Monster Truck owners - a little bit of respect

I *really* don't like obese SUVs and oversized trucks. I find them very boring aesthetically, having absolutely no decent sense of style. And from an efficiency perspective, they're very selfish. I simply do NOT understand the appeal.

My dislike of them, I find, is heightened by the perception that the "mainstream" likes them so much. I prefer well styled cars, and particularly coupes. I own a coupe, and have for many years. Not everyone likes my styling preference, but - and here's the part that comes to my point - there's a certain degree of self-satisfaction and pride in going in a direction that is NOT mainstream, that's Different.

Maybe somehow I'm declaring, 'Hey check it out! I've actually used my mind and thought about my choice rather than run like a lemming to get an SUV like everybody else - giving no conscious thought to if it's in fact a good looking vehicle.' A little over the top, I will admit. And I try to keep from letting it get the better of me :).

This morning as I arrived at work, and saw the usual array of parked, obese SUVs and Trucks that so many of my co-workers here drive, I found myself thinking once again, "how can these people not see how dull looking those things are?". A few of them were the 'monster-truck' types. Suddenly I grasped it...

Those who get ridiculously oversized trucks are simply doing the same thing I am:
declaring themselves not part of the Boring, Mindless Mainstream.

I found myself for the first time *ever*, with an increased level of respect for those drivers.

...I think that only applies to monster truck drivers though. Obese SUV drivers are still on my shit-list ;)))