Do you love/hate SUV's????
Honestly I was not a fan of SUV's until I dated a woman with not 1 but 2 small children(3 & 1). The need for additional space is a very pressing need and honestly I can see alot of people want more than the Minivan provides.
The SUV catagory has grown a little out of control...I mean a glorfied station wagon lifted does not constitute a SUV in my opinion.
Below are my favorite 3 SUV's
Cadillac Escalade- I don't know..it's angular grille and 345hp appeal to my wild side.
BMW X5- Classy SUV built on a car chassis. Nice and supple leather. Good performance.
Trailblazer 2002- I might have to test drive one. Love the 270hp hate the dash.
I'm no longer with my ex with 2 children but I do realize that SUV's do offer some important amenities. What do you think? What are your favorite SUV's?
The SUV catagory has grown a little out of control...I mean a glorfied station wagon lifted does not constitute a SUV in my opinion.
Below are my favorite 3 SUV's
Cadillac Escalade- I don't know..it's angular grille and 345hp appeal to my wild side.
BMW X5- Classy SUV built on a car chassis. Nice and supple leather. Good performance.
Trailblazer 2002- I might have to test drive one. Love the 270hp hate the dash.
I'm no longer with my ex with 2 children but I do realize that SUV's do offer some important amenities. What do you think? What are your favorite SUV's?
Comments
As far as SUVs go I like this one the best! <a href="http://poseur.4x4.org/futuresuv.html" target="_blank">http://poseur.4x4.org/futuresuv.html</a>
SUV's are the poster-children for much of what's wrong with this country IMO. F*ck em. By the way Outbacks are indeed cool. I wouldn' even categorize the Forrester as an SUV -it's too small.
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But if you have some actual use for the thing (hauling equipment, going off road, going skiing) to justify the gas guzzling aspect, I don't really see how they're any "worse" than a minivan or pickup.
My neighbor backed her gargantuan Ford Extinction into a pole that she (all 5'3" of her) couldn't see at less than 5 mph. Damage? $5000. I have never seen her carry more than she, her 5'6" husband, their 6 year old and some groceries in it in 4 years of living next door. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
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<strong>I don't hate all SUVs, but I do hate the trendy "upper middle class housewife chatting on her cell phone while nearly taking the front end off of my cute silver beetle in her obliviousness" aspect.
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dittos!!! This drive me nuts as well.
I have a 4runner and I love it. I did not buy it for handling but because its built on a truck frame and it sits up high. When you sit up high, you can see above the cars in front of you which allows you more time to react in case an accident happens on the road ahead of you. Also, when you sit up high, you can see through the windows of the SUV your behind.
But that's not what we're talking about, is it? We're talking about every 16 year old who drives a Ford Explorer and every housewife who drives a Navigator because "they feel safe," or because "they have kids," or mainly because they are drones who follow the pack.
SUVs are dangerous to both their drivers and to other drivers, they harm the environment much more than cars do, they are slow, they are unweildy, they blind me, they block my view from behind, and all in all make driving a less pleasent experience.
So, do I hate SUVs? No. But I most certainly do hate the number of SUVs out there that have been purchased for unsubstantiated reasons.
- Pook
Seems like every woman under 5' 2" or so gets a power surge from getting behind the wheel of the biggest possible SUV or pickup...
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Hahaha
Im happy your kidding. Right? Right?
...unless, of course, we're talking about something that you can drive while talking on a cell phone, cutting cars off on the highway, and generally pissing off other drivers, then I'd say that SUVs are REALLY effective.
It's a beautiful/comfortable vehicle. It handles very well, and has a kickass V8 in it. Nice sound system too
But the gas mileage is horrendous. often around 11-14 in normal use. Using cruise control on a long trip you can get around 20. But we pay so much in gas its insane.
I would love to see a company implement a hybrid SUV with regenerative braking and everything. that would certainly help the gas economy a little bit.
The thing that annoys me about them the most though is that they are not considered as trucks. And ones like the expedition and excursion are bigger than any pickup truck I've seen.