And I hate their blue-rich eye searing headlights to.
they don’t make anything else.
TIL cars like Honda Civic and Toyota Prius stopped existing
Serious question: what’s a good option if you live in semi-rural suburbs that gets snow in winter? Safety would be my main concern–something with four wheel drive and larger tires makes a difference there.
If you ask this on any car blog, people will emphatically say that you do not NEED AWD. What you really need are a set of dedicated winter tires. Winter tires make a huge difference in snow, if you live in an area with a lot of it.
Having said this, you should check out the Car and Driver’s buyers guide on their website to see what peaks your interest. Tons of great options. Subaru Crosstrek, Kia Seltos, Hyundai Tuscon, Mazda Cx-50… it goes on and on! Then check out Doug Demuro’s reviews of any cars that strike your fancy. His reviews are crazy thorough and give you the best idea of what a car is like, before even stepping into a dealer lot.
I, too, love cars, so hit me up with any questions.
Why not both? Both is good. But if you don’t have AWD, yes, you definitely need winter tires.
Tires are for coming to a stop safely. AWD helps you get moving.
AWD cannot replace winter tires.
I guess that’s what happens if you call everything smaller than a Hummer “death machine”
I think this is USA only. Maybe mention that in the title. They don’t sell half of those cars here.
We just had a laugh about this this week at work - it’s just such a ridiculous size compared to European cars.
Even our cars are getting noticeably bigger. It’s a stark difference if you see old refurbished cars from the 80s compared to their contemporary counterparts.
But in part that’s because modern cars are so much safer.
Safer for those driving, less safe for everyone else.
Ireland and the UK are headed this way, if not there already.
The pickups make everyone look like posers but the SUVs are decent enough. I drove a couple, I wouldn’t say there is more space but seeing them on the road so often makes me consider it the safer option for a family car. I don’t want to going under one of them in a crash. That said I only think that this is how their popularity explodes.
That’s exactly it. They are actually less safe, but feel more safe, since you sit higher up. They also make smaller cars seem less safe, so it ends up being an arms race.
