The Motor Trend SUVOTY is....

Started by ifcar, October 16, 2008, 07:33:49 AM

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the Teuton

#1
October 16, 2008, 09:09:11 AM
Hells Yes!

:clap:
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Tave

#2
October 16, 2008, 09:17:22 AM
frickin station wagon...
As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

Quote from: thecarnut on March 16, 2008, 10:33:43 AM
Depending on price, that could be a good deal.

the Teuton

#3
October 16, 2008, 09:29:40 AM
Have you ever seen anyone thrash a Forester?  It can take quite a beating.

The only real SUVs in the comparo is the Sequoia, Borrego, and the LX570, and I'd gladly like to see the LX570 win, but I'm glad that value won out in this one.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Eye of the Tiger

#4
October 16, 2008, 10:03:42 AM
How many lesbians do they have working at MT?
2008 TUNDRA (Truck Ultra-wideband Never-say-die Daddy Rottweiler Awesome)

2o6

#5
October 16, 2008, 10:06:47 AM
Boo.

the Teuton

#6
October 16, 2008, 10:10:35 AM
Quote from: NACar on October 16, 2008, 10:03:42 AM
How many lesbians do they have working at MT?

Your mom is one of them.

Quote from: 2o6 on October 16, 2008, 10:06:47 AM
Boo.

You'd rather have a 307 on stilts win, right?
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

2o6

#7
October 16, 2008, 10:18:37 AM
Quote from: the Teuton on October 16, 2008, 10:10:35 AM

You'd rather have a 307 on stilts win, right?


FTW.

the Teuton

#8
October 16, 2008, 10:20:21 AM
That is one ghastly looking car. 

I now see from where you draw inspiration.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

2o6

#9
October 16, 2008, 10:22:21 AM
Quote from: the Teuton on October 16, 2008, 10:20:21 AM
That is one ghastly looking car. 

I now see from where you draw inspiration.

Your mom

S204STi

#10
October 16, 2008, 02:29:54 PM
Haha!  NASIOC will be full of celebrating drunks tonight.

Soup DeVille

#11
October 16, 2008, 03:21:03 PM
Whatever you want to call it: however good it may or may not be:

It's a god damned station wagon!

It's not a fucking SUV!!!

Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

Eye of the Tiger

#12
October 16, 2008, 03:30:30 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 16, 2008, 03:21:03 PM
Whatever you want to call it: however good it may or may not be:

It's a god damned station wagon!

It's not a fucking SUV!!!



SUVs are station wagons.
2008 TUNDRA (Truck Ultra-wideband Never-say-die Daddy Rottweiler Awesome)

Soup DeVille

#13
October 16, 2008, 03:33:09 PM
Quote from: NACar on October 16, 2008, 03:30:30 PM
SUVs are station wagons.

You are so lucky you don't live within sniping distance.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

Eye of the Tiger

#14
October 16, 2008, 03:42:01 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 16, 2008, 03:33:09 PM
You are so lucky you don't live within sniping distance.

SUV is stupid made up name whose meaning is not derived from any real-world application, but from somebody's brilliant idea to market an image. Lifted 4x4 wagons are rarely sporty, and while they can be considred utilitarian, their actual abilities are raretly utilized, which actually makes them less utilitarian, and more extravagant and unnecessary. Car-based wagons are more often both sporty and realistically utilitarian, and are therefore more deserving of the SUV name, although I do wish it would just go away altogether.
2008 TUNDRA (Truck Ultra-wideband Never-say-die Daddy Rottweiler Awesome)

Rupert

#15
October 16, 2008, 04:41:52 PM
Quote from: NACar on October 16, 2008, 03:30:30 PM
SUVs are station wagons.

But station wagons aren't SUVs. ;)
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Rupert

#16
October 16, 2008, 04:44:53 PM
Quote from: NACar on October 16, 2008, 03:42:01 PM
SUV is stupid made up name whose meaning is not derived from any real-world application, but from somebody's brilliant idea to market an image. Lifted 4x4 wagons are rarely sporty, and while they can be considred utilitarian, their actual abilities are raretly utilized, which actually makes them less utilitarian, and more extravagant and unnecessary. Car-based wagons are more often both sporty and realistically utilitarian, and are therefore more deserving of the SUV name, although I do wish it would just go away altogether.

I always think of the "sport" in SUV as what you use the vehicle for. That is, you put your mountain bike on the roof and your camping gear in the back and go take part in some sports. That was the marketing when SUVs were first marketed.
Novarolla-Miata-Trooper-Jeep-Volvo-Trooper-Ranger-MGB-Explorer-944-Fiat-Alfa-XTerra

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Eye of the Tiger

#17
October 16, 2008, 04:45:06 PM
Quote from: Psilos on October 16, 2008, 04:41:52 PM
But station wagons aren't SUVs. ;)

wat
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Eye of the Tiger

#18
October 16, 2008, 04:46:53 PM
Quote from: Psilos on October 16, 2008, 04:44:53 PM
I always think of the "sport" in SUV as what you use the vehicle for. That is, you put your mountain bike on the roof and your camping gear in the back and go take part in some sports. That was the marketing when SUVs were first marketed.

I can do the same sports with a Ford Taurus wagon that I can do with an Explorer, while enjoying better ride, handling and fuel economy. And in fact, it is easier to put the bike on the roof of a Taurus than it is an Exploder.
2008 TUNDRA (Truck Ultra-wideband Never-say-die Daddy Rottweiler Awesome)

Tave

#19
October 16, 2008, 04:49:32 PM
I always thought the idea behing the segment was it's a utility vehicle like a truck that is designed more for sport and leisure than work.
As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

Quote from: thecarnut on March 16, 2008, 10:33:43 AM
Depending on price, that could be a good deal.

giant_mtb

#20
October 16, 2008, 05:29:55 PM
One of the comments on the article...

"you have got to be kidding me. the traverse is a way better choice than a forester. just about in every way too."


:lol: :lol:

S204STi

#21
October 16, 2008, 05:42:21 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 16, 2008, 03:21:03 PM
Whatever you want to call it: however good it may or may not be:

It's a god damned station wagon!

It's not a fucking SUV!!!



It does all the same things as the other contenders, and it does them just as well or better.  Plus it has more ground clearance than any of the rest of them, and I'm sure it does great offroad assuming you don't encounter a serious grade.

Why isn't it an SUV then?

Soup DeVille

#22
October 16, 2008, 05:44:01 PM
Quote from: R-inge on October 16, 2008, 05:42:21 PM
It does all the same things as the other contenders, and it does them just as well or better.  Plus it has more ground clearance than any of the rest of them, and I'm sure it does great offroad assuming you don't encounter a serious grade.

Why isn't it an SUV then?

Because its a station wagon!

And Pluto is a fucking planet too!
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

Tave

#23
October 16, 2008, 05:45:20 PM
And then there were 8...
As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

Quote from: thecarnut on March 16, 2008, 10:33:43 AM
Depending on price, that could be a good deal.

S204STi

#24
October 16, 2008, 05:45:33 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 16, 2008, 05:44:01 PM
Because its a station wagon!

And Pluto is a fucking planet too!

lol... nevermind.

2o6

#25
October 16, 2008, 05:53:16 PM
Quote from: giant_mtb on October 16, 2008, 05:29:55 PM
One of the comments on the article...

"you have got to be kidding me. the traverse is a way better choice than a forester. just about in every way too."


:lol: :lol:

If you have four kids, I could see that making sense.......

USA_Idol

#26
October 16, 2008, 08:11:05 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on October 16, 2008, 10:18:37 AM

FTW.



Great.   Now I'm going to have to clean the vomit off my keyboard. 

2o6

#27
October 16, 2008, 08:23:44 PM
Quote from: USA_Idol on October 16, 2008, 08:11:05 PM
Great.   Now I'm going to have to clean the vomit off my keyboard. 

Yay! Vomit!

Eye of the Tiger

#28
October 16, 2008, 08:25:02 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on October 16, 2008, 08:23:44 PM
Yay! Vomit!

While you're at it, I need some of that Advil.
2008 TUNDRA (Truck Ultra-wideband Never-say-die Daddy Rottweiler Awesome)

Madman

#29
October 16, 2008, 09:10:03 PM
I think the Volkswagen Tiguan is far more deserving of this award than the Subaru Forester.  Whilst I acknowlege the Forester is a good vehicle, the Tiguan is much nicer.  Yes, the Forester costs less, but comapare the two side-by-side and you will see why.

Motor Trend drops the ball yet again.


Cheers,
Madman of the People
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