It is  chic to be against every SUV on the road = these days, especially if you drive a vanagon. You are even cooler if you talk = about the "mentality" and the testosterone high, the mpg, etc. For = some these vehicles make sense. My Suburban hauls my four kids, wife, = groceries, toys, car seats, and what-nots every time we turn the key. It does so dependably.  It does so safely. It goes anywhere in any weather.

    Sure, my outback AWD did the same = thing when we were a family of four. It was small, trendy, chic, and granola = enough that we did not have complete strangers harassing us for owning one.

I own a Suburban for some of the same reasons as I = own my vanagon westy 6 passenger.  It comfortably seats my family and = hauls "family stuff."   I also own a suburban BECAUSE I = own old vw vans.  It tows or pushes anything anywhere. Towing and pushing is inevitable when you insist on owning "cool" vehicles like = busses.

Hopefully my wife does not get too big of a = testosterone boost when she takes the kids to school.  Hopefully the vanagon owners = she passes don't secretly despise her for driving the suburban.  Even if they = do, she or I will still stop when you need a tow, jump, push, or just moral = support. Sorry for the minimal VC in this post.

Jay Schmidt

97 Suburban 4X4

90 Buick Full size Brady wagen with third = seat

84 westy 6 passenger

77 westy deluxe-garaged...seats only = four

71 highroof camper lawn-ornament/ = playhouse

70 wife

93 girl

96 boy

98 girl

'00 boy

No apologies- the vanagon does NOT get better = mileage than the 'burban!