I also can't fathom how you could fail to see that maintenance in an SUV is more than a sedan. Larger, heavier vehicle, larger tires — replaced four at a time, etc.

Saying pedestrian safety is a non-factor seems a callous view. The rise in SUV ownership has correlated with a rise in pedestrian deaths due to larger vehicles and the blunted designs. Those are real people, FYI.

If you want an SUV just because, that's fine — but some of the attempts to justify choices are funny — and know that this man is watching and judging you: