Tag: SUVs
34 Posts
Aug 23, 2013
BMW X1 and the Return of the Clown Car
Is America finally getting over its infatuation with the SUV, and returning to cars that actually carry lots of stuff?

May 11, 2012
Vulgarians at the Gate: The Revenge of the Super Utes
Luxury SUVs: They're vulgar, they're pricey and they're selling like hotcakes.

Feb 22, 2012
The Long-Term Fallout from Short-Term Thinking
There’s a reason continual growth is so elusive -- it’s an evolutionary non-starter. Everything must come to an end. So why do car companies continue to chase the impossible dream of eternal earnings ecstasy?

Jan 01, 2010
Which is better for the frozen north: an SUV or a lower-riding car?
I am a doctor living in an area that typically can get 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground at some point in the winter. Snow plows are not always out on the roads when I drive. For this reason...

Jan 01, 2008
Can driving an SUV make you more aggressive?

Nov 01, 2005
Hurricane aftermath: Can you recommend vehicles that drive well in water?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I'm rethinking my requirements for a new car. I live in the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia. Several times a year, when the tide rises exceptionally high, I can't get home (or...

Oct 01, 2005
Today: A lifelong SUV hater crosses over to the dark side.
Everyone in our family loves your column and radio show, and we trust your advice -- making our judgment suspect! We are having a crisis of conscience. My husband is an editorial cartoonist, and I'm quite certain he holds the...

Mar 01, 2005
A reader challenges Tom & Ray's idea to sue SUV manufacturers. Do you agree or disagree?
I've enjoyed both your radio show and your columns until I read today's criticisms of sport utility vehicles I understand your position that most people don't need them and I agree that some people drive them recklessly but to suggest...

Feb 01, 2005
Why are so many of the vehicles I see stuck in snowy weather SUVs?
I recently drove from Mississippi to Oklahoma to visit my family for Christmas I made my trip one day after a winter storm moved through the area I saw several vehicles off in the ditch which I presumed were accidents...

Nov 01, 2004
What's with all the SUV hate?
You mentioned in a recent column that you are often critical of people who don't need SUVs or other behemoth trucks but buy them anyway I consider you two to be reasonably intelligent but what's with this liberal wackiness Isn't...