Comments on: Jeremy Clarkson’s view of off road cars – Clarksons Car Years – BBC

By: OriginalRanger84

OriginalRanger84 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:40:58 +0000

You know if they learned to drive properly in the first place they would already feel confident and safe even in a little car.

I have been in 3 accidents none of which were my fault… All 3 were cause by women in SUV’s not paying attention AT ALL! Pisses me off because WHY DO THEY PAY LESS FOR INSURANCE? THEY CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS!!!!

By: thatguru877

thatguru877 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:44:54 +0000

That just aint right to said that.

By: TKDWolf

TKDWolf — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:22:40 +0000

You get a lack of feeling, is what you mean, it’s like driving in a bubble of horrible isolation from what’s going on.

By: matandote

matandote — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:05:24 +0000

SUVs are for people who can’t drive to protect themselves

By: seebies

seebies — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:17:57 +0000

Jeremy is so freaking funny. He always makes his point with a metaphorical punch in the face!!!

By: MilitantOldLady

MilitantOldLady — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:08:42 +0000

@matandote

no, they’re so the owner can waft above the peasantry

By: blender2325

blender2325 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:19 +0000

not good at avoiding accidents, great at causing them

By: Whatupwidat

Whatupwidat — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:02 +0000

I’ve never understood people who don’t work on farms or live in the woods owning these things. To me, someone owning one of these in a town or city is AS retarded as a farmer deciding that the best choice for pulling his horsebox across a muddy field is a SmartCar.

By: Whatupwidat

Whatupwidat — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:43:44 +0000

By: Whatupwidat

Whatupwidat — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:34 +0000

Also, I fucking hate the new Youtube posting system…

By: Whatupwidat

Whatupwidat — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:01 +0000

Also, I fucking hate the new Youtube posting system…

By: hotmercedes

hotmercedes — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:29 +0000

@itsdamo1993 yes! I have a ford f-250 super cab with 8 foot bed, big block engine and 4×4 with 4 inch lift! I feel safe in any accident!!!! and the truck has a long ass wheel base!!!!

By: itsdamo1993

itsdamo1993 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:16:19 +0000

@hotmercedes

Do you have a good car as well or do you chug around in that….4wd’s are so bad on the road.

A big v8′s power is just wasted because of the weight, they end up as slow as a suzuki swift…they also handle like crap.

But if you own a farm or something, they are useful

By: hotmercedes

hotmercedes — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:26 +0000

@itsdamo1993 My daily driver is a Ford Taurus. the truck is used to pull and haul stuff, and play in the mud for the most part, oh and plow snow! plus it will drive through 4 feet of standing water!

By: itsdamo1993

itsdamo1993 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:30:23 +0000

@hotmercedes

Sounds like a beast, big 4wd’s are good if you use them for what they’re intended to do like you do.

But i’m so sick of people driving around fuel guzzling 2 ton 4wd’s that have never been offroad…it’s just unnecessary.

By: G0rdiFl0ndi

G0rdiFl0ndi — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:52:32 +0000

Hajajaja, he’d have a damn conniption if he came to the southeast U.S. where i live. So many big stupid trucks everywhere!

By: KanzaBoom

KanzaBoom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:40 +0000

I owned an ’85 GMC Jimmy (the bigger one) while in college. It had horrible mileage, but it held a lot people, and it was the only vehicle that could handle the downtown streets without losing a hub cab or blowing a tire. Now that I live in the suburbs, where the streets don’t resemble tank traps, I own a car.

Drive something that fits your needs, not some monster that you think you “need”.

By: ajpbradley

ajpbradley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:26:34 +0000

76.9p/litre. I wish…

By: water0x00

water0x00 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:28:21 +0000

in the states if you want to survive you HAVE to have an SUV because there is a greater chance to be hit by one. And if you are ina normal low car, even an s class, you are going to get it very hard

By: mannwhosoldtheworld

mannwhosoldtheworld — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:47 +0000

My 1989 Jeep weighed just over 3100 lbs and had stopping distance comparable to most midsize sedans, along with suspension that held tight and true where many full size sedans wandered and leaned.

Not all 4x4s are built the same.