Why do people drive suv's and trucks?

Question

why are all u people driving these big suvs and trucks when you can trade your big suv or truck for a more smaller cars that save gas there are small cars that would fit you huge familys

Answer 1

People haul things other than people and need it for the cargo space.  The value of SUV's has gone down significantly since the gas prices went up and you never know how much someone owes on their current vehicle.  Trading it in for something with better gas mileage may be a net loss for them if they owe more than the car is currently worth. And not all SUV's get really poor gas mileage.  I get about 21mpg on my Nissan Murano.  My sister's Mazda 3 only gets about 25mpg.  It's not a big enough difference to make it worthwhile.