
How to buy a car (if you must) - Mr. Money Mustache
Jun 9, 2021 · This is the most important step, and the step where the most money is at stake. 90% of the 4WD SUVs you see driving around never go off-road. 90% of the trucks never haul anything. 90% of Jeeps are used to commute between a suburban house and an office building, or idle in the Chick-fil-A drive-thru.
SUVs are 40% of total U.S. new vehicle market
Oct 2, 2017 · And yeah, the article may include the smaller crossover SUVs that have largely replaced station wagons, rather than just the 'super size me' vehicles. Had to look that one up. the latest generation of the "Kuga" is the same vehicle as the "Escape" in the North American market.
SUVs are actually dumb - Mr. Money Mustache
Mar 12, 2018 · Trucks and SUVs have their place--towing, hauling big stuff, driving on bad roads or no road, accommodating long-legged or large-sized people, stuff like that. The stupidity is----the Landcruiser that is only driven to the mall, where it takes …
Minivans/SUVs with excellent rear air conditioning? - Mr. Money …
May 11, 2018 · I think you're going to find that most Minivans and SUV's with a third row manufactured in the last 10 years will have ventilation specifically designed to reach the back of the cabin - all you have to look for is overhead vents and a rear fan speed control up front.
Best fuel efficient used SUVs? - Mr. Money Mustache
Jun 8, 2015 · A good reason to avoid SUVs is that they almost always include 4wd, which for 99% of the world means more weight, cost and complexity coupled with lower mileage. Definitely one of the biggest scams by car manufacturers. There should be a lot of used minivan/people carriers available out there. Good luck!
How do you justify an SUV? - forum.mrmoneymustache.com
May 17, 2016 · Many SUV's including all jeeps except the wrangler use unibody construction, this includes subaru's and honda's and mazdas.
So is the SUV craze largely an American way of waste?
Oct 10, 2012 · Where as my experience in the US was probably a similar percentage of total SUVs, but a much higher proportion being in the very large category. My travels elsewhere (rest of pacific, Asia, Europe, middle east) had a vastly lower percentage of SUVs in the passenger vehicle mix, with car stocks being more biased towards smaller cars in general.
Help with calculating car crash statistics - Mr. Money Mustache
Apr 20, 2016 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the installation of ESC reduces single-vehicle crashes of cars by 32 percent and single-vehicle crashes of SUVs by 57 percent. NHTSA estimates that ESC has the potential to prevent 72 percent of the car rollovers and 64 percent of the SUV rollovers that would otherwise occur ...
No Quality EVs Under $60k - Mr. Money Mustache
Apr 4, 2024 · Volvo EX30 is $35k. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is the cheapest vehicle of any type to lease in the US. The Japanese car industry (especially Toyota) has been actively sabotaging the EV transition.
RAV4, CRV, Forester or something else? - Mr. Money Mustache
Apr 1, 2024 · Of those, Outback or minivans seem the way to go, three row mid-size SUVs always rubbed me the wrong way. Not sure if you're looking at an earlier year or what, but if you're looking new(ish) Subaru's Forester and Impreza aren't the same length--Crosstrek and Impreza are both ~176", Forester is ~182" (right between RAV4 and CRV).