I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments there Jack.
Living in the middle of the Lake District in a very beautiful and unspoilt area I'm always infuriated by the 'holier than thou' attitude of many of the visitors to the area.
I have to drive the Dodge down some fairly narrow lanes to and from my storage and and consistently get the angry glare, arm waving or even the odd bit of abuse about 4x4's & greenlaning from the sunday stroller...
Which is a laugh as
A it won't fit down narrow paths and
B with no rollcage it'd be suicide to offroad it... which I don't anyway
These people seem to forget that they, in the most part, have driven a great distance... in order to walk a minescule distance (in comparison to total distance covered) in order to feel at one with nature!
(ie drive 70 miles... to go for a nice 5 mile stroll somewhere pretty & quiet For Forks Sake!)
I also enjoy telling people that it (the truck) contains virtually no plastic, runs on unleaded fuel, is maintained almost completely using recycled parts, is only used very infrequently and during its working life, has probably done the work of 4 or 5 other vehicles... which it has subsequently outlived!
The argument against them is purely because they are conspicuous ... like the plastic 4x4 "Chelsea Tractors"
Ignore the naysayers and CO2'ers... for they know not of what they speak
As an aside...
I often wonder how environmentally responsible and green a Taiwanese bicycle factory is...? (not including the container ship that brought it across)
& have you ever noticed how the 'pedal nazis' always seem to ride very expensive handbuilt imported bikes? Hmm :dunno:
If i want a new bike... I got to the tip... never more than 3 or 4 quid for a good un and it is the ultimate and literal example of re-cycling!!
here endeth the lesson :angel: