Are SUVs a symptom of crumbling American infrastructure and uneducated drivers? 

This! Every time I drive to work i'm blinded half the way by oncoming traffic. And my car isn't even that low, its an '07 a5 on factory suspension.

same here, I drive a MB 260E 86' and most vehicles just blind me due to the low height of the car... it's a big roomy sedan, but it has a lower profile than a Corolla

Brian O'Connell I drive a truck, a ford ranger. It’s not a high truck at all, but it is above most cars and equal to even some SUV’s. Although some of these other trucks and SUV’s are so high up that even regular headlights hurt my eyes, and I’m a 17 year old kid with good eye sight.

Brian O'Connell shit I drive an 02 Silverado 4x4 and I get the lights directly in my eyes

I hated driving my Accord at night because of this. Now that I have a Rav4, it happens with lifted vehicles.

Exactly what I tell all these safety nuts whenever I mention I drive a classic. You'll die going 200 mph into a wall in a 1930s sedan or a 2019 SUV just the same. Sure all this safety garbage is going to save you in more cases compared to a really old car, but guess what's even better? Actually having common sense when driving!

I recall studies on motorcycles showing this exact thing. States that didn't have a helmet laws saw fewer accidents and less deadly accidents I believe. You put that helmet and gear on and people tend to feel safe to drive more wreckless and stupid. Someone once said attach a knife to the steering wheel and watch how carefully everyone starts driving.

Suvs are less safe, they handle worse, this can cause an accident in situations that requires a quick response, whenever i drive a suv i feel like a liability, it just bounces around and handles like a old wooden warship, not that most suv drivers know what handling is for that matter.

Modern vehicles mask their speed too well. Idiots don't know how fast they're actually going. Aka, try going 35 on a bicycle, and tell me you felt slow.

@@luigi55125 I remember the first time I tried driving a Yugo. The car was shaking and the engine screaming like I was going 200 kmh, then I look at the speedo and I see I was only going 20...

Alertness being, I feel, the thing most lacking.

I dunno, when you have to slow down, because you can’t maintain speed, for every bend on a road...

@@Slowcarfastbeans yes and no because, not all cars are the same. Most any modern sports car would no problem maintaining the speed limit under just about any condition, while trucks, SUVs, and school buses might not even be able to reach it, regardless of conditions. I know this from experience because I have driven hundreds of cars in my lifetime. And don't forget the Autobahn is statically safer than our roadways in the states despite unlimited speed sections. This is so, not just because the roads and cars are built to a higher standard but, licenced drivers as well.

Offensive driving is better and safer.

Until someone without those skill t-bones you. Then you want an actual safe car.

Yeah I got a small speeding ticket when nobody else was on the road at 11 at night. Kinda defeats the purpose. I don't speed through populated areas or low speed limits but this was on a 2 lane highway 55 zone. Then you got the absolute idiots getting away with so much more than that risking lives of several people.

Shes clearly too short for the SUV then, reason why I like big vehicles Is cause I get too cramped in normal sized vehicles.

People like that need to go to jail. I was rear ended by a distracted driver and not only did he hit me, he pushed my car into the car infront of me. Worst of all, the cops let that SOB walk away. You think we're any safer with that idiot driving around and many like him?

Can I get a link to this story?

@@oddmanout4256 If it's the one I'm thinking it happened in Rochester, Indiana on October 31, 2018. She claimed she didn't see the kids and that she didn't think it was a school bus. Well she was driving a Tacoma and with how high trucks and SUVs have gotten you can't see a kid standing directly in front of them. By the way she only got 4 years of prison, 3 years probation, and 10 years of a suspended license.

Noah Leclair Fuck SUVs. I haven’t even watched the video but I’m 100% of the opinion that the only reason SUV drivers want SUVs is because they’re dumber than dog shit. I truly hate American drivers

Noah Leclair I bought a Mazda 3 and had to give the same explanation!

It really is a good money saver, I love that car, I just need to fix mine up and put it on a track one day.

@@tiko5876 Or maybe they have more room? More storage?

Two words for ya buddy. “Station wagon” Americans have been sold on the suv for false reasons. “I need it for storage” my ass lmao

That's not even a joke, that's real shit.

I almost got crushed on the highway because some guy decided to fly 3 lanes over into the left lane without looking. Luckily i was paying attentipn and dodged him but an f150 flying into a bmw 1 series would not have looked pretty for me.

ArcaneWorkshop F-250

Jonas Kastrickas i get sick every time i see someone do that.

@@PistolSwitches Yeah because 80% of the time they arent looking, its scary how some people got their licenses.

V12 SACAPUNTAS *whoops*

Arms race anyone?

She’ll be out of the hospital to go buy a bigger one

This haooens a lot in Alaska. Many SUV drivers are elderly, careless, and incapable drivers and quite often wreck during the first few weeks of snow season. SUVs are breeding terrible drivers who dont know what they are doing

Most cars today are pretty damn safe with airbags everywhere.

💯 Economical and best utility per footprint.

I absolutely loved my 2013 beetle for that reason

I love my 2018 Mazda 3 GT Hatchback best car ever.

VW GTI here. Fit 4 full sized lounge chairs in the back of it. Turns on a dime. Fits in any parking space. Best little car.

& wagons!

Worse than a lifted minivan. Minivans have much more cargo space, and are easier to get in and out of.

That's ignorant. Can you tow a 50' camper and 8 people safely in a minivan? An SUV is a truck with more seats, not a "lifted minivan".

@@fabricancustoms In Europe you see little Peugots with 80bhp diesel engines towing caravans. You don't need a Tonka Escalade.

@@fabricancustoms thats not what they were talking about, there are legit SUVs but have you not seen most of the "SUVs" that came out over the past 10 years? they take a normal car, give it a lift kit and change the body panels to make it look like an SUV and then they charge an extra 10k over the car it's based on because it's an "SUV" now when it really isnt...

@@fabricancustoms I would not say that about most modern SUVs. Maybe the bigger truck-based ones, but not all these pointless crossovers that people generally buy.

With some of the people out there, I think you are assuming a lot.

Not really, at least 40% of all drivers on public roads these days have brains dumber than computers.

Make all cars manual shifters. Must be able to drive a manual for road test.

If you have one.

Basically what the driving course I took taught us, you your brain, drive defensively and be constantly aware, the safety devices in your car are most effective if they are never needed (just don't drive without seatbelts, unless you wanna be a bugsplat on someone else's windshield)

Demesvar Clerge Yea, the fun times are when you’re behind someone trying to get on the freeway and they go 40 mph up the on ramp into traffic that’s moving at 80 mph. Pisses me off every time! Now my life is in danger because the moron in front of me can’t match their speed to the existing traffic. Pit maneuvers and bitchslaps for everyone would fix that problem.

The other day I got brakes checked by a douchebag in a Silverado. Truck drivers are just as bad if not worse. I wish he got out so I could’ve tased him in the throat.

Bro in California these people just get into the lane don't look over their shoulder or use the mirrors I guess they just pray or assume there's some freeway lane God that'll guide them into a space between two cars

Its horrible in a 100 hp car. 40 mph is where the engine has pretty much run out of steam and traffic is going like 70 or someone was flying in the right lane to pass a left lane hog.

@@kevinseveneleven haha good ol 880. My favorite is when they go from the far left lane, all the way to what they think is their exit. Then brake check everyone hard because they realized it actually wasn't their exit. And procede to go back onto the highway over that triangle things. The state/country needs to be more restrictive to people getting a license. Make that shit harder. Its life or death you know?

I mean at least with trucks there are valid arguments to be made on why someone can need them. Having an open bed on your vehicle that can carry things like couches and mattresses is actually surprisingly practical when you become an adult. When my brother traded in his Charger for a Silverado, he found out first hand just how useful a pickup truck really is. You can go take that dirt side road to get around any traffic, but you cant do that in a muscle car unless its suspension is raised.

My dad's 07 Silverado is smaller than a new Ford Ranger.... Something seriously needs to be done about automotive manufacturers just making trucks bigger and bigger.

@@_Devil You can fit surprising amounts of cargo in a modern hatchback. And for those few times you really need to move extra large objects, the same hatchback can tow a trailer. Last time I moved to a new home I used my 2011 Honda Civic with a trailer attached. Trucks are of course very useful, but I'm pretty sure most owners have them because they like the style, not because that's the only practical solution to their everyday transportation needs ☺

@@C64SXno , a hatchback isn’t that spacious kid

@@TeethOfDead It's been a long time since someone called me a kid. Almost funny. You're a funny guy? Of course a hatchback isn't as spacious as a truck, that goes without saying. But many of them are surprisingly spacious. I've transported many large objects in the rear of the 2011 Civic (EU version) I had back then. I even slept in it during a couple of longer trips I took. I tried that in my later Mercedes C-class station wagon, and I had less room in that one. Main point is still that most people drive a vehicle that is too large for their everyday needs, and the few times extra space is needed a trailer will usually do the trick just fine. That's how we do it on this side of the pond, and it seems to work just fine for most people here.

I didn't know ghosts could post comments

That's why people drive SUV's. So they can see the other vehicles on the road. Even when every other vehicle is a 4WD "monster truck" pickup, a giant, full-size SUV, or an 18-wheel semi truck. There's little doubt that you can't see what's going to hit you when you're nearly sitting on the pavement in a Miata.

@@tom_hoots who's fault,exactly?

@@Remix2366 both drivers are at fault

To add, we all also pay a lot more in insurance....because of the many accidents caused by these fat ass cars on the road....and the amount of insurance money they scoop up to fix their vehicles....whether from accidents or the fact that many of these vehicles are prone to theft. Funny thing is that I would never ever want any of these vehicles. They're ugly, in my opinion...and way too over-sized for their purpose.

Yeah totally, on the highway you always look at were others are and aren't so if an idiot comes along, you'll know where to go

That’s a good reason why you don’t drive parallel to someone else at the same speed. Keeping a little further back close or behind their blind spot will give you and the other person space to maneuver if something goes wrong

@@Propain4eva I digress; if you're traveling the same speed as someone else, you should be behind them not deliberately in their "blind-spot". BTW: Blind-spots aren't a thing on vehicles (apart from lorries and certain large vehicles). If cars, pickups, and SUVs had legitimate blind-spots, car makers wouldn't resort to the "blind-spot-indicators" first, they would just add more/bigger mirrors.

@@schwarzwolfram7925 cars do have blind spots. You just don't know it or have become used to it. Ever driven a motorcycle?

@@mayb8876 I don't need to see a motorcycle because I can always hear them when they're within 50 yards. I suspect their noise is engineered specifically for this safety issue. Given proper missor setup; the blind-spot for a cycle does exist, but is very specific and no sane cyclist would intentionally cruise in it.

I do not live in the US, but in cycling nation the Netherlands. So many people cycle inside our cities. When there is close call of a collision, we talk to each other. So road rage between cyclists is very rare.

@@mardiffv.8775 thats very different because one is a car which, if theres a collision its going to lead to the car being damaged which will costs thousands of dollars or going to the hospital for injuries that can be life threatening. i know theres injuries in when cyclists collide, but its not going to be as severe with cars

With lane changes, the way I see it, you have to create your own....look for the opening and do it. If anyone thinks that they can put their blinkers on...and someone will give them permission to change lanes, you're fantasizing, when it comes to city driving. If you rely on others to make your lane change happen, you will lose out at least 80% of the time these days. I'm actually mind-boggled about how many people don't know to speed up or slow down, according to the situation, to make their lane change. Everyone just passes people....and blocks them...who don't adapt to the speed of traffic. I only signal when I already know I'm changing lanes....to make sure drivers don't have a chance to close the gap. It works great. It's a jungle out there, and you have to adapt with your driving skills.

@@joeidaho5938 I adapt by speeding up, but many times people block you on purpose. I just don't play the city game. It's childish.

@@Moonless6491 The way I see it, it's survival when driving. If I want to get anywhere quick, then I need to adapt. Otherwise, you get caught in the gaggle of people who dawdle in their cars...and don't use their brains or skills much at all when driving from one place to another. To be honest, we have way too many people who are never in a rush to go anywhere in this city....because they don't work...in such a rich central part of Toronto. That is truly annoying, in itself. They have no motivation at all to drive efficiently, so I feel I really have no choice but to drive aggressively to get past the perennial "sunday driving club".

And then they flip you off when you honk at them

The real problem is how hard it seems for some people to multitask! I use my phone as my GPS all the time and I only need to look at it for a split-second or two to know where I’m going or what turn to make, but my eyes are still constantly on the road. Never been in an at-fault accident in my life.

I honk at them all the time. Such morons. And yeah then they get aggressive.

@@KiRiTO72987 I think this is just people being more and more selfish, oblivious to their surroundings, and inconsiderate. I can't say if people were always like that as I'm pretty young still, but to me it seems that everyone is just living in their own world and they do not care about their fellow drivers. Hell, I see it just walking down the street.

@SkorpioVenom yeah I feel like punishments for road law violations need to be more severe, especially with how large vehicles are nowadays at least in the US it really does seem like no one follows the speed limit lane discipline is horrendous and everyones on phones I think it more stems from how US cities are designed as well as lack of punishment leading to entitlement, also does not help that to get a license in the US you basicly just have to drive around a block and parallel park.

I think the closest thing Subaru has real wagon right now is the Impreza of that's their lowest car but it's really more of a small 4 door hatchback. Offhand I don't remember what the ground clearance is.

​@@robertknight4672sadly

US fuel economy regulations (CAFE) set a minimum for the average miles per gallon among all the new cars a company produces. That is what killed the station wagon and keeps it from resurrecting. Minivans and later SUVs were classified as trucks, which were exempt from CAFE calculations, so manufacturers pushed those body styles at the expense of the wagon starting in the 1980s and even more so now. Not sure if you're talking about the Subaru Outback, but was classified as an SUV and thus a truck for CAFE purposes.

Virgin SUV driver vs chad station wagon driver

I have wanted a station wagon of some kind the entire time I’ve been driving. My s10 is good enough for now, but the moment I have the opportunity to get a wagon you bet I’ll have a hard decision to make about the truck.

There's also the fact that SUVs are tatiff protected. Hence US auto makers prioritize those because tariffs make them able to compete in this sector, where lack of tariffs caused them to loose the sadan and compact markets. Basically us auto makers retreated to SUVs and light trucks because it's the only vehicle class the US government has a 25% tariff on.

Heres the thing, only 1.6% of US auto sales are SUVs and only 20% are trucks, 60% are crossovers, which are just bloated wagons/crossovers

I would say this is the primary reason for the uptick in SUVs on the road. The idea that you NEED a big car is practically car manufacturer propaganda at this point

@@karstelobster8203 there has been a downtick actually, until the Bronco came out, and it still only makes up 1% of all new car sales, Crossovers arent SUVs no matter how much every bicyclist wants to call them that.

Or pedestrians!

Or mopeds

rcman1023 eww moped = Big gey

@@benyud2303 mopeds are fun and cheap, plus you can get a old one and have something semi historical, I think you're thinking of those nasty Chinese scooters

Lol get a job peasant so you can get an effonefiddy

This, then you gotta slow way down and make everyone else mad, ruining the driving experience.

Don't become a speed brake speed brake ×5 tailgater in response to this because you waste a ton of gas, brake pads, and eventually struts. All money for nothing if you just pace and throttle control. Let low iq sheep normie drivers all do their tailgating gas brake gas brake every 5 second clusterf*** miserable stressful and zero benefit from it. Just cruise back and pace, and pace the sheep that cut into your safe pace distance to get back to tailgating and brake dancing like a lemming. It's almost depressing how sheep minded, low iq and dumb most drivers and likely people are.....when I get honked at by multiple people because I'm not tailgating going 60+ mph in a sea of traffic and braking every 4-5 seconds just to tailgate all over again.....I'm the badguy because I can see the bigger picture and pace the giant clusterf**** from a few seconds away...... Things like this make me feel like I can't even relate to most people.....or guys paying car payments similar to rent rather then buy a older car that's owned and wont keep you in poverty.......and they do this to seem like they're living a good life when they're broke and miserable......but look! Status! I can't relate to normies and I don't think I'd want to.....the fact most people think this way is depressing.

Can your convertible survive a SUV rolling over you? I doubt your Miata's roof can support a SUV rolling over it

@@duanerackham9567 it will if he installed a roll bar

Based on meritime tradition, a captain always goes down with his ship. I think everyone should start in a miata, I believe that's the key to making everyone a better driver, it worked for me.

@@duanerackham9567 I was being sarcastic

Duane Rackham r/woosh

Shaun Hensley I see so many lifted trucks and jeeps around my town and they never have a spot of dirt on them

Edgy Car “show truck” what a joke

@@edgiestofcars do you live in Florida?

drzflyest4 no southern Ohio

Edgy Car Talking about the road quality, or lack of, keeping on the topic presented. I drive an econobox with rally suspension just to deal with the fun roads.

thats tragic! condolences!

@@lloydmcknight - thanks, it's been years now but it's still difficult.

At some point, we're going to have to drive armored personnel carriers like BTRs just to safely haul kids around. BTR-80s come in at 15 tons, triple the weight of the already heavy cybertruck. Oh and their cruising speed is around 50mi/h. You aren't going to t bone cars in this. The cars simply won't exist after

Especially with those bright ass white lights like god dam

I had a guy coming at me with his bright ass low beams and he turn on his high beams because he thought my headlights were to "bright." Little did he know is that my hi beams are better than his lmao. He quickly turn his off

Left lane losers are the absolute worst.

I am almost at the point of full anarchy.

You can speed and drive safe. Left lane losers, distracted drivers, and people failing to maintain vehicles are the cause of almost every crash and road rage incident on our highways. Yet the police hardly enforce these violations. People need to start pushing back harder.

Same, what's even funnier is they were using the same selling points that Casey was talking about.

I got a motorcycle add.

I got edumakaed. My winch on her 19 car SUV Cadillac so stupid blew her off. I feel 08 lincoln panther frame best in the cushion area other than a Packard 400.

Now I hope Google will send me a packard

imagine not using adblock

Good point.

Fr

they might be safer when they crash. but this guy didn't discuss the fact, that their handling/braking is worse than other cars, which makes them less safe in the first place.

not even that. they aren't safe at all. i drive on surface streets for a living. i'm a food delivery driver. suvs and suv drivers are the worst. the minivan drivers are just slow stupid slugs, but the suv driver is reckless, stupid, and completely unskilled. sunday night one of the rear ended a sedan in my delivery area. crushed the rear of the car and hit them with enough force the car wound up 100 yards down the road from the suv. but here is the thing. with its rear end destroyed the sedan stayed up right through out the entirety of the incident. the suv wound up upside in the middle of the road. i see this often with suvs. their high center of gravity when subjected to sudden forces destabilizing them and they turn turtle at the drop of a hat. worse the people that drive them gravitate toward them "to feel safe" because they themselves are terrible fuckinbg driivers. last week one of them, a fucking retard in a Seqouia tried to run me off the road. 1st he cut me off in traffic (recklass) then when i got into the right turn lane and pulled around him to to turn right at the light he tried to run into me. I honked my horn, but fuck that asshole i ain't backing down, its my lane fuck you. he was not happy and to wait and drop in behind me. suvs have extremely poor right side and rear visibility. you simply can't see stuff close up in those areas driving those things. i figure this asshole, who was also on his fuckin phone didn't see my wagon there. but you know what? he didn't fucking care either. the worst thing about SUVs is they replaced more capable vehciles. what if i told you that in 1996 you could buy a vehicle that could seat 8 people, tow up to 7000 lbs, carry a sheet of plywood inside it self, and (not while towing ofcourse) get 25 mpg on the highway and 17 in the city? it was the chevy/buick wagon! and gm shut down the production to make ......Tahoes. a piece of shit that couldn't haul a sheet of plywood or seat more than 5 people and got 14/17 mpg instead!

Exactly

It wouldn't have

Taller, heavier car would have likely had no chance in both braking and maneuvering. The vast majority of SUV's fail miserably at the moose test.

EV such as the Tesla Model X is also very stable in that maneuver.

​@@2007essCenter of gravity is very low due to the batteries. Teslas will always handle amazing.

@@2007ess That is a sedan not an SUV.

Absolutely. A lot of people think getting where they are going 2 minutes earlier is way more important than everyone's safety.

@@jackielinde7568 I love when I pull up right next to the car that flew by me.....such a satisfying feeling

The "I need to be everywhere 10 minutes ago" philosophy, I prefer the "I'll leave ten minutes earlier or just be late and deal with it" approach which has worked out pretty well so far, I don't stress myself out and more often than not I arrive early, with the bonus of making good impressions

shawn murray until the next light

@@JeremyLevi Yeah.

Agreed! In addition they are ridiculously ugly and contribute to a rise in visual pollution.

In addition, SUVs don't have great handling, and do not get me started on the ones from the 1990s

Congestion. All that largeness has to fit in the same space as previously smaller stuff fit. Visibility. If you haven't converted to SUV-dom, it's like driving around small scale high-rise buildings. You can't see if you aren't them. Weight. You want to have enough power to weight ratio to keep with highway speeds? Takes a lot of energy to move that beast around. The roads take a pounding, contributing to the crumbling conditions. Beat up roads destroy faster, weight hammers on irregularities quicker. Taller bigger heavier vehicles require beefier brakes, fatter tires, lower profile rubber, higher tech suspensions to move a high-CG brick around at anywhere the pace a sedan was doing in the early 2000's for example. "GO ELECTRIC!!" No. Have you actually considered how heavy these vehicles are? The pounds per square inch pressure on the (crappy) road surface?

@@exothermal.sprocket My ev weighs 2500 pounds. Busted your arguement wide open.

@@samusaran7317 I can classify a e-bike as an EV too, and get under 100 pounds. Now what are you going to do about busting an argument?

It really doesn't have to say anything, but what were you thinking it says?

@@skachor(Modern) Suvs are the worst cars to ever exist.

@mildly_miffed_man1414 where can I get my own jump to conclusions mat?

​@@skachorno that's literally the thing they're referring to

@@vappyreon1176 it's nonsense.

A Ford what ecoboost?

@@rawhidelamp Ah sorry, Ecosport

@@Leveler13The only car Ford sells now is the Ford Mustang, everything else uses a light truck chassis or bigger. Incredibly disappointing, and your point stands.

The Fiesta transmission would've fallen apart as she was driving up the on ramp.

Literally every Ford SUV and truck has an Ecoboost. I have no idea what vehicle you mean.

Bennet Fox of course,SUVs and trucks are the car manufacturers bread and butter,no profits on small cars

Tires on SUV are very expensive

Yall are off, it's that people see it as an all year round vehicle. It's not the best at one thing but an all around decent car at all aspects such as hauling something, off roading etc. Like he said cars are expensive and people are trying to get all in one. Someone that is going to live in there car is going to prefer an SUV for its size and storage capacity.

Yep, marketing. I've made similar points on other videos and get triggered people arguing that they made logical decisions about SUV and it had nothing to do with marketing. Chicken vs. egg phenomenon, which came first? Usually the marketing drives the masses in a given direction and when momentum is established, it's game-on for marketers. Education of the masses is dwindling (on purpose). Critical thought processes is almost gone. What we have is a media-heavy country which has 100,000 points of influence and can push whatever messages they wish to sell into the minds of the masses. Here's the deal, when stuff is disposable, you have to have something "new, fresh, exciting" to replace it on a annual or bi-annual basis. And the most effective sell is the idea that it's "MORE" than the last thing. More what? When you've maxed out just about every aspect of a vehicle in some degree of excess, what you have to push is the idea that SUV/CUV offer "MORE" than the other thing people used to drive. How? This vehicle does EVERYTHING, it's an all-in-one! That's MORE, right? You didn't used to be able to do EVERYTHING with your last vehicle so this SUV/CUV is MORE than the last thing. It does MORE. Trouble with any all-in-one device in this world, tons of compromises need to be made with whatever tasks and purposes and capabilities are being done with the all-in-one. The biggest thing to suffer is fun, control, handling, sports, fast, efficient, lightweight, connectedness. None of those things can remain in the quest for marketing the next "MORE" object to motorists.

If you come down here to Florida where nobody knows what brakes are one out of five accidents there's always at least one or two SUVs involved

My first two cars got totaled by old women in SUV's.

Probably because there's more SUVs on the road nowadays

Obviously, because of the quantity of SUV's on the road (statistics).

Did Uber and Lyft along with a sales job that was 80% driving so I'd drive roughly 10-12hrs a day in South Florida. Every car wreck involved a woman. Afraid people make terrible drivers!

Adventure bike for the power to pull away and escape. Still has more suspension and better tires than a street bike of any kind. And way more maneuverable than a cruiser, and, in some cases, more comfortable.

Yep, Drz for life. 8 years and going strong

Cafe racer because no one lives forever.

Sports tourer, full attention, and avoid any areas with more than medi traffic.

Miss my KLR

Which has always felt like such a bogus excuse. You have to be close to a thing to be at imminent risk of running into it. Because that's how physics works XD

SUVs only make up 1-4% of new car sales per year, Crossovers make up 60% of new car sales

I love those cars. Came so close to buying one.

Tires make a huge differance.

Exactly, my parents said my 84 camaro would suck in the snow, but the roads are always plowed here and when they’re not I’ve never had a problem

@@FUNKOfilms cannot stress enough how great of a first car it was. Taught me everything I know about working on cars today. Easy to work on, fun to drive, handled well.

If they weren't snow tires they weren't good tires. You wouldn't get down the road the plows hadn't been by during a snow storm where I live. No f'n way.

Sovereign Nomad is it just me or does every soccer mom have there brights on when there driving on a well lit road

DevinJac2006 I hate those people

I wear my sunglasses at night So I can So I can

It's because everyone has swapped in those illegally bright aftermarket LED headlights.

@@SalivatingSteve Most carmakers already have super bright leds and most people don't even change there headlights a dealer does. Most people are just idiots that think I need to see so let's turn up my headlights to see and don't think about how it's a danger for other people on the road

Yes. This should be done mainly by providing people with viable alternatives to driving. I am thinking of suitable infrastructure for walking cycling and public transit. People's lives should not be locked behind the paywall of cars and their upkeep expenses.

Infrastructure to slow down drivers and to make them pay more attention would be good too. Our roads are so wide so people feel to confident looking at their phone or whatever other dangerous distraction they partake in.

Amen brother

All the more reason that it would be a lot cooler if we decided to build a society in which nobody *HAS* to drive if they don't want to, just to participate in society.

Train lines should be built down the middle of the highway

The invention of the cell phone is probably the single most effectual contributor to highway danger levels. Seems it's the only "drunk driving" that gets a pass these days.

THIS People don't understand physics all too well Impact Force = 1/2 mv2/t where m is mass. The greater the mass of the vehicle, the greater the impact force.

I don't get it?

@@christopherpape4823 Jeeps are off road awd vehicles that are also decent for the road. He's poking fun of how roads in the US especially the northern states are terrible full of potholes and rough as hell. Not ideal for sports cars that depend on smooth roads but great for Jeeps that are designed for that.

American cars are objectively bad.

@@nbn292 Even the Saleen?

@@2007ghettonissanaltima No. Neither are cars like the Viper

Chicken Ray lol

The crazy part is it’s not in a rural area, it’s in about almost everywhere in a typical city

The dutch people figured it out, car dependency has ruined our society to a great deal and public health.

"Car dependency" is a myth. Cars are simply just the best means of transportation.

They need to forget newer car inspections and target old vehicles, the typical dangerous, polluter.

Actually, older cars (I said cars, not trucks) are actually BETTER for the environment when you compare its lifetime emission levels to the pollutant emissions during the manufacturing of new cars.

@@stephenpowstinger733 nah lol it's already hard asf to get old cars to pass emissions. By driving an old car, you are risking only ur life's safety since it doesn't have new "safe" technology, but it's better that way since you know you can't play around behind the wheel.

Well yes, there is a certain logic to one driving more cautiously in a dangerous old car just as there is a certain danger in getting careless in a modern fully-tricked out new car/SUV. (Fortunately my state has no inspections ).

I’m a vehicle inspector and I believe every state needs safety inspections. Vehicles come into the shop where I work from other states or with good stickers from another local inspector who doesn’t actually inspect them with the most ridiculous issues. I mean newer vehicles (two or three years old) tires showing wires, ball joints and wheel bearings worn slap out, axle nuts loose, and headlights hazed over so bad that the headlights barely show up on the wall inside the building. Along side of inspections I believe vehicle companies need to do away with “automatic headlights” if it’s not a certain level of dark outside they will not come on. You’re driving your kids to school in thick fog with no lights on at all. States aren’t worried about insanely dangerous vehicles (yes, even your pretty new suv) being on their roads and modern automakers are making stupid drivers feel smart which causes accidents.

They only talk about the one statistic that the people inside are safer “in the event of an accident” lol

The Titanic was, in its time, one of the safest ships ever built yet still sank because of incompetent captaining. Humans don't learn from history it seems. A "safer" vehicle should never be substitute for good driving.

@@NeoAutodroid Incompetence? Yeah right. Lol That was no accident... 👀

@@jackielinde7568 throw some banana peels on the road, that should deter them but make sure to do it daily. It decomposes too so it doesnt hurt your enviroment

It's 2020, nobody is driving tanks on the road yet :/

Yepp while they drive around looking at their facebooks on their phones and texting their other kids.

It's a neoliberal way of solving a problem. It's like the plastic straw ban fuss. Sure, reducing our plastic use can reduce the amount of trash that makes it to the oceans, but whatever trash we stop generating is minuscule compared to the waste large factories dispose of in our waterways and the government continues to allow. Plus, SUVs are typically heavier, adding more strain to the crumbling roads.

The weight of SUVs are nothing compared to overloaded commercial trucks with tens of thousands of pounds.

@@IDIturboDiesel If we put more freight back on rails maybe the semi's wouldn't chew up the roads as badly.

@@seed_drill7135 also our roads should be built better with reinforced concrete like a foot thick.

You know what's funny about that, I see more SUVs swerving to avoid bumps and puddles in the road. Why have all that ground clearance and soft suspension if you're not going to use it.

The only problem I see with that is a sticker on the back of your car does no good when somebody is in front of you. I guess we could put across the windshield I big letters though.

Almost all drivers I see are speeding by about 10 mph. I think smart governors in all cars will stop that "move over if slower" silliness.

And a flip up neon sign of a hand in the back window that throws people the finger when you finally get past them after 10 miles of being stuck behind the worlds most oblivious driver.

@@langhamp8912 people still drive under the speed limit. And there still is a flow of traffic. We live in America and we for the most part dont limit the abilities of personal property. Also how do you limit a car to 30 in 25 mph zone. When we have 75mph speed limits on other roads. The low speed limits that we have are not set for safety. They are lowered or left to 1950s technology and bias ply tires, to get tickets that are counted on in the budget of local and state governments. People drive the speed they are comfortable with not at the speed limit. There is study's showing that. Also that raising the speed limit doesnt have a measurable impact on the amount of accidents. Pa raised a few speed limits as a pilot program based off that data and has seen the same result. You can see the same data with a quick google search. Just because your not comfortable going over the speed limit doesnt mean other people arent, or even that they may have better situational awareness or driving ability. There is a even a few race car drivers commuting on public roads. The most dangerous things on roads is differing speeds between cars on the roadway. If everyone went a similar speed, the roads would be alot safer

Cars should also come with directions how to use blinkers, just like every public restroom should have directions how to flush toilet...annoying laziness

Benul Play's hey my friend I work in NY as a MINI technician and I'd love to tell you the love for MINIs isn't dead and it's quite thriving. Brilliant cars! Cheers! 😀😀

Chelsea tractors. When I was growing up (rural Wales) there were SUVs about, but they were owned by farmers who'd actually use them off road. Now, townies have them too and they've got a lot bigger. You've never seen stupid until you've seen some tit in an imported wasp-yellow Hummer with spotlights trying to get down a Welsh back-lane, and having to ride up on the bank because they don't fit on the road.

I'd hate to have to drive something like an X5 in tight British cities. Even something the size of a mustang would be pushing it.

Funny you brought this up. When they first came out with jumbo jets they had an issue with pilots overheating their tires when taxing as they were over-speeding the taxi because they were further away from the ground.

i daily a small car and have had to drive higher-sitting cars and can 100% confirm this.

To me that’s an od point of view, different from mine. As a farmer i have always driven pickup trucks. For about three days a while back, i traded my 96 f250 for a small sporty coup my friend had because he needed the truck for a couple days. Anyway, i constantly found myself speeding even more than 10 mph over the limit in the little car, it was alot smaller and smoother than the big old truck. To me atleast, the bigger and higher, the faster a vehicle feels. A semi at 60 feels crazy fast until you get used to it. Even 25 mph up on a tractor feels pretty fast. Just thought it was interesting that your point of few was the complete opposite of me

@@TheMcDonaldsMaster2420 That’s funny, because I used to borrow my cousin’s MG Midget, which was tiny. I always thought it was great that I could feel like I was screaming around turns, when in reality I’d be going about 15 mph. 🤣

I acutally learned on both my parent's cars, an SUV crossover (Lexus RX) and a Honda Odyssey (that is low to the ground like an actual car), so I never felt that. I'm in uni now, and I still agressively monitor my speed gauges (because I can't tell from feel alone), and I don't remember feeling a difference. Although the minivan is MUCH (that's what I ended up with) slower to accelerate.

Exactly! Stacy doesn't know how dangerous her Suburban can be if it crosses the center line and hits a car. It's straight up murder. I don't "Hate SUV's" as cars I just wish they were far, far less common on our roads. I saw a Dodge Dart get pancaked by a Silverado and that scarred me for life.

Dude for real. Japan has this right, look how small and efficient their average commuter cars are....

Michael Peretto they need smaller cars because of the space they have in there cities

@@edgiestofcars We face the same problem in cities. Ever seen LA? lol.

Michael Peretto welcome to the land of the g wagon, aka LA

And honestly, like in my 325i, it takes up a smaller piece of the road, meaning you're less likely to get in a fender bender, because the smaller size decreases of you actually hitting the other cars, or navigating cramped parking lots

Defy Your Logic I guess you’ve never driven a land yacht before. Those cars are boaty but connected to the road. You are right about suvs feeling disconnected from the road

I actually like that. They’re comfortable and relaxed. Now to be very fair I don’t have much to compare the experience with, just that my daily driver is a small SUV, and comparing it to the cars I’ve ridden in. I would hope driving nicer cars I’d find cars with a ride and handling I like.

@@millerkiller6496 never have but I've driven most newer types of cars. I used to have a mazda 3 which for it's price felt really good.

We do have the power to change, its hard, a royal pain in the ass, and slow. However you still have the power to influence those around you. Will you choose to do it is the question?

@@PeterLegler ok lol

You could still buy a crappy Subaru, and join the ranks of the mindless zombie collective.

@@Und34d_R What wagon does Subie make? The Outback is a close as it gets, and it is not a wagon as far as I'm concerned. Nor is it available with a stickshift anymore... Sad times.

I have a Hyundai Elantra Touring ,lots of room for a little station wagon and very good on fuel.No trade for any SUV.

Surprisingly I have seen quite a few more new Wagens lately in the last couple years. I got my 2015 VW TDi at that time due to VW making the Wagen out of a Golf again instead of the Jetta. Volvo's got a new wagen that is insane, hell even Jaguar has brought one here to the states.

@@GroovesAndLands 05 lgt wagon. look into it. maybe the best wagon ever. took me over a year to find one and now im happy as ever.

TheBigDanois doubt they’re winter tires. Most Karen’s think all seasons are the best ones.

@@brkbtjunkie 100% true 401 in the snow is fun lol

brkbeat junkie Agreed

Car control < equipment

@Tator Nugget people really don't seem to understand that having all 4 wheels powered doesn't suddenly make them exempt from the laws of physics

Yep same here in the US. It's obvious to me that two of the main reasons people buy them here are for status symbol and trendiness. Then the certain percentage who feel more "badass" in a bigger, more intimidating vehicle. Same factor as with the giant pickups.

The 205 is a great car, as a french dude I can tell we see these all over the place. Well they kinda old now, beware if you ever wreck cuz you'll die if you get in a wreck with a SUV

@@victorpelini5995 i wanted to weld in a roll cage but I found out that they aren't street legal in my country :/

Now I'm just picturing the 500BHP Group B 205 T16 doing doughnuts in the snow around a stuck SUV.

@@tSp289 fire spiting from exhaust would melt a snow away :D

@@fila1445 Might have to give up on that fuel economy idea though. 60mpg? More like 15 gpm

mindofmyown333 classic cars were crushed because of their terrible emissions and pollutions that they produce. That’s a good enough reason

Preston miller which is why I said a “major reason” they were crushed. It wasn’t the only reason. That said, a well maintained classic can not be as bad as the loads of riced out, oil burning shit boxes on the road that are modern. Also, there’s no way in hell that my well taken care of classic that’s not daily driven is worse than the loads of “coal rolling” chipped diesel trucks and cars that are driven every day.

​@Preston miller OH, shut up. You and your emissions garbage. Go work for BP. I bet you think the earth will be gone by 2026.

@@prestonmiller6528 Lmfao imagine complaining about classic cars but not airplanes

@@prestonmiller6528 The process of manufacturing new vehicles contributes more to pollution than that well taken care of classic car would have though.

Why I wish to buy older cars. Despite being a younger person.

@@raspiankiado4658 me too. I could always hook up an older car with a Bluetooth system and that's pretty much it. However I do like the newer hatchback models. I just like the functionality of them.

And good luck getting a car without them cuz they just shuv it down ur throat now a days to justify the price.

you couldnt buy a vehicle without all that shit if you tried. i remember when a/c, radio, and pwr window/seats was very optional. lol

Not only raising the price but makes it pretty much impossible to fix it yourself or get aftermarket parts

MIATA IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER

​@@45ok73Always has been

It will when gas prices sky rocket.

Same

@@Duraputer That will never happen again, it will only lower or stay steady because of the electric takeover. Gas is staying cheap to be competitive, and when it gets overtaken, it will uave to stay cheap to even survive.

@@fortheloveofnoise Most countries will need seriously expensive and time consuming upgrades to their power grids if electric vehicles start to really take off.

@@Duraputer You'll be waiting a long time in the US. In the last ~ 5 years we broke the old oil import price limitation barrier and now are able to produce our own fuels so fast and cheap for so long we can literally kill the world oil market single handedly with little effort. Fact is we are producing NG and crude based fuels so fast and so cheap in some places the NG is basically free for the taking to do anything that can be done with it just to use the stuff up so it doesn't get needlessly flared off!

Even the cars are bad, just walking on the sidewalk and crossing properly at red lights I nearly got run over at least once every other day by people paying 0 attention while either running redlights or turning, and I even wait for people to turn most of the time, and biking is worse because everyone thinks the bike lane is just another lane since its wide enough to fit a car in if you include the buffer lane that is meant to keep cars further away from people on bikes

Try walking in the middle of winter in NY, sorry but encouraging everyone regardless of climate to walk is unrealistic.

My bicycle is my daily driver. My days are numbered. People cant believe how many times I've been hit by cars or ran into a car that took my right of way and then stopped directly in my path.

Rcmike1234 there’s a 50% chance of you dying if you bike in the U.S that shit is nuts I had to stop

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv we talking nyc or upstate? Cause the city has transit, so you can just use that. And upstate isn't too bad either. I've walked around Ithaca in the winter before. Ice sucked on the steeper hills but otherwise it was fine.

We put our daughter in an Audi A4 3.2 Quattro 6M and couldn't be happier on how it has worked out. Safe (stops/handles) and sporty. Tires and brakes save lives - dont go cheap.

Can you be my parents?

MrMaxguy1 I feel that

Man I'm sorry, but she sounds entitled as HELL. Those Legacies (called Liberties here in Aus) are awesome cars, and quite fast and sporty for a 4 door. And as someone who likes to modify they've got a massive aftermarket community. I'm driving a 21 year old Mazda MX-6 that I pay every cent including insurance and I just got my licence (19yr old), it's a very long process here that takes at least a year of supervision to get. Took me 3 due to parents not having enough time for me so I had to take the hard road and pay for lessons too, we need 120 hours supervised before taking the test and you bet I paid for every single one, while the rest of my lucky friends drove around everywhere. She should count herself super lucky to be driving something so new and having parents who take time out of their lives to help. Wish I had parents like you.

Laugh all you want but she's right. SUVs are safer. The only thing where they aren't as safe is a roll over crash which they're more likely to roll over than a car, but an SUV crashing into a sedan? That sedan driver is screwed and the SUV driver stands a higher chance of walking away from that accident. But hey, you can laugh in a 2010 Subaru Legacy that is hit head on by a full size SUV and see who comes out ahead.

WorkInProgressK or like being in an LMP1 car and trying to overtake a 458 GT2

Or encourage less driving in general for daily life activities with better city planning. Then use the money saved to improve county roads.

Huh. I still se my car as my freedom, but maybe that’s because I had to actually rely on a government subsidized bus system that only came around once every 3 hours if I wanted to go into town.

The irony is that cars aren't really freedom, they are a thing that we are tethered to now, because America (and canada for that matter) are designed around them.

@@alext3811 Now, yes. Not because we design locations/transportation based on the assumption that most people will be utilizing their own vehicle though. It’s because our economy shifted from one income being capable of mostly capable of covering the cost of a family, to two incomes being required to barely cover what the one income did. It means that at one point, the primary income earner (usually the man) worked exactly 40hr weeks and then had the weekend for freedom plus 4-6 weeks vacation. Now both people (whether they be together or just roommates) have to work 50+hr weeks at most jobs just to keep things going.

@@alext3811 Ah yes, because It makes total sense to walk across the country instead of drive.

Yes, better reaction time and all that. Wish more people thought like you regarding this subject.

The thing is. You're going just as fast, just a second or two later.

I rather get a El Camino over a station wagon that little bastard is very practical as a farmer because it's half car half truck it's better than full size duchebag mobiles aka SUV's

A suv is just a tall wagon, just have the cool factor a wagon doesn’t.

Carmen Grace wouldn’t that be the crossover?

Aztek Colours yeah wagons have that nice long roof look with sedan driving characteristics. That's why car guys love them. I'd love a caprice wagon from the 90s that fits 8 people lol

Same here i love station wagon. Very few suvs actually catchy attention but a station wagon almost every time. Hell alot of them get better fuel mileage than most suvs out there.

Yeah crossovers are trash they're just a lifted sedan lmao look at the Subaru crosstek literally just a lifted impreza nothing else to it

I agree with you, crossovers are the most useless in my opinion.

I off-road my Crosstrek all the time and that little fucker takes the abuse. That being said, no other Crosstrek owners, at least where I live, would even consider taking their car off the pavement.

Phil Gudet ah but if the buyer isn’t interested in maximizing cargo for mpg but rather convenience and comfort with decent cargo capacity, are they not making the more reasonable choices? Ask any CUV driver. I bet most of them aren’t concerned with off road capabilities. As someone who has always driven SUV’s for their utility, first and foremost, and ease of acquisition second, I can easily say that a car with the footprint and utility of a small SUV is really the boring but pragmatic choice for most. That said, I’ve driven quite a few full sized sedans that handle way worse than allot of modern crossovers. A friends 2016 Ford Escape titanium is a real riot to drive on mountain twisties. Its all season road tires brake traction way before the car is even close the it’s handling envelope. Ask me how I know. And seriously, the only real alternative to a wagon these days in the US is a CUV or a minivan. If one is really concerned for max cargo payload/space to fuel consumption, just look to the minivans. Those aren’t sexy enough for you to consider against your sports wagon are they? We all know that CUV’s aren’t the fastest, sportiest, cheapest, safest, or most utilitarian, but they do strike a good balance. Lets face it, unless you’re driving a Volvo sport wagon around, you are probably not driving a car that fits your claimed concerns anyway. Most American buy cars 75% pragmatically and like 25% on ego, or some other emotions. Just admit that you are adverse to CUV’s because they don’t fit you emotional requirements and accept that your imagine of the car is more important to you than others and buy accordingly. After all, it really sucks to drive a car you don’t like. It sucks more to have people judge you on the car you drive.

The joke in PA is that the DRUNK driver goes straight

Just happened to me the other day in NJ. 😂 Conpletely true.

Considering that I wanted to order my WRX as a wagon (Levorg) but it wasn't available in the USDM.... I agree with you.

Wagons are more efficient, but they are few and far between now.... With so few options it is pretty much Subaru or bust.

SUVs are too small for me, I prefer a crew cab long bed dually pickup.

CUVs are the modern wagon.

@@FragEightyfive Nobody drives an wagon B/c half the options for wagons are just as expensive as an SUV why limit your self for the 10mpgs

How about those of us driving H1's that dislike this?

@@nothingtoseaheardammit H1 owners get a pass. Those are cool and nostalgic. Plus no one is just buying H1s today because they want to feel safer and have more room for the kids and groceries

H2s are the tryhards of the Hummer world.

So Tyler Hoover?

@@rahbaralhaq Thing is, he KNOWS his H2 is ridiculous as all hell. He may like it, but he knows it's ridiculous. All the things he has owned he must realize how ridiculous it is.

This is why they were used as cop cars, like the ford crown vic.

I had a 1990 9c1 and it was good enough in the snow in Québec, Canada. It was reliable and always started when in got down to -40 C and I always put 2 pouch of salt in the back to be sure, with nailed tires, I don't know how you call these in english. It was a good car.

@@MarvinHartmann452 always wanted a 9c1. Oh and the tires are studded snow tires

SUV drivers see smaller vehicles as lesser, granted they are smaller but still have the same rights in traffic.

Damage Dealers' Affiliate now that I think, that is true . Diagonal intersections are the devil as well

Most of the ones I see involve taxis. I don't know why, but 4 out of 5 crashes I have seen in the past chronological year involve a prius used as a taxi. You'd think it would be all the Uber drivers here in Seattle, but no, it's always a taxi.

My friend got a car on contract for 72 months. I don't think he mentally registered that it is SIX YEARS. Meanwhile I own my car in full for the $2800 I paid for it off craigslist. Be a savvy shopper folks

Although it's not the BEST option, sometimes a 84 month loan can make a dream car possible. For the people who aren't gunna trade it in. I guess refinancing after a year is possible too

I did my Corvette on a 72-month loan with a credit union, I guess it depends on where you get the loan from. I'm only going to be paying about 2,000 in interest a little less technically over the course of the loan, and with the way I'm paying on it is it be paid off and like 3 years but if something were to happen that gives me that grace period of making lower payments.

If you need 72-84 months to pay off a "dream car" then that car should remain only a dream. Social security being there for you is no guarantee. A fool and his money are soon parted.

@@67NewEngland thats how the poor stay poorer. Imagine not paying $450 a month for 72 years and puting that in a savings or investment plan. Woooh no wonder the rich are rich and became 1%. $32,400 in savings right there.

Freddie Gibbs. 🦓

@@GT-RTData9 real recognize real. Montana is up next

Lmao nothing ominous there 😂

I remember a lot of mini vans then...that was the go to car for sport, dance or scouting moms!

Big difference, in 2008 we weren't the #1 oil producer on earth, FARRRRR from it. We've expanded our capacity by an astonishing amount, we're 100% oil independent today. Plus, the SUVs today are getting better gas mileage than the run of the mill cars 10 years ago. Look at the numbers, our economy is light years past what it was in the pre-08 recession days.

@@TrinityCourtStudios this aged well

@Syloui right?

Hahahahah!

...but they call the Encore an SUV. It is a rebadged Opel hatchback. In Europe it and the Ford Ecoboost may be “SUV”’s

Cars aren't that many 10t axle equivalents. The heavier the vehicle the more wear on the roads, and it's not a linear relation. That's why cycling infra is so neat: Bikes weigh very little, so if you can get people to ride, building them the infrastructure they need is dirt cheap. And it doesn't ruin things for people who drive either.

It works.

Stephen Powdexter k

SUVs in 2019: v---v SUVs in the future: |_|---|_|

Hedges, fences, medians, hills, and whatever other manner of visual obstruction don't get taller, though. By far the most annoying thing when I'm in a smaller vehicle isn't the other cars- it's just trying to see around this stationary stuff.

When I'm driving my slammed VW Scirocco I can actually sometimes see better because I can look *under* a lot of bigger vehicles on the road like transports and pickups with big lift kits. >_

I'm guessing the 2 SUV's were Kia Sorento, Hyundai Tuscan or Nissan Rogues?

GE Bot things are tanks too 👌

Mike M middle aged women flock to these like flies on dung

Every heard of Toyota?

Share it please!

Share it, you will. Save the world, you will.

Those are Euro-division cars. I don't think those are going anywhere. Ford's new trucks-only business model won't sell at all outside of the US so they have to keep their European division separate from that.

Don't forget the Fiesta ST

@@VestedUTuber Here in France we got some Ford Rangers that are poping up here and there. They come with a 5 cylinders diesel engine that is pretty good when you have towing to do. Appart from this model, i never seen any F-series pickup. Maybe, one F Explorer that was probably an import. I see more often the sports Focus than i see pickups. (and i live in a semi - rural area)

THe Toyota GR Corolla is North America's apology for taking away the Focus RS/ST and the Fiesta ST

At least there is Ford Mustang and GT. ford bronco looks awesome

No replacement for winter tires 👍🏻

As I said, no replacement for winter tires. If you want to risk your car and your life driving with no tread while boasting about your skill then you've got another thing coming :D

I had a 93 Saturn SL2 and even with all season tires I could drive through snow that was half way up the front bumper. Literally plowing snow. I was worried how she would do without snow tires because I've only had trucks and SUVs before that and they all sucked in 2wd without snow tires. Edit: If I had the money at the time the Saturn would have had snow tires.

Yep, even my large RWD wagon (dodge magnum) is great in even up to about a foot of snow with winter tires and careful driving. Only time I need my jeep other than to go offroad for fun/camping, is because I live in the mountains, so sometimes it isn't a foot of snow, sometimes I get feet of snow in a storm, and I might have to get back home in that, or get out for something before all the roads are clear. About 3-4 times in my life since I moved here I have needed that extra clearance and ability to get either back home in a storm to take care of family or animals or get out of my house for some reason. In those cases the jeep wrangler in my garage is handy as a winter vehicle.

Try 3 feet in a 92 golf hahaha blizzaks, and suspension all done to boot... low center of gravity and stiff

Pickup trucks especially are a big problem due to lower visibility over the hood

​@@deeznoots6241 eh, not all pick up trucks. My 1999 f150 has really good visibility and sense of awareness, about the same as my mom's BMW 428i I think it was. My dad has a 2014 dodge 1500 and it has great visibility, only about 1 or 2 ft you can't see but you still know exactly where your front end is. My mom traded her bmw for a brand new Camaro.......and let me tell you, that thing has the worst visibility, I swear the hood is 6ft long and you can never tell exactly where it is, the other big problem is the windows and windshield are very very short and very small - which is made even worse by the fact you sit so so so low down in the car, your basically riding on the ground. And the side window is actually very far forward and sits a little high, so you have to lean forward all the way and kind of stand up to see out of it and even then you still only have 50% visibility. And I'm a tall dude too, 6 foot 3in. And I still had bad visibility in her Camaro, and even the 2016 bmw had really terrible sideview visibility. In my 99 f150 truck it is like a birds eye view, and it's like sitting in a big bubble or "fish bowl" because you can see absolutely everything around you and behind you - unlike my mom's BMW or Camaro, and even my dad's 2014 dodge 1500 has a little loss of visibility in the direct rear because he has a quad cab, but it is still very drivable backing out, good mirrors, and a good camera for backing up with lots of sensors and warning beepers. Pickup truck visibility is amazing, maybe even the best.......unless you're driving a "SUV-Pick up truck" which are the super long extended quad cab with a full size extra long bed and dark tinted windows. However a single cab truck or the half cab (with the suicide doors and back bench seat) have great visibility all around

Yeah transportation is ridiculous. And your just in a small town, I live in a big major city and it still is necessary to drive a car to get places, there is no sidewalks, and travel times would be ridiculous if you walked or biked. I live on the outskirts of Kansas City and car is the only way to get around. What we really need are trains, trans, subways, both in the cities and trains going across the country, it would be better than flying and cheaper and have less c02 emissions than planes and probably cars too. The only problem with train travel cross country is that once you get to your destination........you need a freaking car to get around because the cities have no real sidewalks. I think we need to re design some of our roads and cities. Maybe even do what europe does with their "no car zones" in the streets of the cities centers, because then people can just use the entire street to ride their bike, scooter or e bike and walk along the sidewalk. It's kinda a complicated issue to solve, but yeah we definitely need better transportation in America. I live literally 1 min from the grocery store or 2mins if you hit a red light, it is less than half aile from my house......but walking there is practically impossible because you have to cross a highway multiple times and there is no sidewalks.

@@nicklibby3784 You are confusing road visibility with pedestrian visibility like the OP is talking about. Yes, in your big truck or SUV you can see other big trucks or SUV's. This is not the case when it comes to pedestrians. In fact, the top 3 deadliest vehicles on the road (in terms of hitting and killing pedestrians, cyclists, anyone not in a car) are 1. Silverado 2. F150 3. Ram. This is mostly due to their ridiculous ride height and steep, flat front grill. Makes it impossible to see anything in front of you that isn't taller than the truck, and anything you cant see is going to get obliterated. This French ad about truck blind spots sums it up nicely: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2cr5A_R87iU.html and while it is exaggerated with poorly set mirrors, the point still stands. As trucks and SUV's keep getting bigger and bigger, they get closer to this ad. Also, I drive a similar BMW and the visibility is perfectly fine. You may not have had your mirrors set correctly if you were struggling to see.

They are the most pickiest Americans and this big problem have made us starting to become a bit of an anti-American. We all know what United States is like... Giving people +100% Freedom which is so extremely wrong, giving them no rules/laws at all and that could have almost started a massive anarchy around the whole of the United States. Truly we need to get the US government to have some rules on their people or at least have some socialism and problem will be solved.

Bad Brad...100% agree. Just watch the fools going to work in the morning. Must leave with only minutes to spare.

2 part reasoning on that. 1: People patience and attention spans have greatly shrunk. 2. The growing disconnect between wages/real estate values has push commuters further and further out for reasonable housing. Greatly increasing drive times in all metros. So you have people who are more easily upset/angered spending far more time in severe traffic. Which sounds about right given insanity on the roads these days.

Another major problem in the U.S is many individuals here think they are the center of the universe. So they drive with that mentality. Many parents here spoil their children. Many also dont teach respect or discipline and then they tell their children they are special, chosen ones, and better than everyone else in the universe. In reality, majority of people here are way below average. Gotta change this type of culture.

Hohoho War this is a terrible argument. We have speed limits and lanes designated for specific driving (passing or not, exit lanes) but people do not follow the laws and they slam their brakes for no reason