"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
09/26/2016 at 17:13 • Filed to: None
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"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
09/26/2016 at 17:13 • Filed to: None | 0
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So my parents love CUVs because Baby Boomers. Trouble is I don’t think they can actually drive CUVs - or at least my mom. She has a very nicely equipped, practically brand new 15 Outback that she complains sits too low and she keeps running curbs over with (in fact I’m posting this from the Subie dealership because my mom just popped a tire) I’m thinking it’s time maybe to trade the damn thing in already if my mom can’t even keep it on the fucking road. My dad has the same damn car, just a base so it’s not as nicely equipped. They’re thinking of replacing the Santa Fe with a Tucson or CX5. So this is what I’m thinking of suggesting to them:
- first get mom to admit the Outback is too big for her to drive and that a shorter wheelbase vehicle is more appropriate for her
- dad gets mom’s car,his Outback gets to be trade fodder for a Tucson or (please God) a CX5
- Then we trade the Santa Fe for something else
If we do, my mom and dad would be thinking a second Tucson, and with a garage already full of two Outbacks I think that’s dumb af. So....
I’m thinking maybe get them to get a new 17 Impreza for a third car. Or forget it and let me buy my own used car. Or if I’m going to get a second damn Tucson let it be that orange color.
LongbowMkII
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 17:39 |
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What does your mom think of the cx-3?
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> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 17:51 |
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Well I’ve considered what you said very carefully.
Sounds like your mom is a bad driver.
I also see more and more Priuses being used as taxicabs. Taxicab drivers are often bad drivers too.
So what your mom needs is a Toyota Prius.
As for you, if you’re a single male under 25, and if you’re in Canada (or some other place where males under 25 have high insurance), you need a car that will keep your insurance low.
So for you I recommend a manual 2004-2007 Ford Focus Wagon OR a 2007+ manual Mazda 5 minivan.
Probenja
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 18:03 |
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Why does anyone need more than 1 suv? I mean it’s nice to have when you go on road trips or for going off road but other than that a hatchback is just as good if not better.
Get your mom something small like a Honda Fit, tall enough to not feel low and it’s small enough to be really easy to park. Also she will save a ton on gas.
thebigbossyboss
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 18:09 |
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Sx 4 maybe? Small AND high. But also it sounds like your mom can’t drive. I’ve hit a curb accidentally while turning TWICE in the last 7 years. Both times at very low speed.
Some people just shouldn’t drive.
PotbellyJoe and 42 others
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 18:16 |
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What she needs is a vehicle that has its windows closer in width to its track. She is driving it narrow because she doesn’t know where her wheels actually are. Wheelbase is an entirely different discussion.
The Outback is one if those weird shaped things that has a much more trapezoidal shape than other CUVs.
I went through this with a mother-in-law when she stopped driving a boxy minivan.
Phyrxes once again has a wagon!
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 19:31 |
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Santa fe or the Santa fe sport? The sport is just a bit bigger than the CX 5 while the regular Santa fe is a 3 row suv that is about the size of the outback.
Wacko
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
09/26/2016 at 19:36 |
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Your mom needs a bro truck. Or a lifted jeep.