Why do people drive big cars they can’t manage?

The women tend to have 4x4’s, the men sports cars.

Good for the men getting their sexy, manageable sports cars while their wifeys get to lumber around in the massive ones, presumably as they get to do all the wholesome donkey work of transporting numerous kids, dogs and equipment around in their spare time 👏🏻

Plenty of non-SUVs fit three car seats. There’s really no excuse. If you want to take loads of kids, get a people carrier.

Maybe for a single person yeah but we are thinking of having DC3 in the future. One thing that needs to be considered is having three full seats on the back to fit three car seats. Range Rover is one of those cars that is a car and not a bloody mini van.

edited to add:
we don’t own one, but it is a consideration

I’m not really judging SUV owners. I find they are hugely impractical for the average person just using it as a family car for other road users (and pedestrians when they’re parked on the pavement).

People have been brainwashed into thinking they need these huge cars.

I drive a big estate car that can be tricky to park, I drive daily on a road considered one of the most dangerous in Scotland for fatalities. It's a daily occurrence seeing tourists use the wrong exits/entries, driving too fast or slow and generally being a danger. I want to feel safe should I get hit!

That will ramp up the envy 😆 😆

Just a reminder - it’s got absolutely nothing to do with anyone else what car you drive, how you’ve paid for it or how much it costs. There shouldn’t be any situation where anyone thinks they have to justify their choices to anyone else, or feel superior to anyone else.

Ultimately, if you want an SUV, buy one. If these judgy twats aren’t judging you for that and feeling superior, they’ll be doing it about something else. Because they’re judgy twats and all this has more to do with that than anything in your life.

Accidents caused by vehicles accelerating slowly are far outweighed by accidents caused by vehicles driving too fast for the conditions.

There are plenty of both men and women who are rubbish drivers and drive small, medium-sized or big cars.

I know the size of my car really well and park easily. I once squeezed into a spot and then couldn’t get my baby bump out.

do not tar all RR drivers with the same brush. I live in the country and it’s free for my gun dogs.

it is bad enough men being sexist without women doing it too.

It’s terrible by me. People driving massive 4x4’s in roads that are completely unsuitable. Narrow terrace house streets with massive cars that no one can park.

We had a Roller, could manage it perfectly, why would it be hubbies

Agree. My RR is mine!

I own my RR outright.

@IfNotnever any reason? Never? Are you sure? Your estate car is not in a million years going to pull 3000kg of livestock and trailer, or hay and straw up and down hills on country lanes or through fields in the depths of winter.

Not everyone works in suburban London you know, lunching and doing the school run - some of us live and work in the countryside and absolutely do have reason for a huge 4x4

And some of us are really rather adept at manoeuvring them too!

People also buy SUVs for practical reasons, such as owning dogs and wanting to ferry them around practically. Ridiculously judgemental and narrow minded of you.

Surveys of people who drive SUV's strongly suggest that they are twats

Care to link to one of these surveys?

Yes many of them don’t want to give way even if the obstructions are on their side and they hurtle at you

Surveys of people who drive SUV's strongly suggest that they are twats

Clearly there are people like farmers who use them to tow trailers or people who need them for wheelchairs but the vast majority dont.

What is clear is that

1. They are more likley to roll over
2. 2They are significantly more dangerous to other road users

I really don't like the sexist tone of the original post. However, I also think that unless you live in the countryside, you don't need a 4x4.
I loved mine, and despite being a mere female had no problem driving it down narrow tracks. I could even reverse it and park it without it having any cameras or sensors. Mine was a muddy 4x4 with dogs in the back. Maybe that's the difference.

You don't need a Range Rover for SUV for 3 kids. Obviously you will be aware that 30 years ago, very few people drove SUVs, and yet everyone was able to get around fine in moderate-sized sedans.

That’s because 30 years ago a moderate sized sedan, or saloon in UK parlance, was the same size inside as a present day large saloon or SUV. Cars have bloated.

Tiny cars don’t necesssarily go slowly - it’s the driver that makes the speed ( a very slow acceleration usually means lazy with gears - an underpowered car needs to be in a lower gear for longer )

if the slow acceleration of a car is a problem for you, how do you cope with lorry’s on the road ?

there is a lack of driving skill and a lack of tolerance for others and cars are getting bigger - along with the occupants

( can’t get the incorrect ‘ to go without spell correct going loopy )

A novice driver (just got their licence) is someone who is 'new or inexperienced' in driving. That doesn't automatically equate to being a bad driver. A bad driver is someone, regardless of how many yrs of driving, drives badly. A lot picked up bad driving habits as they became more 'experienced' at driving and some just never grasped the basic principles. So, no, your assertion is incorrect.

We were forced to change from a Mini to an SUV to a accommodate my daughter's new wheelchair. I was always ranting about 'stupidly big cars' and now I have to drive one😫

Yes, but this would be an exception. The roads are full of these massive cars but few of them would have wheelchair users/passengers.

Often wonder this myself...