There does seem to be something about larger vehicles--and I'm lumping trucks and enormous sedans in here with SUV's. Perhaps it's the sheer size, as a reflection of ego. With SUV's you get the added benefit of ground clearance and 4WD. Interestingly, Subes and Audis have AWD, and you rarely meet a raging Sube or Audi driver (probably because most of the Sube drivers are too mellow ;-) and Audis are so expensive they don't want to scratch them....not to perpetuate stereotypes or anything!). To go along with the previous post about the Hummer, my husband and I drove past a very upscale steak house the other night. The restaurant has 4' and 5' tall berms surrounding its parking lot, which was fairly, but not completely, full that night. An H2 was parked--actually backed onto the berm, perched at the very top. We got a good laugh out of that, imagining the guy backing up almost vertically onto the berm while his date clutched the door handle, but it does kinda illustrate what can be done w/4WD--and not a good demonstration, either. At least there were't any arbor vitae for him to flatten. :-\