Is it possible to restrict communities geographically? This allergy to anything that fits more than two people is very US-focused. There are people with families that need more than just a coupe.
The small car has 5 seats, you can fit a family in it
Congratulations, you can read the brochure. Spoken like a true single person.
The solution to cars being shit isn’t old cars. It’s bicycles and trains. Lots and lots and lots of trains and bicycles.
bicycle cars! best of both worlds… oh wait///
I mean this clearly shows how rectangular cars were back then, which is not great for collisions. They should at least stay round.
Also i read a discussion recently about how EVs are heavier due to their battery (and that’s supposedly bad for pedestrians when they get into a crash with the car), and i immediately had to think of how enormously overweight SUV vehicles are today, and people don’t complain enough about how enormously overweight SUVs are. In fact some people praise it and say that the heavy mass is good for the car-driver of the SUV because when they get into a crash, they’ll take less damage (while everyone around them takes more, btw).
Really shows how arguments are twisted and turned around when it’s the oil lobby that stands to profit from it.
In the case of SUVs, it’s not primarily the oil lobby, it’s car manufacturers. Put simply, they get to charge way more than the extra materials costs, for a “premium” vehicle. They’re making bank out of this shit.
Imagine if speed limits were variable based on a car’s weight and lethality. Only small cars are allowed to go fast.
Meanwhile me back in University:
It is so hard to tell how big those american cars are, because all the other cars around them are huge too, so everything is in proportion.
This really puts in perspective though. Seriously WTF
These are British. Cars in the US are bigger still
I don’t understand what American cars have to do with this photo. The only American vehicle in that UK parking lot is the white Tesla in the background to the right.
These are neither American cars nor is this parking lot in the US so Idk what you’re talking about
I used to drive an early 90s Nissan Sentra. Great small car. Recently had a rental for a few days that’s was a new Nissan Sentra. The new one is absolutely huge compared the old car.
These 90s may have to be in north ireland if you want this accomplished.
Sell me a Station Wagon with third row seating, or damn-near-anything that seats three in the front row today. You can’t.
As a person who lives in upstate New York / the rust belt, this would be catastrophic for traffic in the winter. And actually the CUVs on each side are more fuel efficient, have less emissions, and are significantly safer than the 90s car. Looks can be deceiving.
A lot of that is just 30-40 years of progress. A car built to be a similar size and performance as that 90’s car using the current state of the art would be significantly more fuel efficient, have less emissions, and would be just as safe as those SUVs.
Good thing OP is talking about SUVs and not crossovers (CUVs). Crossovers are really just cars anyway.
Who cares about safety, and things like that. They want smaller cars! Also I had a couple large cars in the 90s. Including 2 massive suburbans. So there’s are only certain cars that are small. This is the same things about older appliances apparently working forever, which they did not, bias by a few is all. I would never give up a modern car for anything from the 90s. Most of those cars just sucked
In a surprising reversal, the meme got it right (SUVs, 90s) and the title did not (SUV’s).
Even when dealing with acronyms and numbers, " 's " indicates possession.
I don’t see SUV’s much, but I frequently see 90’s (or other decades).
You’ll never convince me that SUVs don’t exist solely to sell what is effectively a minivan to deeply insecure men.
AFAIK, they only sell full-size minivans in the US. I don’t think I’ve seen any smaller ones since the Mazda 5 was discontinued.
The availability of crossovers in every size category means you can get the size you want.
Deeply insecure men buy pickup trucks with hoods I can barely see over. SUVs and their perception of “safety”, storage space, and ride height are why women are the primary purchasers.
Please make minivans cool again so I can be cool.
Wagons!
It’s cool if you have a large family & own a minivan. If you’re single with no kids/gf & own a minivan, you’re a problem to the environment.
tbf all cars are bad for the environment. And minivans can carry way more stuff like a 4x4 truck but while still being enclosed if you fold the 2nd and 3rd rows making them very versatile even if you’re single
Minivan makes an excellent work van for certain industries. I see a lot of painters use them. Cheaper and more effecient than a truck or work van.
I’d be pretty good with a smaller minivan. Something like a Mazda 5 would be nice.
Ya full family. Still not cool.
I enjoy my small shitbox (2007 KIA Rio5 hatchback) and wish I had a smaller shitbox to commute in
One of the biggest perks is the fact that my little shitbox is FIXABLE by sane people with standard tools! No special tools, parts are literally everywhere, and all the parts are DIRT CHEAP. The engine is in Hyundais and KIAs from 1989 to 2011. If it’s a 1.6L 4 cylinder made by those 2 companies it’s the same engine between ALL OF THEM.
EDIT: The biggest difference is the exhaust routing. The midpipe on the Hyundais is straight, the KIAs it’s got a bump.
Ya full family. Still not cool.
My contribution - 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon. It is pretty large, but hilariously it’s still smaller than a Chevy Tahoe lol.
And it probably fits more stuff!
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