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Sorry Baz, going to have to disagree about this, like I said I have a medical problem and like the other person I really dont care what other people think. Christine

Julia, XXX. Baz.

Baz Sorry - just read my reply after yours and sounds like I'm getting at you. I must have been composing my reply at the same time as you. I was blowing my top at all the rules and regulations in this Country today. Oh, by the way I live on a farm... Am I forgiven? Jxx

I agree with Baz. If you need a 7 or 8 seater car there are plenty available that aren't 4x4s. I have owned several 7/8 seater cars over the past 20 or so years, none of which were 4x4s. My husband drives a 7 seater Kia Sedona (diesel auto) because he is disabled and finds it difficult to drive a small car, and I drive a 7 seater Peugeot 406 (petrol auto). Why would anyone need a 4x4 to drive on a normal road? Or am I missing the point here? Sue xx

We have a lovely one and the reason was that after trying our family of four in about eight different cars it was the only one that my husband could fit in properly and that's with the chair all the way back. My son is able to sit behind and we have the option of putting the baby chair on that side too with both children having leg space. We do also spend quite a bit of time up hill and down dale and off to the stables down rough tracks so it is a bonus to be comfortable after all trying to squeeze into a Honda accord and then a Renault Megane. Blast his long legs!!! Abigail

I have no views either way, but just thought I'd say that my husband has a medical problem, due to a spinal operation, that means he cannot get into a normal car. We have a Vauxhall Zafira. That will also seat 7 people. Margaret

Good on yer Julia, I just try to look at things from both sides,not meant to upset anyone,last thing I`d want. To be honest.....I love `em. Baz

I have a Grand Cherokee that I saved hard for and waited years for and normally there is only the two of us in it - so what ! I don't give a stuff about what the Green Party or anyone else says. It is our one luxury and we enjoy it. It seems these days there is always somebody trying to tell you how to live your life!! Sorry had to blow my top! Jx

Hiya ladies, I`m very sorry, but I disagree. I can see no reason for the use of large 4X4 vehicles on for example,`school runs`. If there were a legitamate reason for their use, fine,but the majority of users I`ve expearienced,have them purely as a status symbol, plus, not many people know how to drive them properly. Not all mind you. I believe they should be in a place that warrants their use, and that is on rough ground.ie,farms,quarries etc. Baz

I also have a 4x4, not to show off but because the medical condition I suffer from makes it easier for me to get up into the 4x4 rather than down into a normal car. Christine

just read an article in the local paper about the green party.they held a protest dressed as lollipop ladies outside a school near me protesting about people who drive 4x4's.they reckon they are dangerous and harmful to the environment.also that people drive these vehicles to show off!! well, as a 4x4 owner/driver i am outraged.who do these people think they are?i drive a 4x4 as it has 7 seats, i have 5 kids so need a big vehicle,my car is very economical to drive,it may be diesel but i bet its alot cleaner than some petrol cars,and as for it being dangerous, i think my car is very safe.How can people prejudice against others in this kind of way?What about buses and lorries?