CNN Cristian Crespo of Valley Village, California, said he found it ridiculous that automakers hadn't yet come up with a way to combine fuel efficiency with luxury provided by a SUV. "It's not that Americans don't want to be environmentally friendly, it's just that we don't have much of a choice," he wrote. "As an SUV driver, telling me that my only alternative is a Toyota Prius or a Honda Civic is like telling me to eat beef jerky when I'm used to filet mignon."
Or like wanting a salad to *look and taste* just like a Big Mac. boo hoo...big fat American driver can't have luxury, performance, and economy in one package...one thousand little tiny violins play, "My Heart Bleeds for You."
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(briloop @ Jul 9 2007, 03:36 PM) [snapback]475682[/snapback]</div> I saw this and thought immediately of this feisty crowd! I'm offended that this gluttonous SUV driver (who has likely never been in a Prius) will call what many believe to be a REALLY NICE car "beef jerky"!!! How the heck does he know what the Prius is like, or what it can do? I know, I'm assuming he knows nothing of the Prius, but his only descriptor is "SUV driver", so I can only assume... ...and hey, I like salad, AND beef jerky!!!!
I happen to love beef jerky. I had no idea, though, that my love of beef jerky made me predisposed to buying a Prius.
I'm a vegan. I find the comparison of my tree-hugging, dirt-worshipping, environmentally friendly choice of driving a Prius to a dried piece of dead cow to be offensive. (Okay, I'm not really all that offended, because i have a sense of humor. But, really, come on... it's a lousy analogy)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(briloop @ Jul 9 2007, 02:36 PM) [snapback]475682[/snapback]</div> I thank goodness for consumeristic tools like these every time I look at my quarterly dividend statements of my stocks and mutual funds.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rae Vynn @ Jul 9 2007, 07:09 PM) [snapback]475801[/snapback]</div> Wait, you mean there's real dead cow in it? I thought it was 100% natural and artificial flavors.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Jul 9 2007, 01:02 PM) [snapback]475701[/snapback]</div> Hmmm -- are you all telling me that my wife's RX400 doesn't count?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pogo @ Jul 9 2007, 07:41 PM) [snapback]475856[/snapback]</div> 'course not!
