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CAR FU: Will This Economy Shrink Our Cars?by Peter W. Robinson Send Feedback to Peter W. Robinson how to buy a carMore Details about how to buy a car here.
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Autoresponders! For a family of four or more, anything less than a decent-sized SUV will seem inadequate because it IS inadequate. Americans have a wide selection of leisure activities available to them, and many of them require a considerable amount of cargo space. And how can time-strapped Moms and Dads ferry their kids in style without the occasional ability to carry some of the other kids? Three boys in football gear is a full load, and four is impossible without some extra room. We have become used to larger vehicles because many of us live so much of our lives on the road. In addition to our leisure necessities, a larger vehicle provides at least the illusion of greater safety, acting as a measure of self-defense against the other massive vehicles we are in constant near-contact with. Some of the happiest women I have ever seen are behind the wheels of Hummers. The key money issue for buyers should be the crushing depreciation they suffer from many of these expensive vehicles. It is not unusual to lose $30k or more in actual value over the space of two years. When we are able to educate buyers on where the money actually goes in a car deal, we will be well on our way to pulling many families out of the financial mire. The act of worrying over a couple of MPG (as 'rated' by the EPA) while happily eating tens of thousands of dollars during the contract-signing is only an indication that folks are not getting the information they need in order to prioritize. And while it is certainly understandable when automakers advertise their vehicles as having the 'best in class' fuel economy, buyers would do well to ignore most of this noise. 'Best in class' simply means that they can show a one mile per gallon edge over the nearest competitor during testing. Anyone looking for a visual demonstration of the term 'disclaimer' is invited to tour the EPA website. They have discovered an impressive variety of ways to disclaim their results, leaving no question as to what they think about them. It isn't as though there isn't an impressive body of work there-there is, it is just that driving styles, weather, road conditions, seasonal changes, etc. all play a hugely significant role in the actual mileage a vehicle will get. As more automakers roll out larger hybrids, any residual guilt about the environment that might be hanging around will soon dissipate. We are lucky to have the options we do in our country-though we certainly take them for granted-and this has made of us a nation of optimists. We expect fuel prices to drop when they are squeezing us, and they generally do. Absent a governmental decree that we are no longer allowed to drive the cars we want (not so far-fetched), stepping backwards from something we enjoy is just not an American trait. Nor should it be.
Peter W. Robinson is the founder of Movinmetal, Inc. and the author of the CAR FU: Self-Defense for Car Buyers system. Learn more at http://www.car-fu.com
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