I live in a rural state with tens of thousands of miles of secondary roads, yet, I do not own, nor do I need an Urban Assault Vehicle. If the weather is so bad that I would need 4 wheel drive, I shouldn't be out anyway.I would only be a pain in the ass to snow plow drivers who have to steer around some clunk who thought his SUV was invincable. Ever notice how many of these things are pizzle end up on the medians after a slight freezing? So, what did folks do before these behemoths were invented? What do folks do in the UK? They dont drive big rigs over there do they? What I'm hearing here is a lot of justifying the use of gas guzzlers that are not really necessary at all. It is one of our human failings that we cant see the difference between want and need.