And I hate their blue-rich eye searing headlights to.

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    I have driven my mother’s little Juke around the US. I, personally, find that it is a peppy little thing, though it resembles an angry frog.

    I may have gotten lucky, but never had a problem with it through a couple Midwest winters.

    I’m just glad she isn’t driving a big ol Jeep or Escalade, which she would choose if left to her own devices. She is a small woman and thinks a big car gives her an advantage. Over what? I don’t know. I guess boomers are gonna boom.

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      1 year ago

      I live in the UK, and our roads are small. We had small cars:

      • the old mini
      • fiats Etc

      But SUVs seem overly large without the added benefit of 4x4, or the carrying capacity/utility of a pick up truck

      I hope the SUV trend goes… not everyone needs or wants a car that large!

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        I remember last time I was in London (in the '00s), the streets are so narrow that the bus couldn’t get up the hill to the house where I was saying because too many cars were parked on the road and it wouldn’t fit. So I imagine SUVs in London are a nightmare.

        And this wasn’t even central London, this was Harrow.

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        1 year ago

        The few people still driving original Minis must have some butt clenching moment driving in modern traffic. I do love the design of the original mini, but if you get in one now you basically feel naked, as they are so low down, and there is no padding between the metal of the exterior and the interior, not to mention the lack of any modern safety features like airbags and crumple zones.

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          1 year ago

          I mean, I have a motorbike - so I think an OG mini is probably still safer than that! :D

          Maybe if you took a SUV, and split it in half lengthways (two passengers, one behind the other) - then the vehicle would be suitable for UK roads (and hopefully not weight 4 tonnes)