
How to buy a car (if you must) - Mr. Money Mustache
2021年6月10日 · This is the most important step, and the step where the most money is at stake. 90% of the 4WD SUVs you see driving around never go off-road. 90% of the trucks never haul anything. 90% of Jeeps are used to commute between a suburban house and an office building, or idle in the Chick-fil-A drive-thru.
SUVs are actually dumb - Mr. Money Mustache
2018年3月12日 · Trucks and SUVs have their place--towing, hauling big stuff, driving on bad roads or no road, accommodating long-legged or large-sized people, stuff like that. The stupidity is----the Landcruiser that is only driven to the mall, where it takes up 2 spaces because Mom or Dad can't park it right
Minivans/SUVs with excellent rear air conditioning? - Mr. Money …
2018年5月11日 · I think you're going to find that most Minivans and SUV's with a third row manufactured in the last 10 years will have ventilation specifically designed to reach the back of the cabin - all you have to look for is overhead vents and a rear fan speed control up front.
Best fuel efficient used SUVs? - Mr. Money Mustache
2015年6月8日 · A good reason to avoid SUVs is that they almost always include 4wd, which for 99% of the world means more weight, cost and complexity coupled with lower mileage. Definitely one of the biggest scams by car manufacturers. There should be a lot of used minivan/people carriers available out there. Good luck!
Help with calculating car crash statistics - Mr. Money Mustache
2016年4月20日 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the installation of ESC reduces single-vehicle crashes of cars by 32 percent and single-vehicle crashes of SUVs by 57 percent. NHTSA estimates that ESC has the potential to prevent 72 percent of the car rollovers and 64 percent of the SUV rollovers that would otherwise occur ...
So is the SUV craze largely an American way of waste?
2012年10月10日 · Where as my experience in the US was probably a similar percentage of total SUVs, but a much higher proportion being in the very large category. My travels elsewhere (rest of pacific, Asia, Europe, middle east) had a vastly lower percentage of SUVs in the passenger vehicle mix, with car stocks being more biased towards smaller cars in general.
Suggestions wanted: Cars for short people
2017年6月20日 · I visit my short family (all about 5 feet except for my brother who is 6 feet tall) all accross the country and drive their cars when I visiting. I have found that the smaller SUVs have worked well for being able to see and seat comfort. My list of short people approved cars/suvs Kia Soul, Ford Edge, , Mazda 3, Subaru Outback, Honda CRV.
No Quality EVs Under $60k - Mr. Money Mustache
2024年4月4日 · Volvo EX30 is $35k. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is the cheapest vehicle of any type to lease in the US. The Japanese car industry (especially Toyota) has been actively sabotaging the EV transition.
RAV4, CRV, Forester or something else? - Mr. Money Mustache
2024年4月1日 · Of those, Outback or minivans seem the way to go, three row mid-size SUVs always rubbed me the wrong way. Not sure if you're looking at an earlier year or what, but if you're looking new(ish) Subaru's Forester and Impreza aren't the same length--Crosstrek and Impreza are both ~176", Forester is ~182" (right between RAV4 and CRV).
Ultimate car for MPG and towing and snow? - Mr. Money Mustache
2012年11月28日 · My last two trucks have been 4.8l v8s with 3.42 highway gears and have given me mid 20s driving highway and mid teens in town, sadly better then a lot of smaller lighter SUVs and cars. Also the towing limits in the owners manual are not law so unlike payload you can exceed them, trailer brakes are needed and tranny cooler is a good idea.