Auto Erotic

What is it with people who invest so much of their own personal self-worth in what car they drive? I'm amazed at the number of guys online who post a photo of their car in their profile. WHY?

The personal automobile is a productive, if horribly inefficient, means of transporting yourself from point A to point B. Anybody can buy one. Hell, you can RENT one for a day to have your picture taken with it. I'd much rather spend my money on travel to new places, experiencing new things, having my picture taken in exotic locales rather than having it taken in the front yard with an over-priced gas guzzler.

And what is it with people defending driving SUV's and pick trucks. Did America not learn a lesson during the energy crisis of the 1970's? We can't continue this gluttonous consumption. Fossil fuels are a finite resource. One day we will run out. What will airplanes fly on then? We've got to stop squandering this "liquid gold."