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Originally Posted by aleck
in europe $30k isn't really a lot for a car and 70% of new cars are diesels. it's all about the numbers
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If people realized how much more economical diesels are there would be more of a demand for them here (in the US). Most gas stations don't offer diesel fuel though and people see it as something only for big semi trucks.
$30k is a lot for these types of vehicles here (although it's becoming more normal now). SUV's used to be something for hillbillies and farmers until they started becoming 'fashionable' for some odd reason a decade or so ago. Why the public ever adopted these things as status symbols is beyond me. They look like the bastard child of a station wagon and a minivan, two vehicles almost no one ever considered stylish. It makes as much sense as if people started wearing denim overalls to be more fashionable.