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

This with bells on.

Agreed. Have you checked the ownership documents? Ffs.

I have a Volvo XC60 which is a midsize SUV and does fit in parking spaces with no issues. I was given a BMW X5 as a courtesy car once and I found that a nightmare to park because it was as wide as the parking spaces so you couldn't really park it next to anything else, I would imagine its similar to a range rover in size. A car that bit would drive me mad.

My fairly big but dwarfed by a RR car also parks itself and unparks itself if you want it to.

Nope. I have a new SUV. It’s mine, I bought it with my own cash, not my husband’s, not on finance and yes I can park it fine. It has a million cameras and sensors.

Amazing how internal misogyny is acceptable when it's to sneer at big cars and parking.

I am surprised by the number of much older people with these massive vehicles parked in their driveways. I appreciate they may need a bigger vehicle due to it being more difficult to get in and out as you get older but not as big as this. I visit elderly people to fill out benefit forms and am amazed how they can afford them.

usually women in hubby’s RR

Also, this is as sexist as saying "Ooh, spending your husband's money?"

They are expensive to maintain though. It’s tough to get parts when things go wrong ( and they do with dulling regularity) I’d imagine lots of people get rid once warranty is finished.

I do think they are gorgeous, we had a velar at work and it’d give you a great massage. I had a dodgy lower back and an hour in there with heated seats and shiatsu massage function selected and I’d feel like a new woman.

I wouldn’t own one but enjoyed driving someone else’s.

Fair enough, same here, I don’t drive when fatigue is bad enough to affect my reactions. I don’t think the thread is aimed at those of us who make that judgement call before we get in the car though.

Have to say I notice more often people driving small cars they can't manage.

The number of times I've been waiting for a Toyota Yaris or that ilk to do a 25 point turn in a massive space, or painfully squeeze past me on a country lane when you could get a bus through the gap, or be super hesitant at a roundabout, or take five moves to get out of a parking space, or drive at 15mph in a 30mph limit, or barely make it up a hill far outweighs any crap driving by drivers of larger vehicle generally, with the except of men driving vans who are the shittest and most dangerous, angry and reckless drivers out there, and Audi drivers.

I’ve been ran off the road by three people who couldn’t control their giant cars and went in my lane. Two were men and one was a woman. Not sure it’s about sex.
I live very rurally. We have two Honda crvs which are know wider than the Mazda 3 I owned but longer and taller. Easier to park and I’m not precious about them so happy to throw them in a ditch. Wouldn’t ever drive a Range Rover.

I had a new xtrail courtesy car when my car was being fixed (after some guy in a Range Rover forced me into a wall so he didn’t have to put his car in a puddle) and found it very Range Rover like compared to the old style. It has al the size of an suv but was supposed to feel more luxurious. In reality it felt like it wasn’t fit for purpose. Not big enough in the cabin or boot for lots of kids and dogs etc and too low underneath to deal with our 1/4 mile farm track with grass in the middle.
What is the point of a Range Rover?

Its not offensive...because it's extremely true!!

I LOVE watching SUV’s have to reverse back down narrow streets in Bristol because they can’t fit through 😂 highlight of my day. You know your car is too big when you can’t drive it where you need to go 😂

I’d bloody love an XC90. We go camping a lot and really struggle even though I’ve got a large SUV (which I can reverse park perfectly without cameras and sensors, likewise the LWB T6 we used to have).

I agree. I have a boring life so have to get my thrills somewhere 🙃 😕

This. I have a big SUV, it’s the easiest car I’ve ever driven/parked. Mirrors all round, sensors, it’s easier than ever.

Personally, I find it’s drivers in Fiat 500’s who are the worst.

Not really. It's normally men who get off on that.

This really made me laugh 😃 😀. Spot on.

There's that and the realisation of high maintenance costs. To me, the RR Evoque looks nice and sleek but no good if practicalities outweigh the benefits.

Oh lighten up, it's funny to watch people fail to park.

The visibility is really poor in a range rover ( I used to drive one for work) the cameras and sensors beep really early too. Possibly add in a little paranoia about denting the expensive work vehicle. I drive a van day to day without camera and without issue but it cost less than 10k so

N'awww, have I touched a nerve?

Because there's the demand for them. If people didn't buy them, they wouldn't make them.

It is ridiculous the size of modern SUVs, but it has been driven (no pun intended) entirely by the two bob millionaires who think they need such enormous vehicles. I often wonder where they think they live - I mean, unless you live in out back Alaska or somewhere else incredibly remote and cut off, there's really no need for such big vehicles.

I also wonder if so many people have them now as they are very cheap to buy 🤔 (have they not depreciated so much in value that when people are coming to the end of a PCP contract, they are unable to pay the final balloon payment as it's more than the car is actually worth?)