Originally Posted By: Vuflanovsky
The rise of the SUV is likely more closely tied to the unit profits the manufacturers could get from them combined with a "public wants what the public gets" type of consumerism. "Choice" might be a qualified term here. I'm all for bringing back the big station wagons myself.
Well the rise of the suv was due to cafe. The fleet fuel mileage average for cars , caused the big station wagons to go away. Whats left for hauling kids dogs and all stuff that goes along with it. The Suv.
I have the avalanche. I use it to tow a medium size travel trailer. I can tell you that a large 78 buick station wagon tows and handles a medium travel trailer better that my higher center of gravity avalanche. but you can't buy really large station wagon.
Ditch the cafe standards and let the market bear out what cars are popular.
The rise of the SUV is likely more closely tied to the unit profits the manufacturers could get from them combined with a "public wants what the public gets" type of consumerism. "Choice" might be a qualified term here. I'm all for bringing back the big station wagons myself.
Well the rise of the suv was due to cafe. The fleet fuel mileage average for cars , caused the big station wagons to go away. Whats left for hauling kids dogs and all stuff that goes along with it. The Suv.
I have the avalanche. I use it to tow a medium size travel trailer. I can tell you that a large 78 buick station wagon tows and handles a medium travel trailer better that my higher center of gravity avalanche. but you can't buy really large station wagon.
Ditch the cafe standards and let the market bear out what cars are popular.