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Land Rovers are a disease anywhere they go just based on their quality ratings alone. They are consistently rated as the most unreliable vehicles on the market.
A status symbol. Like BMW. Breaks all the time, but you're showing off to other people that you can afford to fix it and keep it running
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I am pretty sure IIHS is setting up lights according to the DOT regulations when they test. As the report says: "The low beams never exceeded glare limits". It's simple geometry - headlights at the same angle will intersect with the ground farther when they are higher off the ground.
But does that have any noticeable impact on the driving experience - can't say I've ever noticed any difference in headlight lighting between SUVs and "normal" cars?
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> I’m not sure I understand your point. I’m pretty sure you do, because the poster is pretty specific. You make statements around micropenises and the required compensation for them that are incredibly toxic. The whole meme is dead, yet you persist in continuing with it. The poster is not questioning your assessment of the suitability of owning these vehicles, as you are no doubt aware, they are questioning your use…
This will be my final reaction in this thread. I’m only shaming people who for no reason buy an unreasonable vehicle thereby actively destroying our climate and risking our children’s life.
Notice that if two people didn't denounce you, you wouldn't have denied making the implication that you seemingly made, and the stereotype being made would appear to be tacitly accepted as the truth. I'm not denouncing you to attack you, I'm denouncing you to protect men who are in pain from at least the pain of arbitrary societal stigma.
Saying that men with large cars are bad because they destroy our climate and risk our children's life is a wholesome and agreeable notion. It shames people for their actions regardless of what bodies they have. Nothing wrong with that notion.
While the author rightfully decries the bloating of the Rav4, it's pretty close to a perfect size for a couple who consistently travels outdoors. Our '14 Subie crosstrek just shit its transmission out and we migrated to a used pre-facelift Rav out of necessity, being in a small city with little pub transport and poor infrastructure. I just really, really wish a carmaker would make something that size, and put it on a…
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I think you’re missing the point here. Operating a powerful computing device doesn’t negatively impact other people. On the other hand, SUV drivers directly make my life less safe every single day. This shouldn’t even be thought of primarily as a climate issue - pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are up simply because of the size of cars on the road today. It’s simply not worth it, and cities should tax SUV drivers ac…
your fancy electronics devices have polluted this earth during their manufacture, and most certainly will during their probable end of life in a landfill. Who gives you the right to say that this is okay but an SUV is not? what if I want to live a primitive life without electronics. Your electronics takes precious time away from my life. Your shoes deposit microplastics in the environment that is most probably harmfu…
*That* is the negative externality that isn’t really discussed (or dealt with by government bodies).
We can talk about the climate some other time. But yes, you’re correct - everyone living in the modern world has comforts with negative environmental impact. There is no middle ground, either I go feral or I start killing Polar Bears.
The idea that the move to larger vehicles is due to an arms race or due to insecurities is simply wrong. It may appear this way but the truth is that mileage requirements drive design including wheelbase. The EPA requirements are frequently revised and are too aggressive to allow any of our beloved small cars and trucks to exist on the road today in any form.
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It only sounds like that because most people are not able to look at things objectively. But, obviously, you're wrong. I don't own a car and haven't for many years. I never intend to own a car ever again. But just because I don't want to own a car, that doesn't mean that anyone who does is an idiot. Hope that settles it.
So youre not even a pert of this conversation. Only car buyers determine which cars are sold.