|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
05-07-2004, 10:53 PM | #1 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 14611
Join Date: Jan 2002
|
How many people are in your car when your driving?
I guess the title sounded weird....
Basically my question is how many people do you usually ever have in your car? Like I RARELY (maybe 2 or 3 times a year) have more than 1 other person in the car that I am driving... and probably 90%+ of the time I am in the car by myself. This question I guess stems from how most minivans and a lot of SUVs have that magical 3rd row seat in back - letting them carry like 7 people in gas-guzzling comfort. I put ALOT of miles on my car, and I honestly rarely see more than like 2 people in the cars/trucks I pass on the HW and on regular roads. I have always thought that that 3rd row seat feature was totaly a marketting scam, but curious what you guys think. Nothing like carrying an extra couple of hundred pounds of 3rd row seat in the car ALL the time to really nail your gas mileage. Kinda the same deal with how most cars (and trucks) keep on getting bigger and bigger. I like small cars - so I know I am biased - but why does just about every mom "need" a minivan (or worse yet, a Ford Expedition)? Growing up, my parnets had a small Nissan Stanza, and there was more than enough room in the back seat of that thing - are all kids today THAT fat, that they need an entire 'room' to be transported in? I jsut don't get it.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
|
05-07-2004, 10:56 PM | #2 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 34291
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: An hour from everything
Vehicle:ps. I am awesome. |
Usually it's just me in my car.
But back when I was a kid we had one of those ghetto Dodge minivans (you know the ones - with the panneling on the sides ) and anyway, it was great cuz I'd have the back row and my sister would have the middle row. Our parents had the front and that way we each had our own space and didn't annoy each other on long drives. That's about the only explanation I can think of for those extra seats. Well, that and it's good for those families that squirted out like 5 or more kids. -Becky |
05-07-2004, 10:56 PM | #3 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 11056
Join Date: Oct 2001
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Vehicle:2012 MB C250 CPO Black on Tan |
Well, me, and the voices in my head, that makes, oh, none.
|
05-07-2004, 11:15 PM | #4 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 19546
Join Date: Jun 2002
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Rochester, NY
Vehicle:2009 Honda Fit |
I'm usually the only one in my car, so yea, I feel a bit guilty about the gas mileage and all.
My mom's got a minivan, and the backseat sure as hell doesn't weigh a few hundred pounds...or I'm a lot stronger then I think i am. I don't agree with people getting SUV's, but with minvans I can understand needing all that extra space. You can fairly easily get 8 people (7 kids, one adult) in those vehicles, so having that extra row in the back is useful. |
05-07-2004, 11:18 PM | #5 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 32964
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ALL I WANTED WAS A PEPSI!
|
Just me and the occasional hitchhiker I pick up and later kill when I get bored with him.
|
05-07-2004, 11:20 PM | #6 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 16803
Join Date: Mar 2002
Chapter/Region:
International
Location: London, England
|
Just me.. that's why I want a roadster.
|
05-08-2004, 12:09 AM | #7 |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 16245
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The land of opportunity
|
I usually drive by myself, but sometimes have a passenger. One time i drove 40 feet with two passengers, but it was too crowded.
|
05-08-2004, 12:10 AM | #8 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 29355
Join Date: Nov 2002
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: seattle
|
me or one other friend when we don't want to pay twice for gas to go someplace.
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
How many people work in your office? In your company? | Reciprocity | Off-Topic | 46 | 01-05-2010 02:01 PM |
How many people are going to put E85 in their non flex fuel cars? | rice h8r | Off-Topic | 50 | 07-08-2007 11:45 PM |
How many boogers are in your car? | fatray | Off-Topic | 12 | 03-01-2006 03:09 AM |
How many people are in you ignore list? | totoherbs | Off-Topic | 24 | 02-25-2004 11:02 PM |
How many people are on your buddy list? | LoriAngel | Off-Topic | 22 | 10-13-2003 11:54 AM |