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In reply to the discussion: Why do people drive SUVs? [View all]FarCenter
(19,429 posts)270. Right, AWD only helps you go; it doesn't help you stop.
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And a lot of them don't even know enough not to park those high things near a corner.
drm604
Jul 2012
#148
Insecurity. Big time anxieties are relieved by big wheels and lots of sheet metal.
leveymg
Jul 2012
#352
My Vue gets same MPG as a midsize sedan and its AWD is great in Chicago winters.
Gidney N Cloyd
Jul 2012
#2
I agree - also as a woman I don't feel like I am making up for any shortcomings
nadine_mn
Jul 2012
#122
I never question anyone driving an SUV in a rural environment that enjoys harsh weather.
MADem
Jul 2012
#197
What do you have? I'll tell you how it's categorized. I subscribe to Consumer Reports online. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#44
Not all SUVs sit higher. Only some do. Not sure that the RAV sits higher. The Forester doesn't. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#40
I just was following a Forester and the beltline is much higher than a sedan's
FarCenter
Jul 2012
#269
The Forester doesn't "sit" higher, seems to me. You don't have to step up to get in.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#323
Not really. Rails can't get everywhere. Much of the country is off the beaten path,
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#383
Its a work vehicle for me. Big enough to haul feed, equipment, a two horse trailer etc
riderinthestorm
Jul 2012
#13
When its hauling a load or the trailer, its powered almost entirely by gas
riderinthestorm
Jul 2012
#265
The Prius now has a larger version. Saw one on the street. It looks great. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#35
It was so pretty I looked to see what kind of car that was. It was the new Prius V! Here's Youtube
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#74
I did, too. Sadly, couldn't get a Prius with upgrades without getting leather seats, which I won't
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#77
When I lived in New York City, I was astounded by the number of SUVs. With very few unpaved
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#16
Where i lived, in south Brooklyn, the parking wasn't too bad, if you didn't mind walking.
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#117
My wife insisted on a SUV - so I chose the best possible SUV of its time in terms of mileage
Woody Woodpecker
Jul 2012
#17
Subaru has a couple of SUVs that have the best AWD system. Subaru is uber reliable, too.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#82
SUVs come in all sizes. Check out Subaru Forester, Toyota RAV, and others at
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#33
It's quite possible that I haven't kept up with what the marketers now call an SUV
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jul 2012
#51
The small and medium SUV category is wildly popular. The Subaru Forester & Toyota RAV have been
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#63
SUVs combine some of the positives (and negatives) of both a van and a truck
SWTORFanatic
Jul 2012
#25
Because they don't think "small" things matter enough to tolerate the "inconvenience".
patrice
Jul 2012
#27
You don't know much about SUVs. Here's the skinny: (1) There are small SUVs;
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#28
No, it doesn't cost less, comparing cost for size. The Forester costs less, comparing capability...
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#60
Insecurity? Other countries don't have them, and the US scarcely had any before the 1990's.
NYC_SKP
Jul 2012
#34
You are right. And"Crossover" is a clever name for "Station Wagon" which became uncool in the 90's.
NYC_SKP
Jul 2012
#71
SUVs are the modern "wagon." Crossovers-not really a car category. It's a sales term, I think.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#85
Yup. It would be a sales "kiss of death" to call a station wagon a "Station Wagon"...
NYC_SKP
Jul 2012
#129
Scarcely any before the 90's? You DO know that the Suburban is the oldest continuously
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2012
#97
Interesting info. Even if you were a bit hostile sharing it with the group. IMO, no one
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#124
I've had 10 foot lengths of pipe and lumber, and a 10 foot kayak, fulling inside my Prius....
NYC_SKP
Jul 2012
#109
Ha! Loved the dulcet tones of "Jerusalem" at the finish when the kid swiped the fire lighters! nt
MADem
Jul 2012
#205
That's what the gun rack is for! Cheezitz, the Brits can be dense about some things.
leveymg
Jul 2012
#360
People think there are no guns in UK, but that's not true. They do their share of
MADem
Jul 2012
#361
I guess that America can still take comfort in the fact that Top Gear likes Russian trucks even less
leveymg
Jul 2012
#362
If Dick and Phil took a stroll, I wouldn't count on Dickie getting the best of PP!
MADem
Jul 2012
#364
Whether you arrive on the Raj's elephants or an armoured SUV, that's always been the way it's done
leveymg
Jul 2012
#365
Because people don't want to get squashed like a bug on the road when a big ole truck hits them
Raine
Jul 2012
#53
Just nail the garage to the exterior of the car and drive that down the road
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jul 2012
#101
I drive a Tahoe because I live at 7,000 feet. We've been known to get 30" of snow overnight.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2012
#81
"internal self doubt and discomfort" is the primary reason a person would care about such things.
boppers
Jul 2012
#304
Oh come on! Here I thought we were talking about penises and now you're talking about ASSHOLES?
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2012
#203
It took 89 replies before the first "I'm going to change your behavior by trying to shame you..."
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2012
#100
As a woman, I must have Vagina Envy because I pack so many big things in my SUV
nadine_mn
Jul 2012
#132
'Cuz owning 2 or 3 vehicles for the same driver can get crazy/impossible for several reasons
Mopar151
Jul 2012
#96
You've got me rethinking this. There are two approaches to a better country.
Gregorian
Jul 2012
#209
I have no choice but to drive this rig, what with the snow and the soccer team and boat....
NYC_SKP
Jul 2012
#146
I used to drive an SUV. It was a great ride over country roads and in the winter.
applegrove
Jul 2012
#167
Republican Vehicle-like to thumb nose at treehuggers- My mini-van has TWICE the cargo as any SUV.
ErikJ
Jul 2012
#173
About 80-90% of the folks posting in this thread (including the OP) didn't bother. nt
Romulox
Jul 2012
#182
You mean, kind of like interjecting a labor discussion into an unrelated thread?
primavera
Jul 2012
#190
Inconvenient Truth? Most definitely! Unrelated, my eye. Like I said, I care just about exactly as
Romulox
Jul 2012
#191
People in the know think Unions suck, yet they want us to accept their agenda
DainBramaged
Jul 2012
#394
All I've own since 1985 its a bus, a limo, a pickup truck, my file cabinet, its take me camping...
Historic NY
Jul 2012
#180
Well call me rare. 6 Cyl. Santa Fe with hitch, hit from behind by a corolla, hit me and landed at a
NotThisTime
Jul 2012
#204
Thanks, it's going to be a long road but I consider myself lucky, could have been so much worse.....
NotThisTime
Jul 2012
#244
Stop-THINK! Imagine gas tripling in price or worse-unavailable. VERY real possiblity.
ErikJ
Jul 2012
#227
Just as you pointed out there are reasons why people purchase certain types of vehicles...
Swede Atlanta
Jul 2012
#251
Los Angeles - folks driving around in Cadillac Escalades and other big fancy things alone
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#266
We drive an SUV because it's comfortable, gets reasonably good mileage, has lots of room for
ladjf
Jul 2012
#272
Then you admit to being a 'Nanny-Stater' who uses their sense of moral superiority to judge other's
Ikonoklast
Jul 2012
#310
Because they need the space and they worry about lack of protection in a car
DainBramaged
Jul 2012
#278
Because being holier than thou about people's cars is stupid. It's doubly stupid if your choices are
LeftyMom
Jul 2012
#327
Enough people have already made you look foolish in this thread. Your 'concern' is touching.
DainBramaged
Jul 2012
#345
What about the rest? What - can't defend wasting resources on inefficient heating/cooling, lights?
REP
Jul 2012
#359
You'd better get a Peeon the restof us electric and jack it up or don't go
DainBramaged
Jul 2012
#374
I always thought the giant tanks sized ones were hilariously stupid, but I found the smaller ones
octothorpe
Jul 2012
#390
Without doing any research, I think SUVs have taken over some of the minivan market share.
BlueCheese
Jul 2012
#392