[dsfyu404ed]

>The rest of the world can fit 4 people, a dog and their stuff in a normal sedan or station wagon.

The demographics who are doing most of the complaining about the proliferation of big vehicles generally wouldn't be caught dead doing this (let alone doing it regularly) because it's not acceptable for people of their means if you catch my drift.

They also tend to complain and complain and complain about people buying trucks and SUVs they "don't need" and then the nanosecond they see someone doing "truck stuff" with a station wagon or crossover they're hand wringing about safety and margin for error.

Basically this is a social norms problem and the groups complaining about it are the ones who created the mess.

[CalRobert]

I am trying really hard to figure out what demographic you're talking about. Can you elaborate?

This thread has plenty of parents (myself included) saying that small cars are fine for raising a family. I see people towing with wagons (rare, now, sadly) and wring no hands. What's not acceptable for someone of my means? I am genuinely confused.