I don't know why you're expecting me to defend this instance of a stupid thing when I've already criticised a different instance of a stupid thing.
Sedans are a shape, not a size. An S-Class or 7-series is larger than most "SUVs" on the market. Sedans died out because they're less practical (lower ground clearance, lower ceilings, less storage space) with the only benefit for the average person (better fuel economy) being marginal thanks to modern engine/tire design and wind tunnel testing.
“SUVs”/hatchbacks are popular in Europe and pretty much every Kei car is a literal cube. Sedans just aren’t popular outside of the ultra-luxury segment.
Most SUVs are not “light trucks” and are subject to the same fuel economy rules as cars.
I consider hatchbacks and wagons to be 'sedans' given that they're almost always based off an existing sedan platform. CUVs are basically lifted sedans (I agree with you about ground clearance). SUVs are tricky because some are based on a truck platform (4Runner) and some are an entirely independent thing (RAV4)
Over the niggers and through the jeets, to grandmother's house we go
You'd be surprised, we have a pretty good highway system and the rest stops aren't bad at all.
Okay but we can drive forever and stay in the same country. We can drive across the country and see endless beauty, manmade and God given. History unfolds before our eyes when we go from state to state.
Same here, except that you cross borders every once in a while. I get your point though, a road trip across American is also on my bucket list.
Ah fuck me, probably is one of the fucking gay nigger retards who voted for D66.
Preach brother, Preach! One thing I hear Urbanists squawk about natural beauty yet never really see posts about them engaging with the countryside, wilderness or even state or national parks. Id say if you love the outdoors America is one of the best places on earth with sheer biodiversity and people that seem to vaguely give a shit about it.
Not saying that they don't exist, the MAXI Autoholf GieBen looks pretty solid and has a real restaurant with real schnitzel (truck stop restaurants back in the day in the United States had chicken fried steak as a major option, which is a similar product). The question is, is the rest of Europe as consistent?
There are differences everywhere. Italy for example usually has the best coffee at rest stops, also since their fast highways have a toll you don't pay for the toilets. There are often restaurants on the bigger rest stops regardless of country. If not something independent, you can often find a chain like McDonalds or something like that. There is a whole TV show on Italian TV about truck rest stops and their restaurants, which are often amazing.
I have to imagine people like Jason still think of "SUVs" as what they were 20-30 years ago, as basically the station wagon version of pickup trucks. That's really not an accurate view anymore. You still have a select few proper truck-based legacy SUVs like the Suburban, Expedition, and 4Runner, but the vast, vast majority of modern SUVs sold are just taller versions of sedans and hatchbacks. When I was growing up, and my hippie leftist aunt was criticizing SUVs as a concept, you just knew she was mentally inserting, like, a Hummer H2 or a GMC Yukon. That's just what people understood an SUV to be twenty years ago.
I still hate those because they got the headlights so far up that they burn my eyes during the night.
It's the same attitude urbanite leftists have toward private property in general. You don't actually need that truck because it's not being used to do work. You don't actually need that detached home on an acre lot because you could be living in a much smaller and more efficient space. You don't actually need the savings hoarded in your bank account because that money could be used for things they want for society. It's all about efficiency to them, and then they get mad when normal people just want to enjoy stuff.
The funny thing is I feel like colloquially I've heard more regular people just call crossovers their "car" more than "my SUV". Occasionally I've heard people call their Suburban "my truck", but never something like a Rav4 or Santa Fe.
The efficiency argument is only used when it's convenient. They won't argue for a large truck unloading directly into a loading dock, for instance. Most of their "walkable" paradises usually have barely functional logistics.
In the United States, gas station and rest station restrooms are almost universally free. I say "almost universally" in the odd backwoods gas station and high-crime urban areas.
Two reasons I can think of: the meme Katy Freeway picture (distorted picture) and the downtown parking lots (old picture). Also NJB made a video of it once.
