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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
I don't have those stats. But there are also a lot of taxis, ubers, rentals and other commercial vehicles that are sedans, coupes or even hybrids or electric.
From a completely anecdotal standpoint up until recently I lived in Scenic Acres in NW Calgary. Almost everyone in my neighborhood, most of whom would commute daily to work, owned a pick-up truck. Everyone else, had a large SUV. Some had both. The only exceptions were one guy who had a Subaru Imprezza and another that had a Cadillac (which I had to help shovel out once because it's rear-wheel drive). All of the homes were large with large plots including lawns that required a lot of care. All of them could be making different choices and their quality of life would not suffer at all. I recently moved into a four-plex 5 minutes from my work with no lawn and I purchased a hybrid. I can honestly say that not only has my quality of life not suffered, it's improved.
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I'm the only person on my block without a truck as a primary or a secondary vehicle. I have my little Crosstrek and feel out of place.