• @ccunix@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or do you have a genuine reason that makes them advantageous?

    I have an SUV because:

    • my mother in law has mobility issues and struggles to get in/out of a saloon.
    • my wife has neck issues and the higher driving position is better for her
    • I like it (ok, that could make me an arsehole)

    Truth is that mine (BMW X1) is at most 5cm bigger in any dimension, if at all, than the car on which it is based (Mini Cooper). The extra size is an optical illusion.

        • @Trapadana@lemmy.world
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          11 year ago

          Would it be correct to sum up your post as: my family is so handicapped they can only drives SUVs, i am an asshole and need to talk about my COMPACT SUV because people in my life do not talk about it enough?

    • @DharkStare@lemmy.world
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      That’s similar to why I hav an SUV. My dad has mobility issues and has a scooter to help him get around. The SUV is higher off the ground making it easier to get in and out while the larger cargo space can hold the scooter and anything else (groceries, luggage, etc).

    • @Feweroptions@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Also - the mass and form of an SUV makes them a good option in terms of safety. Smaller vehicles get crunched like pop cans, and trucks get sandwiched by their own bed if you hit a solid object.

      • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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        151 year ago

        Making yourself safer by making everyone else less safe still seems like an asshole move to me?

        Bumper height should have been regulated on city roads, then we wouldn’t have gotten this escalation. Work truck, sure. If you need one, you need one. But people who drive a massive gas guzzler to park it at the office and go up the elevator to work?

      • @Trapadana@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        Actually no. SUVs are great at murdering the drivers of other cars, they do not in fact protect you any better. Its just a big blow up dick for assholes.

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        Not sure that makes any difference really. As I said, the actually difference between my (admittedly mini) SUV and its corresponding saloon/hatchback is a few cm at most. Also, they all meet the same safety standards.

        The difference between a proper car (BMW, Renault, etc) and a crap one (Dacia, Hyundai, etc) will make more difference than whether it is an SUV or a saloon. In either case, if the car was is newer than ~2000 it will be infinitely safer than what our parents shoved us into anyway.