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Just watched this interesting video on SUVs and how they became so popular in the US especially. Before them it used to be station wagons that were popular. i guess SUVs are just beginning to catch on in Europe too.
I'm the ideal target demographic for SUVs. A person who would actually utilize four wheel drive, the sport-utility functions of ruggedness and go-anywhere styling. I go backpacking, drive in the mountains, have friends who live down unpaved roads and frequently am on those borders between wilderness and civilization. But I have no desire for an SUV, because I see them as less functional than they are cracked up to be. I prefer a pickup truck as it has more versatility in terms of what you can load into it (a whole lot more) and doesn't require as much in terms of internal cleaning. The gas mileage is typically poor (though trucks are as well). I see them as more of a bourgeoise "roughing it" thing, like for people who go glamping and like to portray themselves as being outdoorsy but are really unable to actually detach themselves from phones and the trappings of technology. The kind of people who consider sleeping outside, 50' away from their vehicle to be "an adventure".
I am looking forward to own a monstrous "American Style" big SUV as my daily vehicle in the city and the frequent getaways I do at the sandy beaches.
I've been fancying the Toyota RAV 4, Camri (not a SUV though but it drives smoothly), Jeep Grand Cherokee, Mercedes G63 and Hummer H2 (that one is a literal Humvee!).
I love the big gap from the ground and the big size.
Wouldn't mind driving a Ferrari 458 a few times just to feel rich in life.
Other than that I am no fan of smaller vehicles or "cute" vehicles, that look like a clam on wheels.
Most of the time SUVs are useless in my opinion. There are some kind of people who can use them but if you use it only as a city car than I dont think its the right car for you. I know two people who have one and actually need it. One is a beekepper who has hives deep in the forrest. He also helps the local ranger sometimes. The other is someone from my husbands work. He Always need to be at building sites especially those outside towns and far from cities. He needs to get to offroad sites even when its muddy and rainy. Both can't buy a special car only for that but need the car as well for everyday things.
I have one and love it, but do keep in mind the county roads are are graded dirt... they only grade them once a year, which means lots of mud and dips eventually.
Cars often get stuck in the mud and a farmer will pull them to the side until they get towed away, but now they left big old holes in the road.
Plus there is no snow plows on the dirt roads at all.
Too many people think all roads are paved, it simply shows their ignorance that much of rural America is not.
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I have one and like it because I don’t have to bend down so much to get in it and struggle to get out because it doesn’t sit that low to the ground plus the higher clearance is good so you don’t hit certain things compared to a car like speed, bomb, or parking Barrier and scraping the underneath of the front of the car
I think they're pretty dumb. They don't look nice, they're not good passenger vehicles cause there's not as much room as you'd think. They're not good cargo vehicles cause again, not as much room as you'd think. They're not sporty (most of the time) cause they're slow. They're not good off road cause their suspensions and transmissions are set up for the street. And they couldn't tow a paper bag cause their neutered with their 180 horsepower 4-cylinder "gas saving" engines.
A pick up truck is far superior for cargo and off-road, a van (as much as I hate those too) is superior for passenger capacity. And a sedan can do everything your average consumer would need it to do.
SUVs just have too many ideas crammed into it compromising any semblance of specialization and falling far short of the multirole capability they were intended to have. They're basically glorified grocery getters.
Most "SUVs" are actually just "Crossovers" whis is pretty much what I was ranting about above. True Sport Utility Vehicles, I. E. the Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Sequoia, Ford Excursion, Range Rover, Jeep Rubicon, or Subaru Forrester are capable of off-road, cargo/passenger carrying, and (with the exception of the Subaru) could tow a house.
It confounds me because I think most people who have them can get by in a smaller vehicle. It is nice to have the extra space, but I prefer a sedan because it’s better on gas and probably easier to park/maneuver. But I think that people who might have had a minivan in prior years buy an SUV instead because they’re more stylish.
I just don’t get why everyone buys a vehicle like this when they can get by in something more cost effective and better on gas. But I do get liking the extra room, it just doesn’t seem like the most practical choice for half the people who actually own one.
SUVs from a decade ago are good family cars. Most of the new ones are trying for that whole "crossover" category and are shit for both categories, SUV or passenger car.
I just get minivans, old SUVs, or police cruisers now. Like why bother with a car note on a crap car that will half-way meet any of my needs when I can get a good car that meets one of them for 1/10th of the price with a salvage title?
Eh sorry that vid is soooo long but even before I began watching all I had to do was look at the picture of the vehicle up above and I rolled my eyes 🙄. I really don't see the point to owning something so big. Seems wasteful.
My wife and I bought a Chevy Blazer - 2 door when SUV was all the rage. Biggest mistake I ever made. More breakdowns and manufacturing defects than I can detail. Chevrolet discontinued Blazer for a long time and then re-introduced it on the market. Had the thing leave me stranded so many times with FUEL PUMP stoppage, I had to quit driving it, and bought a Tesla Model S. I kept the Blazer to put diving gear in and drive short distances in, and never trusted the damned thing since.
I don't own not want to own a SUV as it is.
Way to expensive here in Denmark & frankly I see no need for it here. If I'd move back to Iceland (and finally get that driver's licence) - I might think about it.
I have a Highlander and love it. For me it’s more practical than a sedan.
I've had one in the past, and I would go back to one in heartbeat. They are typically great in the snow and I have a trailer to pick things up when I need to. So, I would have all the bases covered.
I have a Honda SUV, but I only bought it because I was offered a great deal.
I own fleets of company vehicles.
Among them are SUVs.
They're okay.
I personally don't mind not having an SUV for my own use.
I think they’re very nice but definitely too big to drive around London!
No SUV here. I do have a full size GMC Sierra 4x4 though if that counts for anything.
I hate them :D
As much as I hate fuckup trucks as well.
A car should be 'flat', fast and elegant - not a box on wheels that obstructs the view ahead for others.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. The cabin is noisy, otherwise its the best vehicle I've ever owned.
I am more of a truck person but if I wasn't much of one, SUVs would be my number one. I do love the Subaru Crosstrek and Forrester and the Toyota RAV4 and Ch-R. The Honda and Nissan suvs look good too.
I don't own one and I don't want one either. I prefer small cars.
I have an SUV and meh
They are OK for people who have/wants one. Don't own one and never will own one.
They are a thing I have no opinion on them
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