More CARS being discontinued

[ultralux88]

Personally, I prefer the full sized truck and SUV category over a crossover. I have a thing about body on frame, truck based vehicles. The kind of cars I prefer haven’t been made in a while, the big, long land yachts that went away in the 90s...

 

[thomasortega]

1 of the many reasons: Safety!

Having survived a 100 mph+ accident (4 sequential collisions and airbags failed to deploy) made me wonder: Would Darryl and I be alive if that night I was driving a sedan instead of a SUV?.

When what was left from his Toyota Rav 4 stopped, Darryl and I just released our safety belts and walked out of the vehicle. If it was a smaller car, instead of that, the coroner would probably need a squeegee or a shopvac to pick up our remainings.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Yes, on the bright side is that, and with 4WD also an industry standard in SUV’s, the less likelihood of being stuck in snow, knowing AAA and other towing services have enough work on their hands...

Somehow even when my Jeep is not yet switched into the 4WD mode, I find it does get me through those treacherous conditions with great agility, especially considering I had a FWD Chrysler 200 before that...

So between those two, alone, there’s simply no comparison which is better and drives more easily through ice and snow...

— Dave

 

[jamiel]

We were just picking up my husband's new drive (he just completed a 2 year lease on a Cruze ($113/month lease, 0 down, 24 months 10k miles/year) and switched to an Equinox ($182/month lease, 0 down, 24 months 12k/year). The ultra-cheap leases are gone, but employee pricing plus discounts discounts discounts. The dealer (the dealer situation in metro Detroit is weird--this dealer is M-F only, with M and Th until 9. There are a few dealers with limited Saturday hours) was talking--they sold roughly 800 new vehicles in December, and 80% of those were Equinoxes (Equinox is the best selling vehicle in SE Michigan; and it's what GM is promoting at the moment).

 

[askolover]

Well Cole, I can tell you that Taurus will take a lick in a crash and the cabin remain largely intact.  I have pics to prove it from Tony's wreck in our last MKS. 

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Another good point, is the hatchback... I often even now before I have to carry anything extraordinarily big, would have done without a huge lift gate, vs. the small and narrow channel of a trunk I've had to make do with and had been limited and hindered by for years...

But somehow, however, my SUV, classified as a station wagon, is still an SUV...

-- Dave