Never mind climate change, have you seen the price of a new Range Rover?

[badger7579]

I'd buy one tomorrow if I had the cash.. Brilliant cars....

[Moscow Mule]

I’m not convinced by the environmental arguments, but I do find large SUVs rather bad taste.

I find them impractical around town, but I don't live in a marxist country so people are perfectly entitled to use them if they want.

[Lockhouse]

I live in the country and I have a Mitsi L200 Crew Cab - If you don't live in town and have any sort of life outside work a 4x4 is an essential IMHO - even if you have something smaller in the garage.

[Mich the Tester]

I find them impractical around town, but I don't live in a marxist country so people are perfectly entitled to use them if they want.

Indeed. The moment the law regulates taste, it ceases to be taste.

[DodgyAgent]

Never mind climate change, have you seen the price of a new Range Rover?

Obviously not high enough, since people keep buying the things.

What should we do to stop people from running these monsters? A little bit of Road Tax is not doing the trick, we obviously need much more severe measures to ensure that people do not imagine that they can get away with this. But what?

Perhaps a carbon quota? If you reach your allowed quota then you are simply not allowed to generate any more, with severe criminal penalties for offenders?

Just because you feel threatened/envious about these cars is not a good reason to ban them. I think more people should buy them for no better reason than to stick two fingers up at little lefties like you

[fullyautomatix]

Yeah, carbon emissions, climate change, go green blah blah blah.

Stop the production of Ferraris, Range Rovers, Hummers.

Slap huge taxes on flights.

Pour millions into fake green projects.

Meantime, the masses in USA/China/India go about their usual life with not a care in the world despite contributing the most to all this carbon emission bull tulip.

One thing the government needs to do with immediate effect is stop harping about climate change and tackle the real needs of the country like Education and other social issues.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Yeah, carbon emissions, climate change, go green.

Stop the production of Ferraris, Range Rovers, Hummers.

Slap huge taxes on flights.

And save the world

[moder8or]

Yeah, carbon emissions, climate change, go green blah blah blah.

Stop the production of Ferraris, Range Rovers, Hummers.

Slap huge taxes on flights.

Pour millions into fake green projects.

Meantime, the masses in USA/China/India go about their usual life with not a care in the world despite contributing the most to all this carbon emission bull tulip.

One thing the government needs to do with immediate effect is stop harping about climate change and tackle the real needs of the country like Education and other social issues.

fully agree and what about those large refrigerators? the ones that are filled up with food and contain toxic substances

[Mich the Tester]

Yeah, carbon emissions, climate change, go green blah blah blah.

Stop the production of Ferraris, Range Rovers, Hummers.

Slap huge taxes on flights.

Pour millions into fake green projects.

Meantime, the masses in USA/China/India go about their usual life with not a care in the world despite contributing the most to all this carbon emission bull tulip.

One thing the government needs to do with immediate effect is stop harping about climate change and tackle the real needs of the country like Education and other social issues.

No don’t stop making Ferraris. I like Ferraris. Maseratis too. I don’t like Lamborghinis though; they’re a bit too angular for my taste.

Still, even if I could afford one I wouldn’t buy it as I’d probably end up in an involuntary tree hug. I stick to a more sedate driving style, given my experiences of smashing up cars and motorbikes as a teenager.

[ratewhore]

And save the world

I'll ask it again Mr Farquhar - why do you want to eliminate them?