Which is unfortunate for those of us that like buying sedans since the selection is dwindling based on demand. I have an SUV which is great for us (wife's daily), but for my daily I'd never want anything but a car.
Can you help me better understand why women want a SUV over a sedan?
- Thread starter GON
- Start date
It took me to buying a full size truck and driving it 5 years to get there. A VW Golf is a normal family car in many countries. Here it's looked at as a tiny subcompact and not a consideration for someone to drive because it's too small and dangerous in a sea of trucks and SUVs. That's only exacerbated the problem because so many feel they need a bigger vehicle than the next guy to feel safer.
My wife always preferred to have a car.
My kids are the same way.
I'm a car guy.
I don't get suvs...to me they are boring and do nothing well.
My kids are the same way.
I'm a car guy.
I don't get suvs...to me they are boring and do nothing well.
I wondered that same thing.
A teenager who wants a Toyota instead of a Mercedes?!?!?!
Was she dropped on her head anlot.
Should have offered her a yugo, she would have been all over it.
Nothing well can still be jack of all trades. I have no love for our CRV but my sedans won’t swallow trash cans, I guess I could pay for curbside pickup or hook up a trailer to my sedan—or just take the vehicle with a big boot.
Wife is looking at getting another dehumidifier, I’m thinking, will it fit in the backseat? I don’t want to drive the crv that far…
Used to have a fwd wagon, which I loved, but even with “good” snow tires it could have its bad days in snow. I remember with distinction being stuck at the bottom of a steep driveway, unable to climb, while all my friends with awd and all seasons took it with ease. Corner case I know, I could handily win an mpg race, but no one vehicle does it all very well.
Liked my wagon but last time I was shopping it was all about price, so sedan it was.
How steep are the rises and dips in your local roads?
I think you'd have to judge them case-by-case. There are some really nice cars.... SUVs are larger, sure, but that doesn't automatically make them better.
Not extremely steep. The road to my neighborhood connects to the main road near a wash, which is just deep enough to hide a small car if you're near the ground. 2 feet higher and you can see in the bottom of the wash and make a left turn, otherwise you have to wait a few seconds for any cars in the wash to come out.How steep are the rises and dips in your local roads?
For many people, speaking from personal experience, the SUV is a lateral ingress/egress unlike cars which are lowering in and climbing out. For some that is a MAJOR comfort factor, especially as one ages and the climbing out becomes more challenging. Also, SUV's tend to have a higher door opening so one doesn't have to duck their head as much, another comfort factor. Beyond the comfort/convenience advantage there is the visibility advantage also mentioned.
JHZR2
Staff member
Which many women won’t have anything to do with. Garbage can? Dump? Chores? That’s for the beaten husband to do.
It’s the dumbing down of society; the giving in to every whim and comfort at the expense of economy and efficiency.
Seating position has some to do with it. Entry and access too. But for a kid?
Then there was the whole stupid “my parents drove a station wagon so I can’t”, which morphed into “my parents drove a minivan so I can’t”, which morphed into feminized males trying to prove their manliness by driving a car based SUV. All I can do is chuckle.
Can you help me better understand why women want a SUV over a sedan?
Because they are basically station wagons now.
It’s also the worst possible form of a modern automobile.
That's funny, I've always liked my dad's cars and wanted similar ones for myself. He did drive an SUV but it was no street queen, there wasn't a straight body panel on that thing when he sold it
