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Smaller cars use less sturdy components and tires A pothole or even snow can take them out.
by dukeofdoom 3y ago
Smaller cars use less sturdy components and tires
A pothole or even snow can take them out.
- cyberax 3y agoWhat a bunch of bull. It's a complete opposite, a heavier vehicle chews through tires faster.
- dukeofdoom 3y agoI write from experience. My parent's Ford focus wheel fell off after hitting a pot hole. Not even a big one. Just less sturdy components that rusted.
- cyberax 3y agoI write from experience: large cars just fall apart. My rental SUV with 150 miles had a wheel falling off. Dude, you do understand that making extrapolations onto all cars from a single datapoint is idiocy?
- dukeofdoom 3y agoMaybe it would be, but only in your head. It's not just single data point that I base my opinion on. The average SUV can cost significantly more than a typical car. The manufacturer tends to build SUVS with larger wheels, and sturdier components. Very often SUVs will be built on a Truck body for example. The larger wheels, sturdier frame are much better going over potholes, and clearing snow. Just curious, do you live anywhere with snow/winter weather?
- closewith 3y agoIs that true in the States? In Europe a Polo with winter tyres is going to be more than adequate in snow and any paved roads.
- anvuong 3y agoIs this propaganda? Asia and Europe use much smaller cars with no problems at all.
- toast0 3y agoYou can make a small car manage potholes well and you can put big wheels and tiny sidewalls on a larger car. It's a matter of design and aesthetics. Sometimes aesthetics win and sometimes mechanical design wins.
- dukeofdoom 3y agoFair point. I had a friend with a rear wheel drive BMW sports car. Great looking car, but he kept it in the garage in winter, after he spun out a few times on icy roads. Also the car had a hard time clearing even a modest snow fall. Can cars be made to outperform SUVs in winter driving? Probably. But I wrote in reference to the market average car vs the average suv. There's probably at least $10k price difference there. The observation I have made owning both cars and SUVs, is that the SUV is more rugged and durable, and drives better in Winter. The larger price tag, also means that the manufacturer doesn't have to skimp on every component as much, to come in under $25k. A real challenge at the bottom of the market, where the largest share of car consumers tended to be. If I was living in Hawaii, I honestly would not give a shit what kind of car I drive. I would just be happy to have a car in Hawaii. What this discussion misses is the context of how a car gets used. And that largely depends on where the car is driven.
- WirelessGigabit 3y agoYour friend should've put on winter tires. I've driven >100,000 miles in the snow with a RWD BMW with winter tires. Never had issues.
- za3faran 3y agoWhich SUVs did you own out of curiosity?
- dukeofdoom 3y agojeep cherokee and a ford edge