Just got an SUV in June, and have found that it works very well for our outings. Gas has gotten to the point though that we both take advantage to the wonderful transit system we have here in the Portland Metro Area. My wife gets a year pass for next to nothing....and a month pass for me costs about the same as a tank of gas...so we drive to the train stop (less than a mile from home) and take the train to work (we both work within a block or two of the train called "MAX") Then we have the savings to take longer trips and weekend outings.....makes for a NICE ecological balance.

Just a simple shot of the Jeep out in a field while I was taking a sunset shot in Central Oregon.