Oh dude... no doubt I was laying down some pent up frustration with my thumbs on an early morning rant from my phone. As to it being factually inaccurate - maybe? I mean - I don't think I spewed too many facts - just a lot of frustration and emotional whining. But now that the emotion is out of the way, I will stand by the underlying premise, which is to say "In Steve's humble (and not so emotional anymore) opinion, Americans tend to buy cars for the wrong reasons, and automakers are more than happy to supply it." (though I am curious what I said that is factually inaccurate - genuinely.... Ima go back and read it again) edit: I did claim that my minivan gets double the mileage of an SUV with as many seat belts. That is incorrect: Toyota Sienna - 19/26 Suburban - 15/22 Land Cruiser - 13/17 Expedition - 17/23 I was dead wrong and will admit it. My minivan doesn't get twice the mileage of the others, only about 25% better in mpg.