuel and the car itself.
Can't say I'm sad though...
Yes, I do work for the money. As for polluting the environment talk to the big manufacturing companies/ oil companies etc.
2006-10-20 15:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by Wil T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Four by fours don't polute the air anymore than other vehicles, its the diesel burning engines that are worst for polluting the air, and where they get their money is simple the bank.
2006-10-20 15:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly rich hubby so they can drive 2 miles to pick up the kiddie widdies safely from school - surrounded by steel plating. Either that or a bank loan to keep up with the neighbours. or in a few cases worked hard, saved the money and didn't crash to often to bankrupt themselves whilst driving smaller models.
2006-10-22 13:09:06 · answer #6 · answered by bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well most of them have worked bloody hard to get them for a start
others live in rural locations so need them where townies don't,
others just like them, thats their right, I live in on the wolds of lincolnshire,so I have had big 4x4s,I dont need to drive one now,
but I do, only now its a scooby imprezza 4x4 road rocket, thats my choice, its got nothing to do with anyone else what i drive or how i pay for it, as long as it is legal, tough **** ! now to add insult to injury, my wifes brother is mega loaded, guess what he drives ?? isuzuzu 4x4 for work, range rover vouge in the evenings, a nissan patherfinder 7seater 4x4 to do the school run,
oh yes, he also has a ferrari 360 spyder to play with at weekends, am i jealous? course i bloody am, but its his choice !!!!!!! grow up !
2006-10-20 19:14:01 · answer #7 · answered by bigbro 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They get the money from, for eg. the bank. They pay a lot of interest, on a car they have paid too much for, and that will suffer from greater depreciation than most. They buy a lot of petrol, they pay the earth for tyres, and they are sad bastards.
Makes me feel a little better, anyway.
2006-10-20 15:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by ALAN Q 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ive got a 4 x 4 and i worked hard to get mine......and why do you want to know where people got there money from...my suggestion to you is stop worrying about every one else..get your finger out and earn your own money
2006-10-20 15:06:11 · answer #9 · answered by michael b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question, wouldn't it be nice for us all to do it though. Unfortunatly though it just doesn't work out that way, and yeah some will work for it but others will have been handed it on a plate!!!!! I'm only jealous though!!!!!!
2006-10-20 15:09:05 · answer #10 · answered by faygin75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably have a job or something and just because its a 4x4 doesn't mean it pollutes more?
2006-10-20 14:57:16 · answer #11 · answered by Lloyd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋