Reply #31: Good points [View All]

I'm getting ready to buy a Honda CR-V in the next couple months, and although I feel I have a legitimate need for a small SUV, I have been feeling guilty. I always thought I'd NEVER buy and SUV, but after having moved to a rural area, in a state where we get a lot of snow but very poor road maintenance, I have definitely felt the need for a 4 wheel drive vehicle. We also have no recycling pick-up service here, so we have to haul all of our recycleables to the local drop-off station once a month...the CR-V will allow me to do that hauling as well. I'd love to buy the hybrid Toyota Highlander, but definitely can't afford that right now. So it's the CR-V for me!

And as far as "off-setting" goes, my husband and I have both been veggie for almost a decade now, and we do keep our thermostat at a pretty chilly temp all winter long...we just bundle up and use the woodstove a lot! So I guess maybe I shouldn't feel as guilty as I have been...thanks for pointing that out! :-)