Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Living in the midwest, where there are numerous days per year where we need AWD to go anywhere, I still chuckle when I see the number of Range Rovers, Suburbans, etc in Florida or the southwest US. Phil On Jan 13, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >>>> > Doug, you sound like someone who really NEEDS the truck. But the majority > of pickups and SUVs never leave the city, never venture on unpaved roads > and never carry any load along the lines you describe. There is a reason > why SUVs are known as "Chelsea tractors". > <<< > > I also use the truck at times for other purposes, rather than purchasing > (insuring, storing, maintaining) an additional vehicle with lower fuel > consumption. I don't judge others' use of their larger vehicles when I > don't see them hauling a load. > > Sometimes my truck is on the road without a load, but since I use public > transportation for my commute the truck's annual use is much less than the > average car is used. The truck's annual fuel use is about the same as > SWMBO's 50 MPG car. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information