British Couple Reacts Why Americans Are Obsessed With Big Cars
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Fiat has a very very bad reputation in the U.S. Not only because of their size, but because they are known to be unreliable
And expensive and time consuming to get fixed
Yup
Yeah fiats are considered trash in the us
My older brother had a Fiat in the 70s. It was a special occasion when it was in the garage instead of the shop.
That guy will learn the same is true of his MG. The saying amongst classic car collectors in the US is “it wouldn’t be British if it ran.”
Fiats are known as Fix it again Tony in the US
I thought the obsession with big trucks was silly until I had to borrow my dad's truck a couple months ago. I got stuck coming out of a slushy driveway that was slightly uphill, but I turned the 4 wheel drive on and got out without an issue. If I had been driving my Impala I would have been screwed, so I definitely have more respect for trucks than I did before.
You never know what you need until you need it. Necessity is the root of all invention. Many Europeans often joke about or at least question why Americans drive around their big trucks but don't haul anything. That tells me that they are only seeing the body style. They're not seeing the undercarriage. The tires, the suspension, the possible 4-wheel drive option. Another thing Europeans miss is that because they don't drive much themselves, and if they do, it's on roads of some sort. While we here in America, even though we have a pretty extensive network of roads, there's still, if not more space to do off-road driving. And you almost definitely need a pick-up truck or 4-wheel drive SUV or JEEP-inspired vehicle to do that. My 2016 F150 isn't 4-wheel drive, but it does have a selectable locking rear differential that turns it into possi-traction. And I've used it a couple of times when I've been on unimproved roads.
You wouldn’t have been screwed on the impala. They’re front wheel drive. The truck got stuck because in 2wd the torque is sent to the rear only. I drive an impala for years in the Midwest. Never once got stuck
When you have a several day rode trip thousands of miles you'll be happy to have a Land Yacht that goes down the highway like riding a cloud. Nothing worse than a long trip in an uncomfortable vehicle.
I read somewhere that the average daily commute to work in the US is over 40 minutes. We do spend a lot of time in our cars so it makes sense that we like a ton of room. Not to mention road trips holidays. Gotta pack the family in the Truckster and head down to Wally World.
Great. Now I'll be humming Holiday Road for the next few days, thanks a lot! 😜
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@@DonMachado . Oh oh, Now
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Around here we count distance by time, I drove an hour and a half (each way) to work and back for ten years, speed limit was 80 mph (for me, lol) so around 150 miles a day, in the winter when the roads ice up I drive my truck in the ditch sometimes because the roads are a sheet of ice.
Drive a small car 800 miles straight and then do it again in a large car. You will understand then. People spend a lot more time in their cars in the US because of the large distances between places. Larger vehicles give a smoother more comfortable ride.
Alot to say about NOT being the small car on +50 mile trips. The auto industry player a huge part, but small car meets large car in accident= Answer for this topic lol
@C Summers This is entirely incorrect. And says quite a bit about you more than anything.
@C Summers funny
@@StateOfChaos He sounds like a smug, tofu swilling, woke elitist, that probably would like to have all our vehicles banned and make us all take "public transportation".
@C Summers Couldn't possibly be due to need for leg room then, is that it? I stand a little over 6'3"/191cm. My desire for a larger vehicle must be from being fat, not large in another way.
I own a Ford F-150. Part of the factor for my choice was my son who is over 2m tall now. In reflection, he has been a factor since he's been around. Getting a car seat into a small car is a painful process so we switched to a minivan which seemed like too much space and eventually scaled back to an SUV which had wide opening rear doors, descent cargo space (for all that you have to carry with a child, stroller, nursery bag toys etc.) and then the perks like divided air conditioning zones to put more comfortable air on the child more quickly, cameras to keep an eye on your child while driving and even zoned music so you can enjoy listening to music while you child sleeps. Can't have this in a small car.
They came out with an electric Ford F-150, "Lightning" that's the future 🙂
I've owned pickup trucks all my life. I don't owe anyone an explanation why. It's my money, my business, my life.
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" I don't owe anyone an explanation why. I"
Absolutely agree, as long as it's zero emission so it doesn't accelerate global warming, which the business of everybody else.
The Ford F-150 Lightning does 80% of what the normal F-150 does, without pollution. (today fossil fuels only supplied 15% of California's electricity. It will be higher right now because the sun is down. We're adding more energy storage all the time but the point is, our grid is really clean.)
In about 20 years everybody is going to drive zero emission cars/trucks. And they'll have exactly the same range, while hauling a load, as ICE cars/trucks do.
Here in California, starting in 2035, all new cars/trucks sold in this state are required to be zero emission. Washington, Oregon, New York, and the other usual suspects are doing the same. 🙂
As of October 2022, California was using 50% renewable(nice!!), 8% nuclear, and 42% fossil fuels(mostly natural gas I'm guessing). I hope your state can continue its trend toward clean energy as the demand for power increases. Can you even guess how much more power and infrastructure that will be required for every car in California to be plugged into the electric grid? It's staggering to consider. Yall better get to work! 2035 will come too soon.
@@neutrino78x no such thing as man made global warming. sheep
One thing the video didn't say is big trucks and SUVs, although overall height is high compared to small cars, bumper height has always been regulated by both state and Federal regulations. An example heavy trucks bumper height is regulated at 24" to 26" regardless of roof height.
It's state dependent, but here in Maryland the max bumper height is 30".
@Rich according to Maryland statute it must not exceed 20 inches for cars and SUVs, with a 28-inch limit for trucks. But you are correct states do differ.
@@volusia407 Trucks over 10,000 lbs GVWR are 32" in Maryland. Not sure why I typed 30 since I was right at 32" rear bumper height with my previous Ram HD.
We live on a small farm in the country. I drive an SUV and my husband has a full size pickup. I’m always hauling huge bags of feed and other farming necessities not to mention I tend to do a big grocery shop every few weeks. The space is great for that. It’s also needed when we have to take animals to the vet or have to haul the larger items they often need.
In addition to my other post, what you said. I had a Ford Escape a few years for a highway vehicle. Living on a ranch, it was annoying to use, so I retired it. Pretty much every time I went to town with it, the entire back was over half full, with the seats folded down. When it's a minimum 30 miles to a small town that doesn't have a Walmart, only a Dollar General, trips aren't as often as town people have, so, a person gets more at a time. Not to mention the ag supplies, and building supplies, appliances/furniture/everything that either nobody delivers here, or they charge ridiculous prices.
A truck is good to take 10 gallons of water for sure.
big cars in the US started because families back in the day were huge! I myself come from a family of 11 kids and 2 adults so obviously you needed a large vehicle to get around!
I bet your parents were glad when the oldest of you and your siblings got to driving age so they have a reason to buy another vehicle and get more seats for family members
My very first car was a 1965 Cadillac Coupe deVille. It's what I learned to drive in and took my first driving test in it to get my license. Later I had a 1973 Monte Carlo and the gas cap was hidden behind the rear license plate which was nice because I could pull up to the gas pump on either side.
The filler pipe behind the license plate was AWESOME! No matter what side of the pump you pull up to, it's the correct side. I wish that "option" were still available!
My first car was 1995 Cadillac STS
Get into a collision with a full size truck, and a compact car. That alone will show why you want a big car
Currently the EV "small cars" are as heavy as mid size pickup trucks because of the weight of the battery. For example the tesla models currently weighs from 3648lbs all the way up to 5390lbs. Where as Chevy Silverado 1500 is 4400lbs to 5620lbs. Not exactly fixing the problem of the vehicle being "too heavy" when the weight of the battery is so high.
My 66 Buick LeSabre was a joy to drive. 18+ feet long. A very smooth ride.
We're obsessed with big EVERYTHING to be fair lol
Yep Big Burgers Super Sized Fries. Everything.
I drive a Ram 2500. It's comfy and spacious, a very smooth ride and fun off road. It's a big truck.
Especially if you live in a rural area a pick up is practically necessary. Whether ranching or farming it is a necessity. You can always tell a working pick up from a status symbol. They are usually 4 wheel drive, dusty, dirty and muddied from the work. And the interiors aren't usually fancy.
A lot of RVers work their pickups quite a bit, but they usually go for higher trim levels.
The Nissan Juke is a sub-compact crossover (about the smallest we can get in the US). The Qashqai is sold in the US as a Rogue Sport and is a compact crossover (still very small - even the larger Rogue is considered to be small). A mid-size crossover would be a Ford Explorer or Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (sold as the Land Cruiser in the UK). The biggest Range Rover is on the lower end of the Large SUV segment. In the Ford pickup truck lineup a Maverick is considered compact, Ranger midsize, F150 full-size and F250 to F450 are large pickups
I am an American and have always preferred small cars with manual transmission. A fun to drive car. But now in my older age, a midsize is more comfortable to get in and out of with old knees and car manufactures no longer make a standard transmissions.
To expand on what the video said, larger vehicles are not more dangerous to the driver, but to other vehicles they may have an accident with.
Congratulations again! I'd like to make a couple of points. First, as I've gotten older, my claustrophobia has gotten much worse. In America, I believe that we have far more and much worse traffic jams than in most other places. Being stuck in a small car for a couple of hours would drive me completely mental. Second, the implication in the video is that larger vehicles cause much worse carbon emissions. While larger vehicles may cause a little more emissions, there is no mention of the miles driven by larger vehicles compared to smaller vehicles. Furthermore, there is no mention that electric cars cause just as much carbon emissions as the gas counterparts by using electricity generated by coal burning power plants. I have the figures to back up this claim if anyone is interested.
Donut media did a analysis video on whether the average electric vehicle really did reduce emissions compared to the average combustion engine vehicle. After a long amount of factors I believe the conclusion was that over 10 years of ownership the electric vehicle produced only slightly less emissions. Seems to be the case for most research I've done elsewhere as well.
Now considering the downsides of electric vehicles: Dependence on other countries like China and Africa who have appalling working conditions for how they mine their precious materials for the batteries. The batteries are not recyclable unlike combustion engines so they create more toxic landfill waste. The voltage in electric cars make them very dangerous to work on if you don't get them serviced by someone qualified; gone will be the days where you can replace things under the hood yourself which I suppose car companies would like. The batteries will practically cause a lot more cars to be thrown out faster because the cost of a replacement is far too high when they die ($8000 all the way up to $30000 just for the new battery from what I've heard). 90% of people whos battery dies in their electric car in 5-8 years will not pay to fix it and just trash the car. They don't run well or at all in the severe cold and heat. Lithium-ion batteries don't charge or hold charge in -20 degree weather so Canada, Russia, US in the north are out of luck for driving in the winter. The electric grid in its current state in every large country in the world cannot support the addition of necessary electricity to supply charging stations for the millions of cars without MAJOR investment and billions in new infrastructure which will greatly add to the fossil fuel burning anyway. California already has rolling blackouts and occasionally tells their citizens to avoid charging electric cars. Can you imagine if you add 10 million electric cars?
Theres more that I forgot to mention but to me the idea that they are 'the future' is a joke. No way in hell can I see them replacing gas vehicles as a majority in any huge country that gets severe weather like the USA. I'm open to be proved wrong but this 'switch to all electric' imo is going to end in a disaster for the companies unless our governments force the auto manufacturers and customers to make and use them (at the cost of trillions more in debt of course). All electric vehicles are for right now from what I've seen are rich people who think they're cool and like virtue signaling about saving the planet and people who never leave their city and just drive around doing errands. They're awful for towing anything as well. Hydrogen powered cars are much better than electric though they still don't need to replace petrol engines.
It all boils down to being dependent on the government, they want all the control!!!
Once you drive a SUV and notice all the room you never had in a small car it's hard to go back.
Also higher ride height gives you a better vantage point to see more which does make you feel safer.
This is why Jeeps are so popular.
"gives you a better vantage point" When they try to make it sound like your view is WORSE, when in fact, you can see much better, and so have more time to react to a situation...
@@RogCBrand it's the biased media with an agenda.
@@RogCBrand Yep true. Trucks in general are higher off the ground but I think small cars have plenty of space at least in the front.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Small cars have almost no space in the front. Even with just a driver and a passenger they feel cramped. Even our Wrangler JLU is short on front seat space (only two cupholders in the middle and barely any console space).
Compensation for poor driving skills
In the South everyone has a truck as their second vehicle, because we spend so much time driving in the woods. Most people in the South also keep everything you would need to help out others whose vehicles have broke down in the back of their truck. If you are sitting on the side of the road with a flat tire or any other problems, at least 5 people will stop to help you here in the South.
In my opinion, we have big cars in the US, because we spend a lot of time in our cars. We don’t really have public transportation in most areas, therefore we have to drive everywhere…we want comfort. Also, parents in my area of Mississippi tend to buy their kids bigger cars, if they’re in a wreck it’s more survivable for their kids.
Well I own a Chevy Silverado 2016 with a 6 inch lift and 35 inch tires I feel a lot safer than I would in a small car. I also hunt and fish so I use the 4x4 a lot too
My first car when I started my family was a Kia Soul. Now I have a Santa Fe. I only have one kid but he brings a lot of stuff on road trips. I hate playing trunk Tetris when we pack the car. The suv comes in handy.
I love how much these two nod, they're such good reacters 💀
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We call these cars “land yachts”, lol. They are a bit ridiculous, but they’re also awesome. Nothing like the ride in a big old Caddy or Lincoln, like riding on a mattress. I took some great naps in the backseat of my folks’ Lincoln Continental growing up. You could house a small family back there! Good times.
Oh I love it guys. A 1961 Cadillac! Love it. I was 3 years old when that car came out. It had no seatbelts but every seat had a cigarette lighter and ashtray!
This video was made by people that want to go to all electric vehicles and small vehicles they are opponents of gas burning and diesel burning vehicles. So this is not a fair representation
SUVs and pickups became popular in my hometown because of the poor condition of the streets. Potholes big enough to break an axle.
Once someone lives in America , their attitude will be I need a bigger vehicle. It’s not an obsession, it’s a necessity of life over here,
My Chevrolet Silverado has a 6.2 liter V8 which produces 420 HP. 0 to 60 MPH in 5 seconds. Top speed is 130 MPH. 7000 pounds curb weight. 4 wheel drive and leather seats.
I wouldn't want to get close to 130 mph in a pickup. What is it rated to tow?
winter conditions determine alot so northern half of the us is alot of suv and pickups because of the need for awd or 4x4
And ground clearance!
Also, very few people I know are trying to compete for biggest vehicle. Obviously there's always that guy with the extremely lifted Sema truck but other than him it's more what you need your vehicle for. I have a 4 door car and a 4 door Dodge Dakoda. Truck for work, car for every where else.
I have a Chevy Impala so I guess that makes me a big car person. My wife has a small SUV but she loves to drive my car. She loves the power. I've driven many small cars as well including sports cars. Still, I love the luxury and power of a big car.
The people concerned about vehicle weight, like the ones in this video, are not concerned about vehicle weight at all. They just don’t like large SUVs or trucks. Know how I know? They LOVE electric cars. You see how much electric cars weigh?
I have a family of 6 these small wind up cars do not work. When visiting family it is 400 miles one way. As a single guy I did have several small cars they never did good in accidents. My Wife loves her Toyota Sienna XLT
We drive a lot. Long distances. When you drive a lot you want something that is comfortable, family, carrying a lot, safety, safety, safety, sitting higher up gives better sight, reliability, all sorts of roadways and off road driving. With larger trucks, carry larger trailers. Some like small things while other like large things. Just expectations.
I love these reports... They leave so many facts out.. A thousand pound heavier vehicle normally does not cause the vitality to the heavier vehicle occupants
but to the smaller vehicle occupants . The survivability of driving a larger vehicle is much higher.. notice how they don't mention this. they just say heavier vehicles in wrecks have more vitality's. My F-150 gets 24 mpg in city 2021 model.. My Toyota Rav4 gets 26mpg.
Both of our cars are small Toyotas; a Prius and a Corolla IM. I used to have a Ford F-150 pickup, but I sold it. I miss it for household jobs like yard cleanup and large purchases, but it was old and needed work.
Have to take the 2 of you for a ride-along in a semi-truck, it'll become apparent fairly quickly why we like big vehicles 😊.
I love half-ton pickups. These are the smaller legitimate truck's.
The truck other than that are
designation are 3/4 & full ton truck's.
One of the cars I learned to drive in was a 1969 Lincoln Continental. It was so big it scared me to drive it because it felt like I only had a few inches between me and the car next to me.
In the Midwest pickup trucks are abundant due to work. Farmers, contractors, oil fields, ranchers, utility workers and handymen all use pickups as tools, the size and comfort are needed for hard working men.
South carolina here. We have lots of people with large cars. I think everyone i know owns or has access to a truck or SUV; me and my wife only owns SUVs. We do this for 2 main reasons.
First is the terrible roads here. It rains a lot here. Our water table is just a few feet below ground so flooding is a thing. Small or should I say low riding cars don't do well and many people get stuck when their engine gets flooded with water. So you ether have to stay at home, get a ride that can handle water on the roads or phone a friend. Some of our roads are just dirt and gravel. Nothing like seeing a ford focus stuck on a small rut on a gravel road.
The 2nd is my height. A lot of people here are over 6 foot tall including myself. I fit very comfortably in my jeep. I been in small cars from Corvettes to Cadillac but they all seat way to low or way too small for me. Even with the seat all the way back and tilted my knees are normally in the dash. Not fun.
So for me and my wife we have to go big.
I just bought a 2019 Ford F150 XLT that’s lifted & all upgraded like a week ago… I won’t ever own another car again or a medium sized truck/SUV… I can do so many things with my F150 that those vehicles can’t..🇺🇸 Love from South Alabama.🤵🏻♂️ Love yalls videos & congratulations on Baby Beesley to be again❕
I prefer a larger vehicle when living in the country side. Smaller vehicle in the city to get around better and easier to park. People that live outside the city such as with a large yard they probably want to move large things around such as dirt, waste, gardening supplies so hence a large vehicle. In winter conditions it’s safer to have a large vehicle to handle road conditions.
My dad had a 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, and the gas cap was hidden behind a hinge at the license plate.
In my opinion. When cars first came into being, the footprint of most European cities were set, and had extremely narrow streets. They were designed for narrow horse drawn carriages.
While the US had large cities the streets weren't designed as narrow.
I think the size is also related to the housing crisis/yearly increases in rent, I’ve had to move apts every year and our truck has saved so much in moving costs.
A pickup truck is a "6-pack & pizza moving van."
We do love a good pickup truck in America. I drive a very small economy mini-truck, a Chevy S-10. Looks like a Volkswagen Beetle next to one of these behemoths in the video. It still does much of the work a big truck can do, but gets great gas milage being way smaller and with a 4-cylinder engine. Parts, tires, insurance, and repairs are much less expensive as well.
In the US they say Fiat is an acronym for Fix It Again Tony
Australia is also embracing the USA market vehicle, alot of the vehicles you see down under are mostly full size pick up trucks and large SUVs
In the South , Deer are a Big issue on Southern back roads and Even interstate due to heavy Forested areas. You're odds of Hitting a Deer at 55mph are much better in a Large Truck with a Brush Guard on front. I know this well.
Even In MN there's deer everywhere. I'll take my chance with my Ram 2500 over a small car
That's why I got night vision...in the back areas of pennsylvania...deer are the leading cause of deaths in accidents. The night vision system I have alerts you to deer. If I had it in my last car, I wouldn't have been hurt. :/
I'm an older guy who used sit in my dads lap as he let me steer his new '67 Olds Ninety Eight. I've been driving a long time. Since then I've owned\driven everything from an old V.W. Beetle to Semi Tractors. Plenty bikes as well. In the end I'm a king cab or even crew cab pick up truck fan. Most useful\safest and even comfortable, of 'em all.
A larger car just works for us. I live in California in the S.F. bay area but have no need to commute as I've retired -however my daughter lives in the northern end of the state. That's a 6 hour drive on the highway. I've driven it in a mid-sized car and they just don't cruise down the freeway or nearly as roomy as well as my Charger. I've I drive more locally, I think I would opt for a smaller car. It's just that large cars work better on out wide, long and relatively straight freeways. Another factor over general vehicle choices world wide are fuel prices. Though we do complain about the price of gas/petrol in the U.S. , it's far more expensive in Europe. I cringe to think what it would cost to fill my Charger's tank.
I own a 2013 Buick Enclave and I love sitting high up and having room for my stuff. I also drive around alot and it gets good gas mileage.
Whatever the size of the car or the SUV, it shares the road with Semi tractor-trailers that weigh 80,000 pounds (36287.30 Kilos).
We had a Nissan Pathfinder (SUV). Once had a 3rd kid no way in heck we could fit 3 car seats in that. Moved to minivan and love it. Versatile and can carry lost of people and stuff.
here in the Midwest we need big vehicles to make it to work with all the snow we get :)
Subarus are better in the snow. I have driven winding snow-covered mountain roads in Utah using both types of vehicles. Subarus handle better and are cheaper to maintain. I can't justify the cons of owning a truck unless I am routinely hauling big loads.
@@sethjaffe9095 while that may be true that Subaru's work better for you, some of us are too large or tall to fit in one. Hence a pickup or full size SUV
I live in the Upper Midwest and make it to work without a big vehicle. A while ago I had had enough of driving in bad conditions. So I moved to within walking distance to work.
Since doing that I just wait for the roads to get plowed/clear up before I drive. But I do still occasionally push someone else's stuck vehicle during my walk to work.
My mom had a 1965 Galaxie 500. Big cars are sometimes called boats or land yachts.
My dad bought a new 68 Galaxie 500... without power steering. It was a beast in parking lots. A good way to build upper body strength.
I live on a ranch, about 900 acres, USA. A trip to get something as small as a pair of socks is a 60 mile round trip. Walmart run? 150 mile round trip. When I go, the f150 is full. Often a ton in the back, or a trailer. Most days it's out in the pasture. Plus, many days the roads are bad. Several weeks there was deep snow much of the way to the highway, before the plow got through on the gravel roads. If not snow, mud. Both requiring ground clearance more than small vehicles, plus 4x4.
Statistics show the average person in the US drives more than twice as far as British people yearly.
I love my Pick-Up it is my daily driver and comes in handy when you need to pick up garden supplies or other jobs around the house will never drive anything else.
Whenever I see a small pickup I only think “that’s cute” but I’ve never thought of getting one for myself.
I have 2 midsized pickups and no cars but I live where there is alot of wide open spaces and lots of dirt roads
Similar here. One full-sized pickup + Jeep Wrangler. I will not go without a pickup. It’s a want (roominess, safety) and need (I haul stuff). It seems most Europeans don’t understand the need for a pickup in rural America (especially in the northern USA).
I suppose I'm one of the few who LOVES my Honda HRV Hatchback. 4 cylinder, not tine & yet not huge, it' the perfect size for my personality. And a GREAT car as a delivery driver, :)))
First vehicle was an 89' Ford Bronco which always helped me feel safe while driving and took care of me everywhere.
School daily and hunting on 1,000 of our acres and pulling friends out of issues when they're stuck.
America is huge and we drive literally everywhere, so if a car isn’t gonna last 100k+ miles then we don’t want it. Pickup trucks usually can go for 200k plus
I can't believe they still keep saying gas cars are worse for the environment. They are not when you factor in all the mining and transportation from third world countries. Just look up lithium mines
Living my whole life (I will be 51 in an hour) in Northeastern Minnesota, I can attest that larger vehicles are a necessity because of our winters. Four wheel drive or All wheel drive are important too. I live on hill, so my alley & main street are pretty steep hills - I had a car for a while, but I couldn't get up my alley in winter with it. I actually drove a Dodge Ram in high school, so I prefer a truck or bigger SUV over cars.
The older classic cars are popular with collectors & they are quite large. I grew up in the 1970s & 1980s & I remember when cars & trucks had bench seats & lots of room. Collector cars are usually only used between June & September here as they are put into garage storage for winter.
My mom is from Central Wisconsin - about an hour from Eau Claire (where the guy in the video was). It's also her Heavenly 86th birthday in an hour - I was born on her 36th birthday.
I always thought that the big trucks or trucks in general give more protection and safety in a car accident compared to a smaller or normal size sedan car?
I think they were intentionally being a bit misleading with that, but it became a bit clearer later.
They're basically saying people are more likely to get into a car crash because they misjudged stopping distance or were following too close. Bigger cars take longer to brake.
They do add more protection to the truck occupants. If they collide with a small vehicle, that's where the injuries and fatalities occur. It was very misleading.
One reason I keep old-school is for the safety of a heavy full steel body. I trust myself not to drive drunk and not hit someone. Others, not so much.
This right here...I trust myself...other drivers? Not at all. They drive with no concern for their safety or anyone else...I've got thirty years of EMS and trauma nursing behind me to support that.
Some of those opinions were misleading. The extra 11ft of "blind spot" in front of our trucks, for instance, doesn't mean you can't see a car in front of you.
Exactly! These videos usually have an obvious bias, then either twist facts, or outright make them up to push their agenda.
When I was growing up,this ol lady had a black Cadillac with wide white wall tires two houses down,she had a driveway but always parked it on the street in front of her house.
She could only see between the steering wheel and the top of the dash while seated.
The streets in our town are narrow.
The funny part was when she went to start it,it was foot on gas then when she put it in drive,the tire would bark and she would idle down the street.😅
But I have to give her props,cause never saw the car dented or scratched.
To go from my house to my mother's house is a 9 hour drive. It's a lot nicer to do that in a Chevy Impala than a Mini Cooper! (for instance)
Here's a tip Keren, if you're beside a larger vehicle and don't like being there, MOVE!!! Slow down or speed up, you have a choice.
The video kinda fails to mention some of the reasons why large trucks are so popular. While there are many, I'll just list a few. For one, people in small towns or farmers often need the haul space that these trucks provide. Also, the streets tend to not be very good in small towns like that, so having a large truck makes sure that both your vehicle and its passengers are both safe, even if you hit a few potholes. Not to mention the fact that large trucks and cars in general tend to be much more comfortable and spacious while providing a smooth ride for the passengers. The reason these large vehicles are so popular is due to both their great utility and overall comfort.
We have 4 children so we have a Honda mom-van and a Honda pilot so we can all fit all 6 of us comfortably. We also go on 9-10 hour road trips to the beach 2 or 3 times a year. Not to mention our children's traveling sports teams that we travel sometimes 3 hours one way for a soccer match 🙂. Glad Millie is doing well. It's hard work growing a person! James, hope your 1/2 marathon went well! 1/2s are my favorite distance to run. Cheers you two!
living here in the us larger vehicles are just more comfortable. we don't have great mass transportation. and what we do is expensive. in the mid 90's a train trip from Pittsburgh to Chicago cost $320 for two in coach 8 hours on a train then add in 6 hours of travel to catch the train and get to the destination . for half that price we could have drove in 9 hours I recently had a Dr. appointment 2 hours away in my moms new ford eco-sports rode so uncomfortable that I had trouble getting out of it when we got there.
I'm a large vehicle person. We have a Chevy Suburban because it's great for hauling stuff (pulling a trailer) which we do a lot. I also have a Dodge Caravan & we keep the the middle seats down beneath the floor (Stow & Go) so I can haul a lot of stuff in that center section.
When I get into someones small car now, I feel like I'm sitting on the ground! Too low for me!
we used to be able to get mini pickups, now there are no more minis, now its mid sized, with a full sized price.
May as well go full-size.
I beg to differ that bigger vehicles are unsafe,my son had a Honda civic pull out in front of him and he t-boned it,The Honda was totaled but his Toyota Tundra barely had a scratch.
They seemed to try to make it sound like the bigger vehicles are unsafe, but they want bigger stuff banned so their soda can little clown cars don't get crushed!
In the 50's and 60's, gas station attendant pumped you gas and washed your windshield.
Obsession might be the wrong word. Bigger vehicles are just way more practical.
I'm older and i like older cars just because they are still made of metal which most the time you will survive a significant wreck and that's kind of the thing with newer cars cause you really are safer in a bigger car like take a Prius made of light metal fiber glass against a older car made of metal the person in the Prius probably not gonna live and the other car has a scratch or dent on the bumper, however i think they still need a limit on height cause some bumper on 4x4 especially when lifted the bumper meets the height of other cars head space.. bumper and head level is not where the protection is in cars is in the doors so bumpers should never be as high as peoples heads ever. With sports cars or performance cars that sit lower the height chance is worse there needs to be a standard you can't pass so it at least gives the person in the smaller car a chance of living and not taking a bumper to the head
I drive a JEEP Grand Cherokee, which is considered a midsize SUV. It has most of the bells and whistles of a luxury vehicle, and is very comfortable on long trips. I work as a medical courier, so a vehicle of this size works very well for me. I’m constantly amazed at how much I can fit in it.
We have a 2019 Durango (SUV) that my husband drives to work, and my vehicle is a 2014 Ram 1500 Limited that we use for everything else, including long road trips. I will have that truck the rest of my life. Nothing better for me. I was sitting at a light, waiting for it to turn green, and a woman in a Honda mid-size car rear-ended me going 45mph. Her car was totaled. My truck, with it's chrome bumper, had a little dent (and I mean little) in the bumper. Her insurance had to pay to replace the bumper on my truck, and had to pay to replace her entire car.
Hopefully by the end of this you realise that truck in the video you watched was NOT that exaggerated. You should see what a Hummer looks like
In America, there are smart cars and mini coopers. Those should not be allowed on highways. A motorcycle could hurt those small death trap cars.
As an American, I do not give a single hoot about the emissions or fuel economy of a vehicle. I care about power, towing and hauling capacity, roominess, and reliability. But I don't go to the city unless I have to either. And when I do I drive my small V8 powered 4 door Ford Crown Vic instead of my GMC 3500. I like big cars and I cannot lie.
When the government (as opposed to free market choice) tells the people what sort of cars they can buy everyone ends up driving a Lada. If the logic they are trying to use about size and safety were true, Semi-Trucks would have been banned from public roads long ago.
Simple, our roads are much wider and much, much longer.
Apples vs oranges legally when comparing a car to a truck/suv.
I've watched this video that you have reviewed several times now. One thing that is not brought up is Americans look at what purpose the vehicle will serve.
Trucks about 30 years ago were mostly long bed (8 foot) single cab (three seat) trucks, now they are 5-6 foot bed, and able to seat 5-6 people. It serves as a work vehicle and a family transport also.
Small cars here are used for commuting to work and home. SUV, truck, large sedans are more comfortable for long distance travel. That video gave studies but really didn't tell the whole story.
I’m definitely a big vehicle person. I drive a Ram TRX. It’s an enormous vehicle with over 700 horsepower. It’s so big & wide they’re mandated by law to have marker lights on the front & rear corners. I like sitting above the other vehicles on the road in order to see the road better. Especially when it’s raining so the other cars aren’t spinning up water all over my front windshield
I drive an SUV. I like the room for other passengers and groceries.
Keep in mind that Europe discourages larger cars and ownership with their taxes, fees and regulations. A barrel of oil is the same around the world, it's how individual governments tax it. The United States, IMO, has a freer market for automobiles than most but is slowly losing it due to liberal policies like tax credits for EVs, killing drilling in US to drive up prices and killing pipelines in the US.
love compact SUVs but for long drives big cars are nice. short ones, small are nice.
"Can you name the truck with the 4 wheel drive, smells like a steak, and seats 35?"
SUV guy here. What is NOT expressed very well in the Video (You React to), is the fact that Americans Love to Explore. This is why the JEEP is so popular. The ability to go OFF road (off paved roads) is popular. My Family once owned a Chevy Cavalier, and one of those BIG BAD Pickups. The problem was, that both were either Rear wheel drive (Pickup) or Front wheel drive (Chevy). This is NOT good, when you live in Ohio and have to deal with Snow and Ice. So, I first purchased a Subaru Legacy (Sedan). Then after off roading logging roads near Yellowstone. I found the Ground Clearance to be a problem. Car Scraped (bottomed out) Skid plate. So, I went out and Purchased a USED 2019 Subaru Crosstrek (SUV). I have NO longer have problems with Snow, Ice, or Bottoming out. And, Yes we frequently take the Roads less traveled (Country Roads), when we take Road Trips to Amish country, National Parks, or other attractions.