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101 Uses For An Old SUV

Print | Comments () Posted by David Beard, Globe Staff May 6, 2008 09:29 AM

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Could it be a planter?

A backyard pool?

With oil pushing past the $120-a-barrel mark and a new Massachusetts gas pump record set yesterday, more and more folks are looking to ditch their SUVs, even if they have to let them gather rust or sell them at a big loss.

From today's Globe story, this from Car King Herb Chambers: "Having SUVs as an everyday commuter car is largely going away."

On a day when the MBTA said T ridership was soaring, soon-to-be former Acura MDX owner Joe McHugh told the Globe's Jenn Abelson: "I don't need this much space. It just seems ridiculous."

A passing phase? Or an opportunity for conservation -- and creativity? Which leads me to this reader challenge: What would YOU do with an old SUV?