A lot of "small SUVs" just look like sedans on stilts to me
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 17:59 (two years ago) link
yeah theyre just tall cars
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:00 (two years ago) link
BMW way douchier than an Audi.
Drove an Audi A3 hatchback on vacation a few years ago. Perfect car, but they don’t sell them in the US.
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:03 (two years ago) link
yeah i wish they still had those here, they even look a lil more like a small station wagon than a typical hatch which is p sweet
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:04 (two years ago) link
We own a Mini Cooper S, which is fun to drive but has the worst ride ever (stiff suspension plus low to the ground plus run-flats).
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:05 (two years ago) link
idk i feel like benzes have more street cred than audis -- i mean, janis had a song about a benz, and there are rappers that rap about benz ownership -- audi doesn't have that; kinda feel like BMW is a bit more retro ... like Audi is as douchey now as BMW's were in the 80s
― sarahell, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:05 (two years ago) link
roughly how i break it down
bmw: the drivers carbenz: the luxury caraudi: the competent car
obvs theres a lot of crossover and if you get a huge bmw suv its not going to drive differently than the other guys but on the other hand bmw does still make a lil rwd manual coupe thats just going to be more fun than the equivalent audi, you get a benz and itll have like 20 ways you can adjust the seats and a really over the top interior etc, audi generally will be a lil more minimal germanic no nonsense experience that just feels quality and well made but not specifically fun or opulent
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:13 (two years ago) link
xxp - the mini countryman wagons are super cute
― sarahell, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:15 (two years ago) link
my parents drive Audis and it's very fitting as a middle-class suburbanite boomer car. a "nice" car but not too flashy. comfortable, reliable.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:48 (two years ago) link
benz g wagon is the car that most signals douche to me currently
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:49 (two years ago) link
volvo is the ultimate plausible deniability luxury car
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:50 (two years ago) link
saab was even more so rip
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, March 8, 2022 11:49 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink
id go with the ford raptor
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:51 (two years ago) link
Truck ballsH3Those are the worst, in that order
― the world's undisputed #1 fan of 'Spud Infinity' (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:54 (two years ago) link
lexus is just for old people now, acura and infinity are basically dead, then theres the new kid on the block genesis which is getting rave reviews, american luxury badges cadillac linclon seem to mostly sell just one huge suv, and then theres electric cars which are most luxury cars obvs tesla but new ones popping up every day lucid looks pretty amazing, same for rivian
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:54 (two years ago) link
really sad it costs a million dollars cause its an amazing car, sick boxy design, its not that big, and its one of the most capable off roaders out there which is ironic cause no one is taking their 130k truck offroad, they should find a way to make a stripped down version call it something else idk
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:57 (two years ago) link
raptor is also sick vehicle lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:58 (two years ago) link
We don't wanna hear your Saab story
― jenny from the blockchain (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:58 (two years ago) link
ayye lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZdMbdWX0IA
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:59 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 11:58 AM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
yes i want one lol
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:02 (two years ago) link
tacoma trd imho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:02 (two years ago) link
those were so cool in the early 00s.
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:04 (two years ago) link
Living in a super-hilly northeast town I do now get the appeal of AWD, and our second car is a Honda CR-V. It's v comfortable but not particularly fun to drive, slightly awkward handling (but probably not moreso than any other similar sized vehicle), and turbocharged engine + continuously variable transmission make for strange acceleration feel/sound. Definitely practical, maximized cargo space etc. It seems like the majority of families in our town own either a CR-V, Subaru outback/forrester/crosstrek, a Mazda CX-5 or a Toyota RAV-4.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:05 (two years ago) link
The CX-5 is surprisingly elegant looking. RAV-4 looks childish. Subarus are orky but in an 80s volvo station wagon sort of way that doesn't bother me.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:06 (two years ago) link
*dorky
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Tuesday, March 8, 2022 2:04 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink
the new ones are good!
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:07 (two years ago) link
lol weve reached the recommending trucks phase of the anti truck thread
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:11 (two years ago) link
the only truck that looks in anyway appealing 2 me is the ford maverick that gets 40 MPG, it looks like a normal sized truck for ppl who actually do things with a truck
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
trucks r good the thread is built on a shaky foundation
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
the f-150 lightning seems good. my bro in law is going to get one
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:13 (two years ago) link
ive never driven one of these Big Cars before but ill probably have to get one in the next couple years. intimidating prospect
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:14 (two years ago) link
thread with shakey foundation would have title 'RIP Trucks'
― pickle loaf (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:15 (two years ago) link
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, March 8, 2022 2:12 PM (nine seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
its cool that ford came out with a small hybrid pickup but its really not a truck, no real 4wd, built on same unibody platform as the escape, its a "light truck" aka a crossover, same as hondas pickup
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:18 (two years ago) link
only truck i'd buy is the saturn s-series
― pickle loaf (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:19 (two years ago) link
subaru brat
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:19 (two years ago) link
On those extraordinarily rare occasions when I need a truck or SUV I rent one. (Privilege alert: there are like three Enterprise locations literally within walking distance from me, plus two U-Hauls and an Alamo.)
The idea of owning a truck or SUV when the vast vast vast majority of my trips are taking a kid to school or getting groceries is weird to me, but I am not in the business of judging other ilxors for their choices.
― jenny from the blockchain (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:24 (two years ago) link
have thought about picking up a subie baja before lol
― 龜, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:24 (two years ago) link
do it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:26 (two years ago) link
i've a forester.
it's ugly compared to older foresters. it gets terrible mileage. i don't like it, but the lease expired during pandy 2020 so i bought it.
i've told joe this but my dream is that toyota makes the prius v again.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:28 (two years ago) link
we need a thread on i love cars about hating cars and not knowing anything about cars and having some $400 repair you have to make on your pos 2010 kia sportage wipe out the credit card spending margin you had managed to gain over the last 6 months every 6 months, because you live in poverty, that consists entirely of me posting "bump" every 6 months.
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:30 (two years ago) link
no you should get this the electric baby fj that doesnt actually exist xp
https://i.imgur.com/7C9sopQ.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:31 (two years ago) link
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:28 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
the newer gen prii are already pretty v-ish imo
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:09 (two years ago) link
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:30 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
:( but also i'd bookmark that thread and cashapp u a $20 everytime u bumped it
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:10 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:18 PM (fifty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
smh this is the "no true truckman" fallacy
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:11 (two years ago) link
come off it. if it can carry a queen mattress it's a truck.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:16 (two years ago) link
its not a truck
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:17 (two years ago) link
"The Ford Maverick is a compact pickup truck produced by Ford Motor Company"
not my words. the words of en.wikipedia.org.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:19 (two years ago) link
m bison you're very sweet but i'm definitely not starting that thread now :P
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:23 (two years ago) link
this is an engineering issue that no manner of marketing can change
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:24 (two years ago) link