Crossovers -The official vehicle of college sorority girls.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern) 08/06/2016 at 19:08 • Filed to: None

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Fiancé had a bunch of her friends from school come in for a bridal shower. X5, XC90, RX350, Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, Tiguan.

Women (and me admittedly, but mine in wagon, not lifted form) love these things.

Svend > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 19:17

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Okay, so what exactly is a ‘crossover’, apparently I got it wrong when I mentioned a Skoda Octavia Scout which is like the Skoda version of an Audi Allroad) and a Skoda Yeti (which is an SUV).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 19:24

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Bruh. VW Cabrio would like to have a word with that title.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Svend 08/06/2016 at 19:28

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Crossovers are small SUVs. It’s a marketing term more than anything.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 19:37

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I consider a crossover the X6, it’s like a tall 5 series. An XC90 etc.. are just SUVs.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/06/2016 at 19:40

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Lol i only know one girl with one of those. Everyone else has crossovers.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/06/2016 at 19:41

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Ive always considered anything that could be lowered and called a wagon a crossover. 2 rows with sloped rear end (basically not a Tahoe) - crossover

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Svend 08/06/2016 at 19:42

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We have Suburbans/Escalades/Sequoias/Expedition XLs here so anything smaller then those SUVs are crossovers.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Svend 08/06/2016 at 19:48

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Found a nice size comparison. The 3rd and 4th ones from the right are what I call crossovers. The 2 furthest right are SUVs

Probenja > Svend 08/06/2016 at 19:50

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I feel like at least in the US, SUV’s are the body on frame type (Tahoe, Armada, Yukon, etc...) and Crossovers are unibody (Traverse, Pathfinder, Acadia, etc...). Crossovers can be called SUV’s but not the other way around.

That Octavia and the Outback are lifted wagons, not different enough from a wagon to be a Crossover. The Yeti is both a Crossover (unibody) and a SUV (overall shape).

Svend > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 19:52

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So the Skoda Octavia Scout is a Crossover then. It’s an estate which is raised and plastic trim added round the lower valences (as mentioned, like an Audi Allroad).

Round headlight enthusiast > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 19:54

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I fucking hate these things. I’ve only ever lived in the upper class suburbs and they’re like a rolling monument to complacency, domesticity, entitlement, and materialism.

...Yeah, I’m trying to get out of here. Not very successfully.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Round headlight enthusiast 08/06/2016 at 19:58

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Haha I like living in my upper class suburb. I dont mind the RX because it means shes a little bit higher and theres a bit more weight on her side in the event of anything happening. Also, the storage isn’t bad and she likes the seating position for a girls who is 5'2".

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Svend 08/06/2016 at 20:01

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Haha compared to the American mess of names, i would almost still call that a wagon. Its such a mess though. I like the wagons though and want one. A lexus LS600H Estate/Sportcross would be perfect.

interstate366, now In The Industry > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 20:03

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If they were where I live they’d all have their initials and/or Salt Life stickers on the back windshield.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/06/2016 at 20:05

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Its all 30A and 0.0/13.1/26.2 stickers here.

duurtlang > Svend 08/06/2016 at 20:45

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From a European market perspective almost everything tall that isn’t a minivan/MPV, Toyota Landcruiser, Merc G, or Land Rover is a crossover. Crossovers are vehicles to go shopping in and bringing your (grand)kids to football practice, all while putting less strain on your hips while getting in/out of the car. They are not designed as offroaders or work vehicles, even though some could be used like that in a limited fashion. They’re just like regular cars, but taller and maybe with some extra body cladding. Like an MPV with ‘tough’ costume.

That, at least, is how I see it.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Svend 08/06/2016 at 20:50

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Eeh, not quite. The Skoda, Allroad, new Golf Alltrak...they're lifted wagons. A CUV needs a taller greenhouse than an estate / wagon.

Svend > duurtlang 08/06/2016 at 21:17

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Across the pond it seems it’s very different. I thought it was how you describe it but not over there.

Svend > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 08/06/2016 at 21:19

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From responses it seems there are different views on what makes a crossover.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/06/2016 at 21:32

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Every time I see a “salt life” sticker I think it says Slut life. Probably more accurate.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Svend 08/06/2016 at 21:36

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A crossover is an SUV That can’t go off road or tow more than your average mini van.

Really it's an SUV that is car base rather than Truck based.

Svend > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/06/2016 at 21:41

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That seems to be a good way to see it.

interstate366, now In The Industry > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/06/2016 at 21:42

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I...can’t disagree with that. Most of them probably haven’t been to the beach in years anyway.

Round headlight enthusiast > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 22:09

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Suburban life is good for a numerous of things! Most importantly I don’t have to worry too much about where I park my Integra.

Batman the Horse > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/06/2016 at 22:20

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XC90 is cool I will fight you.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Round headlight enthusiast 08/06/2016 at 23:11

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Haha.. The only integra not stollen? Earlier today I left my LS400 running, unlocked, with my dog in the backseat for like half an hour in front of the house pictured and was more worried about the dog jumping out the window and not it being stollen in the least bit.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Batman the Horse 08/06/2016 at 23:12

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I like XC90s, but i like V60/70s more

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/07/2016 at 03:13

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Wait, no more VW Jettas? I thought these were the official car for sorority girls.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/07/2016 at 09:17

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Still a popular choice (there’s even a sorority girl Jetta in that picture) but the SUV/CUV/Crossover has taken the gauntlet.