Post by Travis on Feb 25, 2024 20:54:48 GMT -8
I’m not in the market for an SUV, but if I were, I’m sure I could find a model suitable enough for me without spending double the amount on a Lexus. Besides, there is no Lexus dealer anywhere within a couple hundred miles of me. And I’m not going to put myself in a position where I have to drive to Denver for service or to fix a possible recall on any vehicle I own.
Even with a preference for Subarus, if I want to be near a dealership, my only real choice is with General Motors. That is the only dealership within a hundred-mile drive of me. So that rules out not only Subaru but Lexus and Tesla also.
Eventually I’d like to move to an electric vehicle. While I could charge an EV at home, preferably with solar panels, there is also a lack of charging stations within a hundred miles. Even so, with the preponderance of electrical power around here still generated by the burning of fossil fuels, an EV is not a complete answer to the problem of climate warming, though it appears EVs are still the more efficient consumer.
For the last 12 years I’ve driven my Colorado pickup truck less than 5,000 miles per year. I’ve traveled on bus lines much further than that. And despite working in the aircraft industry when I lived in the city, I haven’t flown for decades. I do not absolve myself from the guilt I share for continuing to burn fossil fuels. But I doubt a Lexus SUV will accomplish that for me.
Even with a preference for Subarus, if I want to be near a dealership, my only real choice is with General Motors. That is the only dealership within a hundred-mile drive of me. So that rules out not only Subaru but Lexus and Tesla also.
Eventually I’d like to move to an electric vehicle. While I could charge an EV at home, preferably with solar panels, there is also a lack of charging stations within a hundred miles. Even so, with the preponderance of electrical power around here still generated by the burning of fossil fuels, an EV is not a complete answer to the problem of climate warming, though it appears EVs are still the more efficient consumer.
For the last 12 years I’ve driven my Colorado pickup truck less than 5,000 miles per year. I’ve traveled on bus lines much further than that. And despite working in the aircraft industry when I lived in the city, I haven’t flown for decades. I do not absolve myself from the guilt I share for continuing to burn fossil fuels. But I doubt a Lexus SUV will accomplish that for me.
