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i can understand the complaints when it comes from businesses, etc that take a considerable hit due to rising gas prices. what i personally have no sympathy for are the people that complain about the costs when they chose to purchase huge SUVs and trucks that use them for nothing more than standard transportation. now, i'm not a tree hugging environmentalist...just a realist. my Z gets pretty bad MPG in town...as in 18-20 (28-30 on the highway), but i knew that going into it...and i also don't complain about it.

when i hear soccermoms or guys at work complain about their F-250 or Denali fuel costs, i just laugh and shake my head. seriously...how wasteful and ridiculous can they be when they NEVER haul anything in them more than groceries? they deserve to pay up for that excess. "oh, i deserve to drive it"...."i'm entitled to it". yes, you are "entitled"...sure...but you're going to start paying a LOT more now.

again, this does not apply to the people that actually NEED a large vehicle...just the ones that got them for show. time to start paying up.

/rant