Re: The BIG Debate: Sedans v/s SUVs
I have been following this thread for quite sometime and I mentioned the differences in a Sedan and SUV, since I have owned both. However, following my post, I noticed, one specific gentleman's statements quite baseless.
No offence to you S Class, but since you said a lot of things bluntly, I took some time off, to know your history on this forum and read all your posts. I found there have been a 'negative' approach and unappropriate statements made by you, not just on this thread.
I'll begin with this thread and the following is your opening post. I dint pay much attention to it, but after reading some of your posts, your opening post itself is unorganized and biased.
Good for bullying smaller vehicles like rickshaws....some people buy for this reason
You are a type of person who likes to shout that you have arrived, no matter whether others are interested in knowing about it or not
Firstly, you should have taken some time, to prepare your opening post. You start with positive's of a sedan and there is no negatives mentioned. Secondly, you mix positives and negatives for an SUV.
Besides this, I have found that ladies prefer cars as they look neat. Also, ingress & egress from car is far more comfortable than UVs. In cases like Santa Fe, one literally has to jump from the seat to get down . This is bad for ladies too.
What? So, you want to buy a Sedan to impress some girl? Yeah, some blondie's might fall for it and have a good time, but you're the one who is going to drive the car and manage the expenses. So, owning a sedan is going to cost you more than buying one and more over, make you feel like a
chauffeur and not an owner.
Read this : my mother and wife, have enjoyed travelling more in my Scorp than in the Accent.
Personally, I prefer sedans/saloons. Ever seen James Bond driving an UV ?
So, you're bond?
Let me know what you all think about this, are you a Saloon type or UV type ?
You should have left at this but you have said too many things, that, you will regret for creating this thread.
Raj,
Why get angry, my friend ? You could have simply given 10 reasons which makes UV better vehicle, so simple ? We agree to disagree, right ?
...because of your inappropriate usage of words in the opening post and also because he has owned 3 Scorpios and an Innova. Btw, he owns few buses too. So, all the jazz that you spoke about space, multi-axle etc., he has experienced it.
I don't understand the following, so these are some pointless statements.
My bro had come from Nagpur to Pune in Scorpio & he had severe backache for next 2 days. He went back by Volvo bus (no flight available that day) .
Btw, he was seated in 2nd row & the scorpio was just 7 month old.
Next, I traveled in Innova from Pune to Shirdi, was seating in 3rd row & by the time we reached Smile Stone motel at Supa, near Nagar, my legs were completely cramped. Took good 3-4 mins to get down.
I also traveled from Nagpur to Wardha in Endevour & I felt as if sitting in a boat. fortunately, came back to Nagpur in Honda Accord (asked my bro to swap cars & he too had disastrous time in Endevour), what a relief it was.
It is therefore that I prefer car over UV. However, the good part of UV is while traveling on bad roads, it is far better than car but then, how many times we travel on bad roads then ?
Reason is this, based on my personal experience
> Scorpio is more of upgraded Bolero. Remember scorpio is not true SUV but maybe MUV+
How do you know? Did you physically design it or are you design head working for M&M? Btw, what is an MUV+? That's a jargon, never heard off.
> Ford Endevor, Toyota Fortuner feel like truck to drive & to be in at. Sat in Endevor for 3 hrs non-stop & it was one of my worst travel. I was continously shifting left & right due to big body roll.
How many SUV's have you driven? To justify, please post a picture or two, showing you driving the car. If not, consider this as a baseless statement too.
The above mentioned type of vehicles are more of LIVE GOODS mover than PEOPLE MOVER. These are meant for carrying goods & not humans in reality. Unfortunately, Indians don't know what is meant by SUV in reality. Car cos name something as SUV & people buy it blindly
Baseless, period.
As far as safety is concerned, I would anytime feel lot more safer in cars like Honda Accord than Ford Endevour. Now how many UVs provide 6+ airbags ?
Rationalizing with air bigs? Baseless again.
Again, a sedan can make a 11th hour CUT to avoid oncoming vehicle, but SUV will ram straight & if it does try to take severe CUT, it will simple topple
That's baseless again. If the truck approaching in the opposite direction see's me overtaking a vehicle, he either goes to the extreme left or slows down, to let me maneuver. If it was a sedan, he wouldn't bother slowing down or making way for me.
Forget FE, but how many times you need to travel with more than 4-5 people out of 365 days/year ? Driving in tight corners, cars are far better off for the simple reason that turning radius of UVs is far more than comparable car
How many times do you keep cornering or keep taking U-turns?
Now calculate how many passengers you carry. So, at the end of the day, if there are 7 people, you can't carry luggage & if you are going to carry 4 people with luggage, then even sedan can do it, that too more comfortably.
Correct. All so called SUVs sub-20 L are actually GOODS MOVER WITH ROOF rather than SUVs
Do you take your family/friends along to work? If no, why do you need a sedan for 4 people, if you're going to travel once in a while in 365 days?
You may take your company transport/government vehicle or as you mentioned, hire a cab. Why do you have to own a sedan?
Real SUVs are Land Rover, Land Cruiser, Merc G Class, Audi Q7.
Rest are all truck with roof with some seats thrown in.
It is no wonder then that vehicles like Venture too are getting in for comparo here.
What are you? CEO of World cars?