Going from an SUV to a car

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Two points:

My mom and dad both drove SUV's for the longest time (we've had an Expedition, Explorer, and an Aviator that I can remember). A while ago, they both decided to get cars because of the fuel efficiency. It didn't last long. Neither one of them liked being so low to the ground, or the way they handled in the snow as compared to what they were used to. My mom traded back up to a Sienna, and my dad to a Rav4.

This is my mom! She and my stepdad have both always had SUVs (snow).

One year they decided that it was best to trade down to cars because of the fuel.

We live on a back road that doesn't get plowed as quickly as the main streets do.

Each of them got stuck at least 3 times that winter.

At the next opportunity, they got SUVs again.

[PM_Mama00]

Welp, I went with the Escape. I picked it up today. It's an ok car but comparing it to my Edge.... in the words of Lil Kim "I go from first class to coach". I feel like it drives like a truck (which I guess it is). It has NO pick up. It's a 4 cyllander as was my Edge. The steering wheel isn't as tough as my Edge which I like. It'll probably be easier to park. It doesn't have the extra cup holders on the bottom of the front doors like the Edge. I guess we'll have to see.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Welp, I went with the Escape. I picked it up today. It's an ok car but comparing it to my Edge.... in the words of Lil Kim "I go from first class to coach". I feel like it drives like a truck (which I guess it is). It has NO pick up. It's a 4 cyllander as was my Edge. The steering wheel isn't as tough as my Edge which I like. It'll probably be easier to park. It doesn't have the extra cup holders on the bottom of the front doors like the Edge. I guess we'll have to see.

V4 SUV = WEAK, they should only put smaller engines in cars, not trucks or SUVs. I take it you don't plan on hauling a trailer around, do you? My Escape was a V6, my Land Rover is a V8 and still has slow pick-up.