LR90 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Just spotted this in yesterday's Independent which I found amusing. 4x4 sales in the Jan - Jul 2006 have dropped on the same period last year (105,196 cf 106,732). Now the green activists see this as a sign their anti 4x4 campaign is paying off. While the SMMT would like to point out that while they acknowledge a 0.1% dip in 4x4 sales this should be contrasted with total car sales which have fallen by 4.2% in hte same period. So, have the anit's got it right or is the proportion of 4x4 (and 4x4 owners) on our roads increasing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The type of blinkers they wear stop them seeing any survey which doesn't suit their purpose, if by a strange chance they do come across a statistic which contradicts them they just point out that the data is fundamentally flawed, probably because a 4X4 got in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 What you have to remember though is that 37% of statistics have a 29% degree of truth, although 62% carry a more significant 49% factor leaving the remaining 1% undecided I think that clears it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little nay Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 what the hell is wrong the bl***y green brigade. i am sick of the lot of 'em. all car sales are down not just 4x4's. my 110 takes up no more space than a mondeo estate and the 90 is as short as the new mini. my truck drinks less fuel than a bmw 7 series and to keep it running for the next 10 years is a lower cost to the enviorment than buying a new motor every three years and the carp that the factories throw out is emmence. any way, avaion fuel is the worst offender so they can go and pick on the air craft industies and leave us land rover guys out of it. right, i've finished ranting and raving who wants to come to 7 sisters in wales for a dirty week end with shire lrc! oops, sorry lads, just had to slip that in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjojjas Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 the problem with your argument Little Nay is that it is way to factually correct. Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 the problem with your argument Little Nay is that it is way to factually correct.Jas And never let facts get in the way of a bit of hysteria Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little nay Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 sorry boys but they kinda get on my tits and i like to make sure that i sort of get it right before i go off on one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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