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Automotive News & Views What is "wrong" with these new subcompacts?
8676 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 1:07 PM
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Apr 01, 2008 8:50 pm)  To be fair, about .001% of SUV owners actually do make use of their towing capacity and off road ability. 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 02, 2008 7:58 am) And the real problem with the large SUVs, besides the obvious foreign oil implications of their sub-20 gas mileage, is the bumper height disparity with cars, something the NHTSA is derelict in its duty to fix. And andre: yes, it's ultimately the driver responsible, but we have little to no real driver education anywhere in this country, and we can more effectively regulate improvements in vehicle design and mix than we can solve this driver education problem. But when liability insurance for drivers of large trucks and SUVs approaches or exceeds twice the cost of the same insurance for drivers of small cars, it may provide a push for people to think twice about buying the largest vehicles unless they really, REALLY, need them. Gas costs will do the same.
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Replying to: nippononly (Apr 02, 2008 9:31 am) I actually had a hitch on my Forester and used it a bunch of times. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Apr 02, 2008 9:31 am) That's a pet peeve of mine, compounded by the bozos who get their trucks "lifted" 
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LOL....I was limiting my rant to just huge SUV's, but, now that you show that picture! Excess, right down to the size of the...ummm...never mind. 
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Apr 02, 2008 10:48 am) 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 02, 2008 11:14 am)
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resets us again, right back to...subcompact automobiles. Would you consider a Model T a subcompact, BTW?
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Apr 02, 2008 11:32 am) Well their wheelbase was around 100", and overall length was about 165". So yeah, definitely subcompact.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 03, 2008 5:14 am) Today, it will get 22-25 miles to the gallon and because of the suspension height and small tires it goes off road just fine. And does up to 50 mph on the road It could go just about anywhere 99% of these SUVs could go. Remember, when this thing was built there were virtually no asphalt or concrete roads in America. With all the supposed technology today.... We cannot build a 4wd today thats gets better gas mileage than a model T? Please... We are high on horsepower...
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