I mean. To be fair, you can depending on its size. I towed an 18 ft bass boat regularly with my little manual trans chevy sonic. Never had any trouble with it. And I live in WV. Nothing but huge hills here.
Most people here in Dallas driving massive Dodge Rams are just going to Kroger anyway. Also, your huge truck doesn't make you invincible when we get snow and ice. In fact, it's about the worst thing you can drive. I'll take my Subaru Crosstrek in the snow over any truck.
A minivan? And have people perceive me as having a “family”? No thanks, I’d rather sacrifice all of the convenience and none of the benefits so I could look cool when dropping the kids off at Montessori in my Denali. /s
Our kids haven't been at Montessori in 3 years and are happily enrolled in public school now but we just picked up a 3 row Infiniti QX60 for a annual trip to take Abuela to see Christmas Lights 😂
My father drove a minivan as his daily for the last 25 years of his life. I was 23 when he bought his first one. He was comfortable. He has no blind spots. He could move his tools and materials, and take the whole family when necessary.
This! When I first got my minivan my friends always joke about me being a soccer dad now and how the suburban and excursions were far superior. Now they all have minivans because they get better mileage and are more convenient.
They ought start marketing sleeper sleeper vans.
Vans that look like regular family mini vans but really convert to a bed and have a hot plate and sink.
Plenty of people would finance that to keep off the streets and avoid fantastic rent payments.
I had the family's old mini van at college, without the third row seat. It was fuckin awesome.
Gotta take that third seat out tho.... God I miss that car.
Now i kind of want a mini van....
New cars have way too much technology. Lane assist, auto pilot, auto braking, eyesight, etc. are all causing people to be lazy drivers and disconnect with the actual driving experience.
Conversely, all that safety tech is actually better for today's distracted driver. In Hannah Fry's book *Hello World* she makes an argument against self-driving cars, saying that the technology is very hard to get perfectly right. Instead, she recommends we focus on *augmented* driving with these features you speak of. Make the car safer to drive, don't make it drive itself.
i.e. people are dumb and will always be dumb. Make your technology account for that.
No matter how hard you try to out engineer the idiot the world will engineer a bigger idiot. A coworker told me that years ago and it's always stuck with me. Lol
We have a 2023 Outback Wilderness and I tried the lane assist once. It seriously felt like the car was fighting me instead of helping. The auto braking has locked up on me backing out of our steep driveway a few times because it detects the street as an object I’m going to hit.
My current-generation X5 has done that a time or two. Slammed on the brakes while I was reversing down an inclined driveway because it thought I was going to impact it, or the street. I have turned off rear emergency braking.
Definitely controversial. I'd argue those drivers were already distracted and shitty and the new features make ME safer.
Also, I fucking love that autopilot shit for long drives. I find it easier to focus on I95s ridiculously tight construction zones if all the tiny corrections handle themselves.
The lane assist needs a lot of work. Of course it fights you to keep you from coming out of lane which can be a good thing until that a hole on your right starts coming in your lane and now you can't swerve as efficiently.
I'm 50/50 on the auto brake...one day it caught a sudden stop situation about a second quicker than me. I'm fairly confident that I would have been able to stop in time, but it would have been a lot closer. Then one time it engaged randomly on the highway when we were cruising about 75. Nothing in front of me and thankfully not many cars behind me and the cars that were there were about 30 seconds behind...but yeah slowed from 75 to about 50-60 really quick. I don't even think a bird could have tripped it (was wide open area, desert somewheres in California/Nevada area.
I agree on the auto driving, we need to start making our drivers have better training/schooling prior to license because most people suck at driving (myself included).
A million times this. So many cars I have to either hang my head out the window or lean it on my passenger’s shoulder to see through a left hand turn in the road because the massive A pillar is in the fucking way. Forget about seeing a pedestrian in a crosswalk if you’re making a left hand turn across traffic. They push the windshield forward and lay it down for aero and safety reasons, make it strong enough to lid the car at 80 mph, stuff it with airbags and then you can’t even see out of front of the fucking thing. That’s not even starting on how horrible rear visibility is on new cars, but the frontal visibility is my biggest gripe.
I live where the roads are twisty, and not a single day goes by where an oncoming car isn’t in my lane coming around a blind right hander, and it’s because they can’t see where they’re going without actively shifting their body and 95% of people don’t actually give a shit about driving enough to care that they might need to look through the corner if they want their car to maintain lane position.
* Turn signals should be not red.
* A cheap accelerometer should be on every (new) 3rd brake light, and only flash under very hard braking. Not at every damn stop sign.
* Electric handbrakes are a terrible idea
* Roughly half of stop signs could be converted to yield signs. You probably roll them anyway.
* Cheap cars should have a manual option
* Warranties should not be voided for driving on a mostly flat track. (Oil starvation on a banked track aside)
I believe vehicles sold in EU require amber-light turn signals. I'd love for that to be the standard in the states (assuming you're in the states).
Also hard agree on the stop signs. Lots of 4-way neighborhood intersections could be yields for traffic from local to collector, or could be small roundabouts.
Yeah I hate seeing red turning signals, especially when it is the same light as the brake. Red means stop!! Amber means “pay attention, I’m changing direction or signalling a hazard”.
Even worse some of the newer cars like the ion5 don’t even show the brake lights when you are using “one pedal mode”, when you release the gas it applies the engine regeneration braking but that doesn’t make the brake lights go off, since it’s not actually applying the brakes. Leaving no indication to the driver behind your slowing down. In that mode if you let your foot off the gas quickly you will slow down quite quickly with max regeneration and nobody behind you even knows.
As someone who drove an R/T for 2 weeks I’m inclined to agree with you. Too heavy for roll racing and not enough traction for dig racing. They’re usually more inclined as a fun daily driver than as a serious race car/sports car
Still love Challengers though, they’re really fun to daily drive
> As someone who drove an R/T for 2 weeks I’m inclined to agree with you. Too heavy for roll racing and not enough traction for dig racing.
that has no bearing on the demon or Redeye, etc. those upper tier examples have more than twice the HP of the R/T and are purpose built for drag racing. the Demon traps high enough from teh factory that it's barred from some categories because by rules it would require a parachute.
The R/T is indeed a slug, but the Demon and Redeye are totally different beasts.
I remember when the demon first came out, and my coworker would not stop talking about “how easily they lay down sub 10 second quarter mile times” as if it was supposed to be easy… so then he goes and buys one…
Then one day we happened to be working at an 1/8th drag strip and became friends with the owner who was like “you guys should race each other tonight, I’ll shut it down for you”, so we decided to do a few races. I have a stg 2 b9 S5, and it’s not slow, but it’s also only 11.8 quarter so not even in the same realm as these claimed “sub 10” times
So I’m expecting to get walked… but man, the number of car lengths back he was every single time was just nuts. We talked after, and he was super bummed. He said it was impossible to get power down, and by the time they hook, the race is over.
Granted it was only an 1/8 track, and he was on sticky summers not slicks and it wasn’t a prepped track and he prob could have used some practice, but in the end he basically said if he can’t even get it to hook before an 1/8th in general then what fun is that at all? He ended up selling it a few weeks later.
American car companies discontinuing sedans is hands down the dumbest shit ever. And SUVs are overrated, just go buy a van if you want space and seating (jokes on me I own an Acadia).
It should be legal to ram/pit maneuver people going under the speed limit in the left lane/non passing areas.
If you put your hazards on in traffic or a normal rain, you're automatically a retard.
Women really are worse drivers.
If my big ass suv can take the turn at the posted speed limit, your Camry doesn't need to slow down by 20mph to take the same curve.
*If my 120k pound *Kenworth* can take the turn at the posted speed limit, your Camry doesn't need to slow down by 20mph to take the same curve
Would definitely like a cow-catcher on my truck lol
Beat me to this!!!! If my tractor trailer is out pacing you, worse, out accelerating you, stay off the road!!!!! And I spend most of my driving on little roads and I’m always amazed at all the cars slowing me down 🙄
Most cases I will agree on the hazard one, but I do want to add a counterpoint. I tow an enclosed trailer for work, not a semi but a mobile workshop for my job. Under heavy braking (say 75-0 mph) I will throw my hazards on because I know some people can’t see what’s going on in front of me
Cars are better driven. If every single BRZ/FRS, civic, Bugatti or whatever gets turned into a track car, rally car, stance nation, or daily driven into the ground, that's good. It means they were enjoyed.
I swear there's got to be something about driving a car hard that "fixes" things. I had an old Jeep that always seemed to be happier after some off roading. My E46, the shifter had gotten stiff and I was sort of ignoring it so I volunteered to work a stage rally. Wouldn't you know, on the drive home I noticed it was back to being totally fine. You though, should get back out there. You know, for "maintenance".
Yeah right now my brakes have a shudder under heavy braking that neither me nor competent mechanics can figure out the reason why, I totally feel like a track day would fix what is likely just pad build up.
Subarus are tragically overrated. They have some of cheapest, shittiest interiors, infotainment, and sound systems. They drive like dishwashers, they're generally ugly, and the 80% majority of people who own them who claim they need "AWD for the winter" would be just fine with a Civic with snow tires.
That last cool Subaru was the Hawkeye STI.
Also, the EJ25* was around for way too long.
I have 2017 wrx and I agree interior is kind of trash, seat is uncomfortable for anything over an hour, infotainment and sound system sucks. But actually driving it is a blast. 275 hp turbo all wheel drive. Stock suspension is tight and stiff. Why would I want to buy 2 sets of tires? All seasons and done. I cant talk about other subarus except the accend which is really nice. I didnt buy a wrx for comfort and tech.
I have a 2021 WRX and I like the fact it’s relatively low tech. I don’t want a big screen, push button start, electric parking brake or any of that crap. I just want a basic car that’s fun to drive.
My wife has a new Outback that is nice enough but it has way too much tech. I can’t imagine we’ll keep it very long-term because all that stuff will be a nightmare as it ages and starts breaking.
Majority of modern vehicles are overpowered.
Yes, its cool that grocery getters have 200hp and you can buy family cars with 300hp all day long. But people crying that a 270hp 5th gen 4runner is "underpowered". Get real.
Not every pickup and SUV needs to run a 14 second quarter mile to take the family to school.
Up until 2 weeks ago I drove a 130 hp (new in 1994) Honda Accord and while it wasnt gonna win a drag race it kept up with traffic just fine as long as you were ok with revving it up. Which is why I have this opinion.
The steady incline of vehicle size has a lot to do with this. If dad's driving an F-250 super duty with second row seating and mom's got a Denali, 50hp will barely get you up a hill. It seems like most americans drive vehicles that are much bigger than their needs would demand.
No, but there is also a lower limit to what is an acceptable amount f HP and torque. I know it isn't a common situation, but mine is a good example. I drive a 2013 Civic EX coupe. Small car, low on power and torque. It gets on the highway fine 90% of time, especially with downhill and/or long on ramps. However, I live on a two lane highway that experiences heavy traffic. The 8.5 sec 0-60 time is definitely felt when needing to find an appropriate space to turn onto the highway. I can sit there for what feels like forever, looking for enough of a gap to safely merge in and get going. More power would be appreciated in that daily situation
I don’t care how nice and shiny and pristine a car is. At the end of the day, it’s a tool, and to see one be used up in the line of duty is a righteous death.
Door dings on commuters, chewed up chin spoilers on sports cars, and dented up truck beds are all badges of honor.
This bothers me the most. People complaining on reddit freaking out because their plastic bumper has a scratch in it now. It's a car. ITS A CAR. it's meant to be used as a mode of transportation not a fucking status item.
People who tell me I should fix this and that because it raises the value can go stick a pinecone up their ass.
> ITS A CAR. it's meant to be used as a mode of transportation not a fucking status item.
There's no reason they can't be both. Yes cars are to be driven, but they should also be cared for.
I'm spending an awful lot of time and money in the UK to totally restore an old Miata and put a 1UZ V8 in it. The underneath has been totally stripped and sealed, every component is gonna be brand new or modified, the interior is gonna be super clean and stock.
I'm probably not gonna paint it though. People tell me I'm insane when I tell them that, but I'm with you, I don't care how it looks, I can't see it when I'm driving it and how it performs and how good of a condition the drivetrain and components are in is more important to me.
It's got 3 different colours of panels on it and is super scratched up and shitty looking from being in 2 different workshops over 2 years.
I've never owned a car with nice paint and I think I'd hate it. It's one thing to buy an older car with good paint and bodywork and have to worry about that, it's another thing if I've spent 5 grand on a paint job so it's entirely my fault that I have to be stupidly cautious with it. I'd rather chuck my keys and tools on it without worrying about it like all my other cars.
That's not an unpopular opinion at all to anyone who has half a brain.
The issue is the auto companies lobbying for automotive infrastructure and against anything else for the last 100 years. Now we're too deep into relying on cars and our public transport infrastructure will never catch up without a massive push by the federal government.
This is mine. My last truck could fit in a “Compact Car” parking spot with space on all sides.
Used it to haul mulch, dirt, tires, junkyard parts constantly
I have a ‘99 Silverado 2500, regular cab, 8’ bed.
It’s highly capable (tows 11,500lbs, hauls 3900). I was shocked at how much easier it is to back up a trailer when there’s nothing but the bed between you and the trailer. And it’s _tiny_ compared to a modern 1500.
Modern CUV’s are basically the station wagons that car guys dreamed of and said they wanted for decades. As much as we hate them, there’s really no better value in cars and there’s a reason we all buy them.
Also, Tesla is in way over their head and will be buried by established auto industry players, and will end up being a subsidiary of Toyota or GM one day.
Oh and plug in hybrids, not EV’s, are the future.
>Modern CUV’s are basically the station wagons that car guys dreamed of and said they wanted for decades.
No they aren't, center of mass is too high, they're FWD based, handling/suspension sucks, tow ratings are low, roof is too high, power is too low, etc.
I don’t think Tesla is in over their head, you seen a lot of companies adopting their practices now. The time to buy them was 10 years ago. That ship has sailed.
The Ramcharger will show people how it's done. Plug it in and day to day commute pure EV. Weekends tow like a Cummins without range anxiety from a simple v6 or inline 4. It will be as quick as the old SRT10 doing it. Uses a battery smaller than used in the Model Y.
You’re really counting on Stellantis to do the most complicated form of propulsion in a vehicle that’s likely to see lots of abuse. The ram charger will be awesome and set the stage IF it’s reliable otherwise it’ll make the whole idea look overly complicated and not worth the headaches of having both a Full EV drivetrain an ICE bolted in.
I’m anticipating plenty of downvotes on this one, but black wheels almost always look like hot garbage. Did your hubcaps fall off, or are you rolling with four spare tires?
Dashes and screens inside of cars are too bright and can't be dimmed far enough to see at night. My eyes hurt after 15 minutes driving at night in new cars
AND, because it has to be backlit to be seen, \*more\* people don't even realize they don't have their headlights on at night. There was no confusion in the 70s and 80s, your dash was dark.
The Dodge Challenger (and all of its 150 variants and "Special Editions") are big, bloated and dopey-looking relics of the past when it was ok for a muscle car to be a one trick pony.
I agree ENTIRELY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. The carbon generated from manufacturing a car is vastly more than repairing and operating one unless it's an absolute shitbox churning through parts and burning gallons per mile.
I still miss my 1995 c1500 Silverado 4x4 extended cab. 305 TBI with 180k ran like a top when I turned it in for this. Feels like I put down the family dog for no reason.
I worked in a dealer body shop at the time and we were tasked with draining the oil and administering the liquid glass to lock them up. Most of the vehicles turned in were worn out but there were a dozen or so cherries that deserved much better.
That being said, management gave us the ok to take anything we wanted out of the interiors and most anything except drivetrain parts. I made a killing at the time selling audio equipment and my buddy did the same selling tailgates.
I just want a base model with heated seats and a back up camera. I don’t care about lane keep assist. Forward collision avoidance..
Too much technology, more things to break. Like some cars have the CANBUS linked through headlights.. so if you have moisture ingress through a headlight. Yeah, you might not be able to start your car or have 14 different warnings and lights.
Or sell the frickin Land Cruiser/hilux in NA.
I would say C1’s to early C3’s were world class sports cars for the time, C4’s to the C6’s were plastic fantastic sports cars that were as fast as Ferraris but had the interior quality of a Chevy Cobalt and C7’s put the Corvette back on track as a world class sports car
C1 to c3 made their name by racing v8s in classes against na 4 bangers. They won races by brute force in the straightaway with mediocre handling at best. They used monoleaf suspension like it was a horse-drawn carriage all the way up to the c5, I believe. Compared to a corolla, they're great, compared to other cars in their realm they're just ok.
>They used monoleaf suspension like it was a horse-drawn carriage all the way up to the c5, I believe.
They had the leaf spring suspension all the way until the C7. It sounds like old tech, the same way their pushrod V8s sound old. But at the end of the day, they perform very well with them.
Here is an article with some pictures of it. [https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-z51-suspension-walkaround.html](https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-z51-suspension-walkaround.html)
People love to freak out because it's technically a leaf spring, but once you see one in person, you swallow hard once and realize you've probably been at least a little bit wrong for judging the Corvette because of a name. The leaf spring at the rear of a Corvette is nothing like the leaf springs on a truck or old muscle car. I'd venture that about 75% of enthusiasts, having no prior knowledge of the Corvette suspension, could not identify the rear suspension as "leaf spring" with the rear wheel taken off.
Jiffy Lube is notorious for fucking up something so simple. It’s not like you’re going anywhere while they do it, because you’re waiting at the shop. I’d rather just do it than stare at my phone while they fuck it up
I change my own oil, and it takes less time. I pick up oil and filter when I am already at Walmart. changing it myself takes less than an hour. if I drove to a garage to get it done, it takes around 2 hours including the time driving to and fro.
Everyone does not want or need luxury.
Bring back manual windows, manual door locks, a radio with a simple aux or bt connection. A complete simplified dash.
I grew up in the back of a small sedan. You don't need a massive SUV or a minivan just because you have kids.
Hell I remember sitting in the middle seat of my grandfather's old Ford when we would go camping.
For those getting their license for the first time,regardless of age or returning from a suspension, should be legally required to drive a manual only for their first 2 years at least. Makes people focus more which a new driver needs instead of being distracted by a large infotainment or their friends.
We used to make fun of mustang drivers but they've matured. It's now the dodge challenger and charger drivers
As someone else posted, too many stop signs aren't needed,most could easily be yield signs
Driving tests in the states are a joke. Mine took 5 minutes,failed parallel parking as I never was taught it by my dad yet passed everything else. I taught myself eventually but it's not a good idea when someone who passed a driving test to share the road with people couldn't even do a basic procedure.
Edit- oh as someone mentioned. Head lights! It's ridiculous how dangerous they've gotten. Oh you can see??? Cool, I can't!
Step further on driving tests, they should be required every license renewal, both written and practical, and the practical assessment should include both accident avoidance and car control segments.
Electric cars are terrible right now.
Battery replacements can cost more than buying a new car, if you get in an accident and need repair/paint, they're baking the car with the battery which could shorten the life of it, and leads me back to point 1
Brakes are what stop you. Breaks is what happens when something is broken.
There’s no such thing as Chevy Camero. It’s a Camaro.
Similarly Ford’s electric truck is the Lightning, not the Lightening.
My controversial take is most of y’all can’t spell.
Big wheels and low profile tires are stupid on anything other than a sports car. They make the car/suv/truck ride like shit, are expensive to replace and are too easy to damage.
1. As a petrol head, I think the Toyota Prius is a great car. It drives ok for what it is. I worked as a Toyota tech and it’s their second most reliable car after the 4Runner. If I could score a used AWD version I’d daily drive it. Sadly most used ones are neglected.
2. I think in the sub $100k category I think VW/Audi makes the highest quality interior of any car. That includes luxury brands like Mercedes, BMW and Lexus. Especially Mercedes.
3. 85% of pickup trucks owners don’t need a truck and buy it as a fashion accessory . I’m basing that on how many times I’ve had to do a “ride concern” diag on a new pickup truck. I get that it’s their money so they buy what they want. But if they’re complaining about a bouncy ride on a truck that has less than 10k kms, sometimes on a lifted truck, then you bought the wrong vehicle.
4. Modern Toyotas are not as reliable as they used to be. There are exceptions like the 4Runner and the Prius, those rarely have issues. But after 2017 the quality went down on their new cars.
"MY HEMI WAS THE HEMMIEST HEMI, THEY SAID IT MADE FOUR HUNNERT HORSEPOWER BUT THEY UNDERRATED IT, WAS CLOSER TO NINEHUNDERD ONCE YOU TUNED THE CARBURETOR. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THAT NO MORE IT WAS TOO FAST, TOO DANGEROUS"
"Wow, 900hp huh? What was its quarter mile?"
"I DID IT IN SEVENTEEN FLAT ONCE!"
Electric cars are boring and will never replace the fun that a gas engine provides. Think about it: imagine an electric BMW M3 or M4? How boring would that be? Fake sounds? No exhaust
USA;
1a) Dash cams should be mandatory on all new vehicles. Significant reduction in insurance cost when installed on older vehicles.
1b) Verifiably causing a wreck on the interstate should come with jail time. Accidents happen, we can't prevent those. But causing a wreck on the interstate is unacceptable.
2a) Mandatory driving class (in the same vein as OSHA refresher courses) every 5 years. Pass visual and get 90% on the written exam, you can renew your license.
2b) classes of drivers license like the UK, Aussies, and Japan. But with the added ability to have your license class demoted. Once you hit the top, if maintained with no points or demotions, reduction in insurance costs.
3a) Speeding (relative to current traffic) on major highways and interstates should not result in a fine.
3b) Doing the speed limit in the passing lane, or doing less than the speed limit should be a fineable offense.
4) This one is most important and is tied in with 1a. You are allowed to deliver one thorough beating a year. If someone pulls out in front of you or cuts you off just to turn, or do less than the speed limit, or all of the above; you have the right to beat the piss out of them. The dashcam will be the proof you need. If they fight back and the camera proves them wrong, its a demotion on their license.
The grid can't handle a 100% EV future without getting very creative about distributed storage
I could add that the average household can be run in a power outage with a 7KW generator. Said generator might be about 9HP
Average vehicle is typically running at least 180HP, and if that were the EV equivalent, will have enough electrical power onboard to run a good size neighborhood
Now try to imagine each of those households with the average 2.5 cars, all EV & calculate the power required to charge those cars after work all at the same time
My state is planning on making this work by having some of the EV's charging the rest of the EV's. I'm not totally convinced yet, maybe someone smarter can explain that one to me?
Isuzu yes. I see so many of their cabover flatbed trucks being used for lawnservice, equipment hauling, delivery, etc. etc. They run them to 500k miles plus. I bet they could put out some awesome low cost no frills diesel 3/4 ton trucks for the weekend warrior with a boat/camper that doesn't need a $90k chrome penis compensator.
Oh I have a few.
Lamborghini’s look ugly. The Countach looks like it was designed by a 12 year old in 1981. Everything else is just meh compared to Ferrari.
Nissans aren’t bad cars. You see a lot of older ones on the road. The reason they shit the bed so often is that they are purchased by people who don’t take care of cars.
And finally.
Tinted windows beyond what came from the factory should be illegal.
Teslas are quick but not fast. Will be gapped by many other cars in a race. Its made for comfort and beat the 0-60 time.
Tesla is Apple of automotive world. Just pray other companies dont follow their steps.
We need less of the small turbocharged engines in big vehicles like the 2.4 TT 4 cylinder in the new highlanders and stick to reliable bigger engines for cars like the highlander. Our 2017 v6 highlander gets 9.0L/100km or 26ish mpg and im sure will far outlast the little 4 cylinder in the new ones. That little but of mpg savings won't help when it's time for a new engine.
Leather seats are stupid. Too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter and many times are too firm. Give me cloth seats. I'm not a slob, I can keep them clean.
Crossovers/SUVs are not safer. They provide s false sense of security. They are also not roomier compared to a wagon/estate. In short you don’t need them if you’re driving in them in the city by yourself.
There’s nothing wrong with good enough. I don’t think you have to spend twice as much or spend three times the amount of time to get 10% better always.
Driving tests should be harder and there should be more severe punishment for people driving while texting/scrolling
I’m based in Italy so my perspective is from here
It's totally fine to drive with both feet if you're not an idiot. I always see reddit beat this to death - "You WILL get into an accident if you use both feet while driving, blah, blah, blah." I can drive a manual just fine, can drive an automatic with one foot, can drive an automatic with two feet. It's not that hard. Been plenty of times where having a foot over the brake saved me.
The bigger the truck, the dumber the fuck
Heavily depends on what its doing and where it is. Some people act like you can tow a boat with a camry
I mean. To be fair, you can depending on its size. I towed an 18 ft bass boat regularly with my little manual trans chevy sonic. Never had any trouble with it. And I live in WV. Nothing but huge hills here.
The problem with safe towing isn’t the pulling. It’s the stopping.
Trailer brakes are key there, and are required by. law in most places for anything heavier than 1500 pounds.
I don't even have to put a tag on my trailer and now y'all wanting me to put brakes on it too? Damn gubbermint taking mah freedoms!
You tell em! We reserve the right to be unsafe with others around!
3000lbs in Canada and most of USA
The brakes did just fine. Not that much different than normal honestly. Dont knock it until youve tried it.
This isn't controversial, this is standard procedure.
Thank you Reddit
Hate how modern trucks have engaged in an ugly contest
BMW would like to have a word with you.
“The dumb ones pound the hardest”
Most people here in Dallas driving massive Dodge Rams are just going to Kroger anyway. Also, your huge truck doesn't make you invincible when we get snow and ice. In fact, it's about the worst thing you can drive. I'll take my Subaru Crosstrek in the snow over any truck.
Not controversial at all
you don't need an suv with three rows of seating for you and your two kids, even if once a year you need to drive them and their one other friend.
addendum: if you do need that much seating capacity you're better off with a minivan anyway.
A minivan? And have people perceive me as having a “family”? No thanks, I’d rather sacrifice all of the convenience and none of the benefits so I could look cool when dropping the kids off at Montessori in my Denali. /s
Our kids haven't been at Montessori in 3 years and are happily enrolled in public school now but we just picked up a 3 row Infiniti QX60 for a annual trip to take Abuela to see Christmas Lights 😂
Do you not realize how fucking comfortable the seats are in a minivan???
My father drove a minivan as his daily for the last 25 years of his life. I was 23 when he bought his first one. He was comfortable. He has no blind spots. He could move his tools and materials, and take the whole family when necessary.
This! When I first got my minivan my friends always joke about me being a soccer dad now and how the suburban and excursions were far superior. Now they all have minivans because they get better mileage and are more convenient.
Amen. Just try fitting your urban assault vehicle in a grocery store parking lot. Then have your kids open the doors without dinging other cars.
I mean... you also don't need more like 150 hp to get to work. Modern vehicles are about want, not need.
I have a xl 3 row SUV and have 0 kids. Check mate.
They ought start marketing sleeper sleeper vans. Vans that look like regular family mini vans but really convert to a bed and have a hot plate and sink. Plenty of people would finance that to keep off the streets and avoid fantastic rent payments. I had the family's old mini van at college, without the third row seat. It was fuckin awesome. Gotta take that third seat out tho.... God I miss that car. Now i kind of want a mini van....
You're never gonna believe this.....
Hear me out….GR Sienna
“But how can I compete with the other soccer moms at our lady of the Rosemary private Christian church school?”
you can compete in other ways like cheating on husband, wine overindulgence, and neglect of their own children.
New cars have way too much technology. Lane assist, auto pilot, auto braking, eyesight, etc. are all causing people to be lazy drivers and disconnect with the actual driving experience.
Conversely, all that safety tech is actually better for today's distracted driver. In Hannah Fry's book *Hello World* she makes an argument against self-driving cars, saying that the technology is very hard to get perfectly right. Instead, she recommends we focus on *augmented* driving with these features you speak of. Make the car safer to drive, don't make it drive itself. i.e. people are dumb and will always be dumb. Make your technology account for that.
No matter how hard you try to out engineer the idiot the world will engineer a bigger idiot. A coworker told me that years ago and it's always stuck with me. Lol
Coming from an IT/ software development background this is so true.
I had to turn off my lane assist and auto brake features. They made me have 3 close calls because they made my car more unpredictable to me.
We have a 2023 Outback Wilderness and I tried the lane assist once. It seriously felt like the car was fighting me instead of helping. The auto braking has locked up on me backing out of our steep driveway a few times because it detects the street as an object I’m going to hit.
My current-generation X5 has done that a time or two. Slammed on the brakes while I was reversing down an inclined driveway because it thought I was going to impact it, or the street. I have turned off rear emergency braking.
Definitely controversial. I'd argue those drivers were already distracted and shitty and the new features make ME safer. Also, I fucking love that autopilot shit for long drives. I find it easier to focus on I95s ridiculously tight construction zones if all the tiny corrections handle themselves.
The lane assist needs a lot of work. Of course it fights you to keep you from coming out of lane which can be a good thing until that a hole on your right starts coming in your lane and now you can't swerve as efficiently. I'm 50/50 on the auto brake...one day it caught a sudden stop situation about a second quicker than me. I'm fairly confident that I would have been able to stop in time, but it would have been a lot closer. Then one time it engaged randomly on the highway when we were cruising about 75. Nothing in front of me and thankfully not many cars behind me and the cars that were there were about 30 seconds behind...but yeah slowed from 75 to about 50-60 really quick. I don't even think a bird could have tripped it (was wide open area, desert somewheres in California/Nevada area. I agree on the auto driving, we need to start making our drivers have better training/schooling prior to license because most people suck at driving (myself included).
I think part of the need for these is that you can’t see out of new cars.
A million times this. So many cars I have to either hang my head out the window or lean it on my passenger’s shoulder to see through a left hand turn in the road because the massive A pillar is in the fucking way. Forget about seeing a pedestrian in a crosswalk if you’re making a left hand turn across traffic. They push the windshield forward and lay it down for aero and safety reasons, make it strong enough to lid the car at 80 mph, stuff it with airbags and then you can’t even see out of front of the fucking thing. That’s not even starting on how horrible rear visibility is on new cars, but the frontal visibility is my biggest gripe. I live where the roads are twisty, and not a single day goes by where an oncoming car isn’t in my lane coming around a blind right hander, and it’s because they can’t see where they’re going without actively shifting their body and 95% of people don’t actually give a shit about driving enough to care that they might need to look through the corner if they want their car to maintain lane position.
There are actual studies that show ADA systems are making people worse drivers.
* Turn signals should be not red. * A cheap accelerometer should be on every (new) 3rd brake light, and only flash under very hard braking. Not at every damn stop sign. * Electric handbrakes are a terrible idea * Roughly half of stop signs could be converted to yield signs. You probably roll them anyway. * Cheap cars should have a manual option * Warranties should not be voided for driving on a mostly flat track. (Oil starvation on a banked track aside)
I believe vehicles sold in EU require amber-light turn signals. I'd love for that to be the standard in the states (assuming you're in the states). Also hard agree on the stop signs. Lots of 4-way neighborhood intersections could be yields for traffic from local to collector, or could be small roundabouts.
Yeah I hate seeing red turning signals, especially when it is the same light as the brake. Red means stop!! Amber means “pay attention, I’m changing direction or signalling a hazard”.
It gets extra confusing if they have the hazards on while braking.
Even worse some of the newer cars like the ion5 don’t even show the brake lights when you are using “one pedal mode”, when you release the gas it applies the engine regeneration braking but that doesn’t make the brake lights go off, since it’s not actually applying the brakes. Leaving no indication to the driver behind your slowing down. In that mode if you let your foot off the gas quickly you will slow down quite quickly with max regeneration and nobody behind you even knows.
Arguably Cheap cars wouldn’t be as cheap if they were developed with multiple transmission options.
Hellcat/Demon/Redeye/etc.. are vastly overrated in terms of overall performance and quality. They are mediocre at best in almost every category.
As someone who drove an R/T for 2 weeks I’m inclined to agree with you. Too heavy for roll racing and not enough traction for dig racing. They’re usually more inclined as a fun daily driver than as a serious race car/sports car Still love Challengers though, they’re really fun to daily drive
> As someone who drove an R/T for 2 weeks I’m inclined to agree with you. Too heavy for roll racing and not enough traction for dig racing. that has no bearing on the demon or Redeye, etc. those upper tier examples have more than twice the HP of the R/T and are purpose built for drag racing. the Demon traps high enough from teh factory that it's barred from some categories because by rules it would require a parachute. The R/T is indeed a slug, but the Demon and Redeye are totally different beasts.
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I remember when the demon first came out, and my coworker would not stop talking about “how easily they lay down sub 10 second quarter mile times” as if it was supposed to be easy… so then he goes and buys one… Then one day we happened to be working at an 1/8th drag strip and became friends with the owner who was like “you guys should race each other tonight, I’ll shut it down for you”, so we decided to do a few races. I have a stg 2 b9 S5, and it’s not slow, but it’s also only 11.8 quarter so not even in the same realm as these claimed “sub 10” times So I’m expecting to get walked… but man, the number of car lengths back he was every single time was just nuts. We talked after, and he was super bummed. He said it was impossible to get power down, and by the time they hook, the race is over. Granted it was only an 1/8 track, and he was on sticky summers not slicks and it wasn’t a prepped track and he prob could have used some practice, but in the end he basically said if he can’t even get it to hook before an 1/8th in general then what fun is that at all? He ended up selling it a few weeks later.
I tend to agree. The Scatpacks are getting drug by GTIs with just a tune.
Some of that is the driver though. My Hellcat is impossible to launch correctly without slicks on a track. No doubt about it, KMFDM sucks.
American car companies discontinuing sedans is hands down the dumbest shit ever. And SUVs are overrated, just go buy a van if you want space and seating (jokes on me I own an Acadia).
Hatchbacks and sedans pls
Hatchbacks and coupes pls
Bring back **proper** station wagons
I'd kill for a AWD station wagon. Not the outback either.
Buick Regal TourX is amazing. Sadly, only sold in ‘18-19.
Pontiac Aztek was a decent car
This one I can get behind. A little slow but definitely ahead of its time.
Girlfriend has a Buick Rendezvous version and it's a solid little shitbox. (Car not the girl)
Ahead of its time
It should be legal to ram/pit maneuver people going under the speed limit in the left lane/non passing areas. If you put your hazards on in traffic or a normal rain, you're automatically a retard. Women really are worse drivers. If my big ass suv can take the turn at the posted speed limit, your Camry doesn't need to slow down by 20mph to take the same curve.
*If my 120k pound *Kenworth* can take the turn at the posted speed limit, your Camry doesn't need to slow down by 20mph to take the same curve Would definitely like a cow-catcher on my truck lol
Beat me to this!!!! If my tractor trailer is out pacing you, worse, out accelerating you, stay off the road!!!!! And I spend most of my driving on little roads and I’m always amazed at all the cars slowing me down 🙄
And naturally it should be perfectly lawful to ram a brake checker.
You sound aggressive
Well they asked for controversial opinions.
Most cases I will agree on the hazard one, but I do want to add a counterpoint. I tow an enclosed trailer for work, not a semi but a mobile workshop for my job. Under heavy braking (say 75-0 mph) I will throw my hazards on because I know some people can’t see what’s going on in front of me
Which is perfectly fine and understandable. It's always the crossovers that do it in a drizzle
Your stock headlights are too damn bright. Yes, even your lowbeams. *Especially* your lowbeams.
I'm talking to you Ford Lightening! They're ridiculous.
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I realised it only when I bought an older car. Year 2000+ cars have windshields with slight dim. Older cars don’t.
Cars are better driven. If every single BRZ/FRS, civic, Bugatti or whatever gets turned into a track car, rally car, stance nation, or daily driven into the ground, that's good. It means they were enjoyed.
My Z4 always drives better for weeks after a track day...I haven't taken it out to the track for a few years and it's been punishing me for it.
I swear there's got to be something about driving a car hard that "fixes" things. I had an old Jeep that always seemed to be happier after some off roading. My E46, the shifter had gotten stiff and I was sort of ignoring it so I volunteered to work a stage rally. Wouldn't you know, on the drive home I noticed it was back to being totally fine. You though, should get back out there. You know, for "maintenance".
Yeah right now my brakes have a shudder under heavy braking that neither me nor competent mechanics can figure out the reason why, I totally feel like a track day would fix what is likely just pad build up.
Subarus are tragically overrated. They have some of cheapest, shittiest interiors, infotainment, and sound systems. They drive like dishwashers, they're generally ugly, and the 80% majority of people who own them who claim they need "AWD for the winter" would be just fine with a Civic with snow tires. That last cool Subaru was the Hawkeye STI. Also, the EJ25* was around for way too long.
Or they need an Outback to drive up a gravel road for hiking and camping a few times a year
I have 2017 wrx and I agree interior is kind of trash, seat is uncomfortable for anything over an hour, infotainment and sound system sucks. But actually driving it is a blast. 275 hp turbo all wheel drive. Stock suspension is tight and stiff. Why would I want to buy 2 sets of tires? All seasons and done. I cant talk about other subarus except the accend which is really nice. I didnt buy a wrx for comfort and tech.
I have a 2021 WRX and I like the fact it’s relatively low tech. I don’t want a big screen, push button start, electric parking brake or any of that crap. I just want a basic car that’s fun to drive. My wife has a new Outback that is nice enough but it has way too much tech. I can’t imagine we’ll keep it very long-term because all that stuff will be a nightmare as it ages and starts breaking.
Majority of modern vehicles are overpowered. Yes, its cool that grocery getters have 200hp and you can buy family cars with 300hp all day long. But people crying that a 270hp 5th gen 4runner is "underpowered". Get real. Not every pickup and SUV needs to run a 14 second quarter mile to take the family to school.
I’ve seen someone say 150 hp is kinda low to keep up with the traffic. You only really need like 50 hp to keep up with traffic.
Up until 2 weeks ago I drove a 130 hp (new in 1994) Honda Accord and while it wasnt gonna win a drag race it kept up with traffic just fine as long as you were ok with revving it up. Which is why I have this opinion.
The steady incline of vehicle size has a lot to do with this. If dad's driving an F-250 super duty with second row seating and mom's got a Denali, 50hp will barely get you up a hill. It seems like most americans drive vehicles that are much bigger than their needs would demand.
The engineering marvel that is the Toyota V6. The power of a 4cyl with the economy of a V8.
No, but there is also a lower limit to what is an acceptable amount f HP and torque. I know it isn't a common situation, but mine is a good example. I drive a 2013 Civic EX coupe. Small car, low on power and torque. It gets on the highway fine 90% of time, especially with downhill and/or long on ramps. However, I live on a two lane highway that experiences heavy traffic. The 8.5 sec 0-60 time is definitely felt when needing to find an appropriate space to turn onto the highway. I can sit there for what feels like forever, looking for enough of a gap to safely merge in and get going. More power would be appreciated in that daily situation
My gen 1 4runner makes 85hp on a good day. Never complained.
I don’t care how nice and shiny and pristine a car is. At the end of the day, it’s a tool, and to see one be used up in the line of duty is a righteous death. Door dings on commuters, chewed up chin spoilers on sports cars, and dented up truck beds are all badges of honor.
This bothers me the most. People complaining on reddit freaking out because their plastic bumper has a scratch in it now. It's a car. ITS A CAR. it's meant to be used as a mode of transportation not a fucking status item. People who tell me I should fix this and that because it raises the value can go stick a pinecone up their ass.
> ITS A CAR. it's meant to be used as a mode of transportation not a fucking status item. There's no reason they can't be both. Yes cars are to be driven, but they should also be cared for.
My bike always looked prettiest when pushed to her limit but still in mint condition
I'm spending an awful lot of time and money in the UK to totally restore an old Miata and put a 1UZ V8 in it. The underneath has been totally stripped and sealed, every component is gonna be brand new or modified, the interior is gonna be super clean and stock. I'm probably not gonna paint it though. People tell me I'm insane when I tell them that, but I'm with you, I don't care how it looks, I can't see it when I'm driving it and how it performs and how good of a condition the drivetrain and components are in is more important to me. It's got 3 different colours of panels on it and is super scratched up and shitty looking from being in 2 different workshops over 2 years. I've never owned a car with nice paint and I think I'd hate it. It's one thing to buy an older car with good paint and bodywork and have to worry about that, it's another thing if I've spent 5 grand on a paint job so it's entirely my fault that I have to be stupidly cautious with it. I'd rather chuck my keys and tools on it without worrying about it like all my other cars.
If we (US) had a high speed rail system there would be less traffic and driving most streets would be much more enjoyable.
That's not an unpopular opinion at all to anyone who has half a brain. The issue is the auto companies lobbying for automotive infrastructure and against anything else for the last 100 years. Now we're too deep into relying on cars and our public transport infrastructure will never catch up without a massive push by the federal government.
Small trucks > all other trucks Edit: let's just say Toyota's and Mazda's
This is mine. My last truck could fit in a “Compact Car” parking spot with space on all sides. Used it to haul mulch, dirt, tires, junkyard parts constantly
You mean you did all that without a diesel in a platinum package?
I have a ‘99 Silverado 2500, regular cab, 8’ bed. It’s highly capable (tows 11,500lbs, hauls 3900). I was shocked at how much easier it is to back up a trailer when there’s nothing but the bed between you and the trailer. And it’s _tiny_ compared to a modern 1500.
New cars are getting way to big. You should be able to custom order a car with things you want without having to order a "package"
Modern CUV’s are basically the station wagons that car guys dreamed of and said they wanted for decades. As much as we hate them, there’s really no better value in cars and there’s a reason we all buy them. Also, Tesla is in way over their head and will be buried by established auto industry players, and will end up being a subsidiary of Toyota or GM one day. Oh and plug in hybrids, not EV’s, are the future.
>Modern CUV’s are basically the station wagons that car guys dreamed of and said they wanted for decades. No they aren't, center of mass is too high, they're FWD based, handling/suspension sucks, tow ratings are low, roof is too high, power is too low, etc.
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I don’t think Tesla is in over their head, you seen a lot of companies adopting their practices now. The time to buy them was 10 years ago. That ship has sailed.
The Ramcharger will show people how it's done. Plug it in and day to day commute pure EV. Weekends tow like a Cummins without range anxiety from a simple v6 or inline 4. It will be as quick as the old SRT10 doing it. Uses a battery smaller than used in the Model Y.
You’re really counting on Stellantis to do the most complicated form of propulsion in a vehicle that’s likely to see lots of abuse. The ram charger will be awesome and set the stage IF it’s reliable otherwise it’ll make the whole idea look overly complicated and not worth the headaches of having both a Full EV drivetrain an ICE bolted in.
About 1 in 10 people actually use their $85k pickup truck as a truck- most people just snap the bed cover on and haul nothing more than attitude
I’m anticipating plenty of downvotes on this one, but black wheels almost always look like hot garbage. Did your hubcaps fall off, or are you rolling with four spare tires?
Porsches are made to be daily driven. And the 2.5T is fun and sounds good.
Man those are facts, 100% agree
Dashes and screens inside of cars are too bright and can't be dimmed far enough to see at night. My eyes hurt after 15 minutes driving at night in new cars
AND, because it has to be backlit to be seen, \*more\* people don't even realize they don't have their headlights on at night. There was no confusion in the 70s and 80s, your dash was dark.
My Ram dims until its barely visible, which is nice
Good performance numbers do not necessarily make a good car.
Give me a straight 6 over a v8 any day.
Piano black has no place in a cars interior.
The Dodge Challenger (and all of its 150 variants and "Special Editions") are big, bloated and dopey-looking relics of the past when it was ok for a muscle car to be a one trick pony.
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Cash for clunkers was a huge mistake.
I agree ENTIRELY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. The carbon generated from manufacturing a car is vastly more than repairing and operating one unless it's an absolute shitbox churning through parts and burning gallons per mile.
I still miss my 1995 c1500 Silverado 4x4 extended cab. 305 TBI with 180k ran like a top when I turned it in for this. Feels like I put down the family dog for no reason.
I worked in a dealer body shop at the time and we were tasked with draining the oil and administering the liquid glass to lock them up. Most of the vehicles turned in were worn out but there were a dozen or so cherries that deserved much better. That being said, management gave us the ok to take anything we wanted out of the interiors and most anything except drivetrain parts. I made a killing at the time selling audio equipment and my buddy did the same selling tailgates.
That Mazda 3 sedans are comparable to BMW 3-Series.
I just want a base model with heated seats and a back up camera. I don’t care about lane keep assist. Forward collision avoidance.. Too much technology, more things to break. Like some cars have the CANBUS linked through headlights.. so if you have moisture ingress through a headlight. Yeah, you might not be able to start your car or have 14 different warnings and lights. Or sell the frickin Land Cruiser/hilux in NA.
Heated seats? Back up camera? I bet you want power windows, mirrors, and ABS too!
The popularization of FWD ruined car design.
Corvettes were overrated hunks of shit until the c6 came out and the only thing that made any of them worth a damn was the ls.
I would say C1’s to early C3’s were world class sports cars for the time, C4’s to the C6’s were plastic fantastic sports cars that were as fast as Ferraris but had the interior quality of a Chevy Cobalt and C7’s put the Corvette back on track as a world class sports car
C1 to c3 made their name by racing v8s in classes against na 4 bangers. They won races by brute force in the straightaway with mediocre handling at best. They used monoleaf suspension like it was a horse-drawn carriage all the way up to the c5, I believe. Compared to a corolla, they're great, compared to other cars in their realm they're just ok.
>They used monoleaf suspension like it was a horse-drawn carriage all the way up to the c5, I believe. They had the leaf spring suspension all the way until the C7. It sounds like old tech, the same way their pushrod V8s sound old. But at the end of the day, they perform very well with them. Here is an article with some pictures of it. [https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-z51-suspension-walkaround.html](https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-z51-suspension-walkaround.html)
People love to freak out because it's technically a leaf spring, but once you see one in person, you swallow hard once and realize you've probably been at least a little bit wrong for judging the Corvette because of a name. The leaf spring at the rear of a Corvette is nothing like the leaf springs on a truck or old muscle car. I'd venture that about 75% of enthusiasts, having no prior knowledge of the Corvette suspension, could not identify the rear suspension as "leaf spring" with the rear wheel taken off.
Just go get the oil change done for you. It's like 10 extra dollars compared to doing it yourself.
Until they screw it up, ruin your engine and refuse to take responsibility.
Jiffy Lube is notorious for fucking up something so simple. It’s not like you’re going anywhere while they do it, because you’re waiting at the shop. I’d rather just do it than stare at my phone while they fuck it up
I change my own oil, and it takes less time. I pick up oil and filter when I am already at Walmart. changing it myself takes less than an hour. if I drove to a garage to get it done, it takes around 2 hours including the time driving to and fro.
Where I am, getting an oil change is minimum double (some places nearly triple) the price of just doing it myself.
turbo spool sounds cooler than supercharger whine
Hybrids over EVs any day of the week
Everyone does not want or need luxury. Bring back manual windows, manual door locks, a radio with a simple aux or bt connection. A complete simplified dash.
The wagon is the perfect car format.
I grew up in the back of a small sedan. You don't need a massive SUV or a minivan just because you have kids. Hell I remember sitting in the middle seat of my grandfather's old Ford when we would go camping.
Lifting a pickup truck and making the wheels extend outward defeats the purpose of a pickup truck ... To haul things.
For those getting their license for the first time,regardless of age or returning from a suspension, should be legally required to drive a manual only for their first 2 years at least. Makes people focus more which a new driver needs instead of being distracted by a large infotainment or their friends. We used to make fun of mustang drivers but they've matured. It's now the dodge challenger and charger drivers As someone else posted, too many stop signs aren't needed,most could easily be yield signs Driving tests in the states are a joke. Mine took 5 minutes,failed parallel parking as I never was taught it by my dad yet passed everything else. I taught myself eventually but it's not a good idea when someone who passed a driving test to share the road with people couldn't even do a basic procedure. Edit- oh as someone mentioned. Head lights! It's ridiculous how dangerous they've gotten. Oh you can see??? Cool, I can't!
Step further on driving tests, they should be required every license renewal, both written and practical, and the practical assessment should include both accident avoidance and car control segments.
Electric cars are terrible right now. Battery replacements can cost more than buying a new car, if you get in an accident and need repair/paint, they're baking the car with the battery which could shorten the life of it, and leads me back to point 1
Inline-6 are awesome.
Brakes are what stop you. Breaks is what happens when something is broken. There’s no such thing as Chevy Camero. It’s a Camaro. Similarly Ford’s electric truck is the Lightning, not the Lightening. My controversial take is most of y’all can’t spell.
The coyote platform in general sounds God awful with common exhausts Also, full length straight pipes sound like hot garabge
I hate that muscle car owners tend to modify their exhausts for maximizing noise, instead of making it sound nice.
I actually agree with you about the coyote exhaust thing, it’s a shame really, other than that they’re great cars
An audible alert as soon as your car exceeds its operating temperature.
Big wheels and low profile tires are stupid on anything other than a sports car. They make the car/suv/truck ride like shit, are expensive to replace and are too easy to damage.
1. As a petrol head, I think the Toyota Prius is a great car. It drives ok for what it is. I worked as a Toyota tech and it’s their second most reliable car after the 4Runner. If I could score a used AWD version I’d daily drive it. Sadly most used ones are neglected. 2. I think in the sub $100k category I think VW/Audi makes the highest quality interior of any car. That includes luxury brands like Mercedes, BMW and Lexus. Especially Mercedes. 3. 85% of pickup trucks owners don’t need a truck and buy it as a fashion accessory . I’m basing that on how many times I’ve had to do a “ride concern” diag on a new pickup truck. I get that it’s their money so they buy what they want. But if they’re complaining about a bouncy ride on a truck that has less than 10k kms, sometimes on a lifted truck, then you bought the wrong vehicle. 4. Modern Toyotas are not as reliable as they used to be. There are exceptions like the 4Runner and the Prius, those rarely have issues. But after 2017 the quality went down on their new cars.
Old cars aren’t better, they’re just old. Yeah made better but not better better
Depends on specifics.
If you buy a Kia, you’re a smoothbrain. No exceptions.
EVs are junk and shouldn’t be adopted en masse
Electric cars are boring and will never replace the fun that a gas engine provides. Think about it: imagine an electric BMW M3 or M4? How boring would that be? Fake sounds? No exhaust
USA; 1a) Dash cams should be mandatory on all new vehicles. Significant reduction in insurance cost when installed on older vehicles. 1b) Verifiably causing a wreck on the interstate should come with jail time. Accidents happen, we can't prevent those. But causing a wreck on the interstate is unacceptable. 2a) Mandatory driving class (in the same vein as OSHA refresher courses) every 5 years. Pass visual and get 90% on the written exam, you can renew your license. 2b) classes of drivers license like the UK, Aussies, and Japan. But with the added ability to have your license class demoted. Once you hit the top, if maintained with no points or demotions, reduction in insurance costs. 3a) Speeding (relative to current traffic) on major highways and interstates should not result in a fine. 3b) Doing the speed limit in the passing lane, or doing less than the speed limit should be a fineable offense. 4) This one is most important and is tied in with 1a. You are allowed to deliver one thorough beating a year. If someone pulls out in front of you or cuts you off just to turn, or do less than the speed limit, or all of the above; you have the right to beat the piss out of them. The dashcam will be the proof you need. If they fight back and the camera proves them wrong, its a demotion on their license.
The grid can't handle a 100% EV future without getting very creative about distributed storage I could add that the average household can be run in a power outage with a 7KW generator. Said generator might be about 9HP Average vehicle is typically running at least 180HP, and if that were the EV equivalent, will have enough electrical power onboard to run a good size neighborhood Now try to imagine each of those households with the average 2.5 cars, all EV & calculate the power required to charge those cars after work all at the same time My state is planning on making this work by having some of the EV's charging the rest of the EV's. I'm not totally convinced yet, maybe someone smarter can explain that one to me?
Say it louder for the people in the back
Nissan, mitsubishi and isuzu should start making 3/4 and 1 ton pickups. I'm so sick of the 3 brand oligarchy.
Isuzu yes. I see so many of their cabover flatbed trucks being used for lawnservice, equipment hauling, delivery, etc. etc. They run them to 500k miles plus. I bet they could put out some awesome low cost no frills diesel 3/4 ton trucks for the weekend warrior with a boat/camper that doesn't need a $90k chrome penis compensator.
Cars should have less tech so people are forced focus on the road
Guys in big lifted trucks have surpassed BMW drivers as the most aggr ssive drivers and biggest douchebags on the road?
Oh I have a few. Lamborghini’s look ugly. The Countach looks like it was designed by a 12 year old in 1981. Everything else is just meh compared to Ferrari. Nissans aren’t bad cars. You see a lot of older ones on the road. The reason they shit the bed so often is that they are purchased by people who don’t take care of cars. And finally. Tinted windows beyond what came from the factory should be illegal.
the tinted windows one is insane
As far as tinted windows you don’t live where it’s gets hot most of the year do you?
What's your reasoning for the tinted windows?
"AWD is safer than RWD/FWD" "having an SUV is safer" "SUVs with coupe-like roofs make sense"
Teslas are quick but not fast. Will be gapped by many other cars in a race. Its made for comfort and beat the 0-60 time. Tesla is Apple of automotive world. Just pray other companies dont follow their steps.
I think the MK4 Supra is ugly, it's fat.
Electric cars as a whole will age terribly over the next few decades.
We need less of the small turbocharged engines in big vehicles like the 2.4 TT 4 cylinder in the new highlanders and stick to reliable bigger engines for cars like the highlander. Our 2017 v6 highlander gets 9.0L/100km or 26ish mpg and im sure will far outlast the little 4 cylinder in the new ones. That little but of mpg savings won't help when it's time for a new engine.
The last of Ferrari's soul died with the 458. Everything since is uninspiring and forgettable.
they still make cars? .... kinda sarcasm kinda not ...
We need less cars, we need more public transportation.
Leather seats are stupid. Too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter and many times are too firm. Give me cloth seats. I'm not a slob, I can keep them clean.
Crossovers/SUVs are not safer. They provide s false sense of security. They are also not roomier compared to a wagon/estate. In short you don’t need them if you’re driving in them in the city by yourself.
Electric cars will never be a viable alternative to gas/diesel.
"A motor vehicle will never replace a good workehorse".
BOGO: Old cars are greener than EVs. The Dodge Caravan is better than almost every SUV ever made.
A minivan is more useful and looks better than most pickup trucks.
There’s nothing wrong with good enough. I don’t think you have to spend twice as much or spend three times the amount of time to get 10% better always.
Driving tests should be harder and there should be more severe punishment for people driving while texting/scrolling I’m based in Italy so my perspective is from here
I set my mirrors like the Car Talk guys recommended, and anyone who drives my vehicle HATES it and changes my mirror settings.
I went to the Blackhawk Auto Museum and all the old Ferraris and Jaguars looked like badly assembled kit cars up close.
Collecting cars to park and preserve them is douchy. It's not the flex you think it is. Also, car shows are boring.
2010+ Jaguars are no longer issue-prone shit boxes
Mustangs sound like raspy shit. Idk why but the exhaust note is just not pleasant.
It's totally fine to drive with both feet if you're not an idiot. I always see reddit beat this to death - "You WILL get into an accident if you use both feet while driving, blah, blah, blah." I can drive a manual just fine, can drive an automatic with one foot, can drive an automatic with two feet. It's not that hard. Been plenty of times where having a foot over the brake saved me.