All that and not one word about the price of fuel. Going with the all-in bundle only makes sense when the price of hauling around all those extras is cheap. If

All that and not one word about the price of fuel. Going with the all-in bundle only makes sense when the price of hauling around all those extras is cheap. If gas went to $8/gal you'd see people change in a real hurry. If people are buying SUVs it's because they're making a bet that fuel is inexpensive now and will continue to be for the life of the vehicle. They're taking a risk. Just ask someone who owned an F-250 SuperDuty what happened last time gas prices spiked. They got lucky that it didn't last to long. People aren't stupid. They're balancing a lot of variables with a log of unknowns. What's the depreciation on my car going to be? What are fuel costs going to be? Can I afford the payments? How is this going to effect my insurance rates? Do I plan on moving a long distance in the time I'm going to own the vehicle and will I have to sell it early? Do you have kids? Do you plan on having kids? Biking to work is great. Inexpensive, good for the environment, and you get plenty of exercise but it comes with lots of downsides. What do you do when it rains? Snows? Is 10deg F outside? 100deg F? Commuting is nice but there are trade offs as well. What is my employer going to say when I tell them I can't make a meeting or work late because I carpool? What do I do if the person I'm carpooling with has an emergency? What if I have an emergency? If you have a kid in daycare it's not happening because they might call at any moment and tell you your kid has a fever or puked and you need to come and pick them up. Just the logistics of keeping track of who is driving is going to be a pain. "Sorry I'm late today but I thought I was driving but my carpool buddy had a doctors appointment that got rescheduled at the last minute and forgot to let me know" Life is complicated and there are no easy answers.