I posted a big long rant here, but I think that it would just make this situation worse. This thread was, as far as I can gather, intended to be fun, not *bash the cars you dislike here*. People here talk about the fact that owning bigger cars reflects on security and "penis size". Can I ask what it means to constantly belittle others, even if those targets of your derision are inanimate objects? Of course, regardless of whether or not your uneducated insults directly state that they are aimed at a human, all of them are, at some level your end goal is to make yourself feel superior to others. Specifically, by calling people "insecure" and saying they "have a small penis" based on the car they buy. I am not a religious person, but "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone". That is, whosoever here thinks that he leads a pristine lifestyle that absolutely nobody could tear down, then go ahead. Do you watch TV? Oops, thats supporting a "evil corporations". Do you hate corporations? Oops, you're an anti-capitalist ( & therefore anti-american). Do you participate in protests? Well, you're wrong either way there, too. How about purchase only organic, locally grown foods? Only handmade goods sold by people getting a fair price for their labor? Fairtrade everything? Use any "unnatural" cleaners? Don't eat all of your broccoli at dinner? Spank your kids? Forgot a birthday?
Yes, I own an SUV. I bought it after much consideration, as I really am not the biggest fan of them, but it met my needs best. What are those needs? Enough room to carry around an expanding family (4, and growing) with all of our stuff, for road trips, etc. The ability to do some degree of minor back-road/dirt road/etc travel, as we like to do some degree of exploration, visiting "ghost towns", etc. We also intend to move (in the next few years) to a more northern location, and 4WD is especially *helpful* (note: I did not say necessary. I did not mean to say necessary. I said "helpful". I meant "helpful". Please take it at that) in snowy conditions. Our price range was also relatively limited, and I got it at a very good deal. I am also fully satisfied with my penis, and although I wouldn't dare speak for my wife, I haven't had any complaints. Is my self-esteem the highest? No, probably not. Do I intend to piss and moan here? Nope. I'm not perfect, though, and I am aware of what issues I do have. My car certainly doesn't help me with any of those (nor does it hurt, it is simply neutral). I park far away in the parking lot so people in smaller vehicles don't have to worry about being jammed in, and I am careful when I open my doors if somebody has parked next to me.
Who has the inferiority complex now? (by the way, "inferiority complex" is an outdated term/theory based in freudian psychology, although popularized by his pupil, Adler).
