>As the
>gaps between rich and poor widen, the gaps in income, in housing, in the
>very political geography of this city, the allure of the Sport Utility
>Vehicle grows ever stronger. Like gated communities and $15,000 a year
>private middle schools, SUV's are merely one more gadget allowing the
>wealthy to further distance and isolate and buffer themselves from the hoi
>polloi.
ahh come on, i got mine second hand for 8k from a guy who still lived at home with his mother, worked at local factory. too many DUIs. i gotta deal :)
marc cooper also forgets that there are a slew of rip offs that were very much in fashion prior to the SUV craze: the Barbie Tracker and Jeep Wrangler for Ken.
ahhhh miss that 77 Jeep CJ-7 with the big tires that the former beau used ta have. guyz like to kick up dirt, see.
<snort>
kelley