The CycleChat Large SUV Owners Club thread

[Venod]

I would rather have a Macan than a 911.

 

[Drago]

I know a chap who's on his second Macan and its a bit of an iron fist in a velvet glove.

At my size with a knackered hip I too would probably choose the Macan over a 911.

Or more probably neither.

 

[Jameshow]

I have to say that I don't really get it. If I wanted an Aston Martin I'd want a DB7 or a Vanquish. If I wanted a Porsche I'd want a 911. If I wanted a Lotus I'd want an Emira or Evija.

If I wanted an SUV I'd buy one from a company that specialises in SUVs rather than paying an extra £30k or so just to have a sporty name badge.

All a bit of a rehash of the Audi Q8 tbh!

 

[icowden]

All a bit of a rehash of the Audi Q8 tbh!

And of course they all use the MLB. Obviously the Audi Q4 e-tron uses the MEB platform which is also used by Cupra, Skoda, VW and Ford (explorer and capri, not mach-e).

 

[icowden]

Sadly SUVs are a triumph of marketing over common sense and the population at large have swallowed the bait. Even the wealthy tend to follow the herd.

To be fair, they are great if you have a family. Good ground clearance, decent boot size and room for 5 people in comfort (or 7 in the big ones).

 

[icowden]

I guess the thinking is "I must have an SUV, there's no question about that... but also I fancy the machismo and mystique of a porsche, and I'm willing to pay"

Yes, there certainly seem to be a fair number of those sorts of posh SUVs in the car park when I pick up my kids in the ID4. My favourite is still the plonker who picks up his daughter in a Lamborghini ?Huracan? possibly. Following him over all the speed bumps is hilarious.

 

[Jenkins]

Forgot!
Sunday AM, whilst heading to work, I saw one of those Aston-Martin 'SUVs'
What a fugly thing it is!, very remiscent of the Ford Kuga, when they updated it to look like it had the front half of a Focus welded on, like a 'cut & shut'

If you think the Aston's fugly, then you've not seen the Ferrari Purosangue which outdoes it by a very large measure.

 

[icowden]

If you think the Aston's fugly, then you've not seen the Ferrari Purosangue which outdoes it by a very large measure.

I prefer the Ferrari out of the two if I'm honest.

 

[Gunk]

And of course they all use the MLB. Obviously the Audi Q4 e-tron uses the MEB platform which is also used by Cupra, Skoda, VW and Ford (explorer and capri, not mach-e).

The Q4 IMO is the most successful of the MLB platform variants

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

If you think the Aston's fugly, then you've not seen the Ferrari Purosangue which outdoes it by a very large measure.

In that case, I don't think I dare even look for it

 

[icowden]

The Q4 IMO is the most successful of the MLB platform variants

Possibly although I'm not keen on Audi's baffling array of different model variants

 

[roubaixtuesday]

It's going to cost residents with these antisocial behemoths more to park in Cardiff.

Hopefully a sign of things to come, though Wales with its 20mph default is far more civilised than England.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04gpp4w0rdo

A surcharge would be introduced for motorists with "oversized and highly polluting vehicles", said the council.

Motorists with cars weighing more than 2,400kg, such as large Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) will have to pay more for a permit.

Motorists with cars weighing more than 3,500kg will not be eligible for a permit

 

[Drago]

It's going to cost residents with these antisocial behemoths more to park in Cardiff.

Hopefully a sign of things to come, though Wales with its 20mph default is far more civilised than England.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04gpp4w0rdo

A surcharge would be introduced for motorists with "oversized and highly polluting vehicles", said the council.

Motorists with cars weighing more than 2,400kg, such as large Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) will have to pay more for a permit.

Motorists with cars weighing more than 3,500kg will not be eligible for a permit

Excellent.

That'll encourage folk into smaller vehicles, and others to cease using the street as a car park. A win-win for Cardiff.

 

[icowden]

A surcharge would be introduced for motorists with "oversized and highly polluting vehicles", said the council.
Motorists with cars weighing more than 2,400kg, such as large Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) will have to pay more for a permit.
Motorists with cars weighing more than 3,500kg will not be eligible for a permit

Cue lots of hand-wringing articles in the Telegraph, Times and Sun about the evils of lefty Wales banning all cars.

They won't mention that the surcharge only affects about 11 models of car:-

• Rolls Royce Cullinan
• BMW X7 and iX
• Audi SQ8 e-tron, Q7, Q6 e-tron quattro
• Mercedes EQS SUV
• Kia EV9
• VW Touareg
• Porsche Cayenne
• Landrover Defender
• Toyota Land Cruiser
• Bentley Flying Spur
• Ford Everest

The really odd one is that there aren't any passenger cars that weigh more than 3500kg as far as I can see.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Cue lots of hand-wringing articles in the Telegraph, Times and Sun about the evils of lefty Wales banning all cars.

They won't mention that the surcharge only affects about 11 models of car:-

• Rolls Royce Cullinan
• BMW X7 and iX
• Audi SQ8 e-tron, Q7, Q6 e-tron quattro
• Mercedes EQS SUV
• Kia EV9
• VW Touareg
• Porsche Cayenne
• Landrover Defender
• Toyota Land Cruiser
• Bentley Flying Spur
• Ford Everest

The really odd one is that there aren't any passenger cars that weigh more than 3500kg as far as I can see.

Was surprised to see Range Rovers not in that list, a quick google suggests it should be. Perhaps others missing too?

So not sure where it came from ?

https://www.landrover.co.uk/content...Range-Rover-TD-Insert-1L4602500000GBEN01P.pdf