Reddit reviews High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV
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Well, for one, people are (annoyingly) high on everything Musk shits out; the Tesla is a 100k car with the interior from a Honda Accord, that you can't do diddly with or else Tesla shuts it down remotely, but none of that matters because class identifier.
In general when it comes to corporate decision-making I take the 40k Inquisition approach: there's no such thing as innocence, only varying degrees of guilt. There's a book, High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV that basically explains the rise of the SUV in the 90s and 00s as a way to continue selling the highly optioned, high margin boats Americans had been buying previously, while ducking out of the attendant taxes and regulations regarding safety, pollution and fuel efficiency. (There's also the psychological value add of being able to bully people out of your way because you're an American and statistically that makes you an awful driver.) And going back even further, Regs' vaunted IMMORTAN IACOCCA's desire for a light, cheap, and quick to market subcompact was responsible for the Pinto fiasco. I'm mad, mad online about corporate malfeasance.
http://www.amazon.com/High-Mighty-Dangerous-Rise-ebook/dp/B001GXQOM8
Why do you want a SUV? Unless you're hauling feed to your livestock over muddy roads, they're totally inappropriate for the city. They get terrible mileage, they're not as safe as cars (well, the ones built on truck chassis), four wheel drive is unnecessary unless you're dealing with a lot of mud or ice, and they have a high center of gravity. When I lived in the Northwest, the first sign of winter was an Explorer on its side.
Read this if you want the dirt on SUVs.
I'd go with either a wagon or a minivan. Yeah, I know minivans have zero sex appeal. However, I've driven ones owned by my sister's family and have been impressed with them. Lots of cargo room, they have good safety ratings, decent mileage, they're incredibly practical, and while not the best motoring experience, they are pretty far from awful. They're really nice on road trips.
Personally, I'm single and have only owned coupes and sports cars, aside from the totally awesome 1959 Ford F-100 truck I had for a couple of years. But if I had to haul children or move a lot of stuff, I would be all over a minivan. They're immensely practical. Then go get a cheap old fun sports car, like a C4 Corvette or old RX-7 to have fun with.