Comments on: Would you buy a Tahoe Hybrid?

By: stephanie

stephanie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:20:00 +0000

There’s an interesting campaign to get more automakers on board with selling hybrid minivans. I drive my kids around and want a safe, spacious mode of transport that is big enough to carpool (SUVs don’t work). Toyota already makes a hybrid in Japan, but won’t say if it will bring it to the US.

Check it out:
http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/let-s-bring-hybrid-minivans-to-the-suburbs

By: Jason Li

Jason Li — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:02:31 +0000

If someone has a boat, they can rent a SUV for much less than owning one. The really rich people would probably buy a luxury suv instead (bmw, porche, lexus). I know people with only 2 or 3 kids buy large SUV’a because they need more space and dont want to drive a minivan.

I’m glad the financial cost of driving a SUV is more proportional to the environmental cost now.

By: ophiesay

ophiesay — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:22:43 +0000

as a suburban dweller, I know plenty of otherwise sane and aware adults who buy huge SUVs because they believe in the event of a crash, they and their children will be far safer. I think they just ignore the fact that SUVs are harder to manuever, are less responsive and are less able to avoid accidents.

That being said, not all minivans are not great on mileage. The king of all mini vans, Honda Odyssey, gets 18-20 mph – which is atrocious.

By: Bob Bryant

Bob Bryant — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:31:58 +0000

For some those big rides afford an assumed greater comfort and safety factor, regardless of the actual numbers related to same.

GM is straining to remain attractive and competitive to keep this shrinking gas guzzler market going with an appeal to green and economy.

I applaud them while tearing up at the thought of filling that $100 chasm.

By: Joe Linton

Joe Linton — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:27:48 +0000

Better to get a reasonably sized boat that you can tow with your bicycle.

By: Miss Grace

Miss Grace — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:37:00 +0000

I think you forgot the very important demographic of people with Penis Envy.

By: Don Hosek

Don Hosek — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:16:07 +0000

Part of it is that the whole domestic hybrid plan had been centered around making hybrid SUVs and pickup trucks. One of the things that I worked on at my old job is at http://www.newcars.com/ If you go to the Quick Car Finder in the upper right hand corner and type in “hybrid” you’ll get a list of all the hybrids that are currently available. It’s an interesting and informative list.