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It keeps surprising me how people obsess over a 20% fuel price increase, but take a 20% fuel consumption increase for granted when they buy a big SUV.
by unglaublich 5mo ago
It keeps surprising me how people obsess over a 20% fuel price increase, but take a 20% fuel consumption increase for granted when they buy a big SUV.
- JumpCrisscross 5mo ago> but take a 20% fuel consumption increase for granted when they buy a big SUV My '22 Subaru Outback burns less per mile than my '03 Volkswagen Jetta did, for what it's worth.
- sib 5mo agoI'd say that a 2022 Subaru Outback is not a "big SUV" - the EPA classified it as a small SUV (medium starting 2026), and it had a crossover station wagon body style. Now I do wonder about those people who buy a Chevy Tahoe, Ford Expedition, or Toyota Sequoia and then complain about gas consumption...
- MengerSponge 5mo agoPeople obsess and complain, but the interstate drivers around me aren't driving like gas is expensive yet (currently $4-4.20/gal)
- GJim 5mo agoDito driving at 80 mph instead of a (legal) 70 mph on the motorway. That extra 10 mph typically uses 25% more fuel. (Guilty as charged yr'Honour)
- citrin_ru 5mo agoI don't think there is a large intersection between these two groups at least in Europe. Price sensitive people didn't buy SUV. Better-off folks who buy SUV unlikely to be significantly affected by this price increase. In the US it may be different because most cars on the market are SUV/tracks and it's harder to find a small car.