i86hotdog's Lukewarm Take of the Day

"i86hotdogs" (i86hotdogs) 03/02/2020 at 16:00 • Filed to: None

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In a super crowded SUV/CUV segment, I think the Murano looks best. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:06

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I recently saw one for sale and was like oh they still make that?

For Sweden > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:07

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[ahem]

user314 > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:07

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I mean, that is a particularly fetching shade of lipstick on that pig, but yeah.

UserNotFound > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:08

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Aesthetically, I prefer the Outlander Sport.

i86hotdogs > For Sweden 03/02/2020 at 16:14

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That looks great too. I just like the lines on the Murano better.

i86hotdogs > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/02/2020 at 16:14

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I see them all the time. I always go, “Hey, that looks a lot better tan it should.”

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:16

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oh man

412GTI > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:18

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I will give you that the refreshed version looks better but it’s still a weird looking blob in my eyes. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:21

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I’d take these three in this order

Shift24 > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:22

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If you’re talking any SUV in that price range

Telluride

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > For Sweden 03/02/2020 at 16:25

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I generally don’t like the new RAV4, but I drive past on in Lunar Rock with the white roof everyday, and I have to say I really like it. It doesn’t show up as green in pictures tho.

Long_Voyager94 > For Sweden 03/02/2020 at 16:37

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Looks like they slapped Predator face on a Jeep Compass.  

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/02/2020 at 16:38

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Same here. The RAV4 looks great in Adventure trim, the rest...not so much. Like that pic up top on the first comment in this thread looks all kinds of weird to my eyes .

Long_Voyager94 > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:39

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Easily the DGC takes the win for best looking SUV/CUV.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:40

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I agree this looks pretty good too though but am genuinely confused - what’s the difference market segment-wise between this and the Rogue? This is a 2 row as well right? If 3 - then why this + pathfinder with that no longer being a “proper” SUV anymore?

ranwhenparked > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 16:43

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In that size class, I would lean more toward the VW Atlas, Kia Telluride,  or one of the Fords (Edge or Explorer), the Murano is just too busy

For Sweden > Long_Voyager94 03/02/2020 at 16:46

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yes

Chuckles > Long_Voyager94 03/02/2020 at 17:15

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That's a nice looking minivan, but I wouldn't consider it an SUV/CUV.

i86hotdogs > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/02/2020 at 17:27

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had me swaying your way until the Blazer.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 17:42

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I always think “hey that looks kinda cool” when I see one.

But then I see the rear end. The blazer is not a “hate to see her go, love to watch her leave” kinda gal. But that’s true of 99% of GM’s current line up.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 03/02/2020 at 18:00

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The rav 4 is repulsive in person.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Long_Voyager94 03/02/2020 at 18:01

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In person they look like a bad glitch in the matrix.

SiennaMan > Long_Voyager94 03/02/2020 at 18:27

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Much better space use design than the majority of SUVs..

Maxima Speed > i86hotdogs 03/02/2020 at 18:38

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Ahemm! I disagree.

i86hotdogs > Maxima Speed 03/02/2020 at 18:42

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I do like the Renny, just wish they kept the manual option.

Edgyhal94 > i86hotdogs 03/03/2020 at 00:43

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Good looking Compact SUVs? Don’t care if they work consistently or not, the Freelander 2 and Disco Sport are just fantastic looking machines in the correct colours, plus can actually go offroad, unlike 97% of the crossover plague.

Also just because I’m weird, special mention for the Jeep Renegade Trailrated. But the base FWD auto Renegade can go straight to hell. Worse modern vehicle I’ve driven and somehow feels less responsive to throttle input than my 27 year absolute shit box project Range Rover. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > i86hotdogs 03/03/2020 at 02:47

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go home, you’re drunk

Long_Voyager94 > Chuckles 03/03/2020 at 06:46

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Neither are most things people call SUV/CUVs, the majority are minivans without sliding doors.

Chuckles > Long_Voyager94 03/03/2020 at 08:54

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I disagree. The minivan is in a class all it's own, because it's better than most of those other vehicles. I genuinely like minivans, and that GC is the best looking of the bunch. But it isn't an SUV or a crossover. It's better than that.

i86hotdogs > Edgyhal94 03/03/2020 at 11:11

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I wish you could opt the manual powertrain in the Trailhawk trim. 

Edgyhal94 > i86hotdogs 03/03/2020 at 13:45

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If they did I would seriously consider one. I like the Renegade, it’s a fun little offroader in the right hands, but my problem is at its price point, even with the trailhawk stuff, in the U.K. at least, it’s up against preowned Freelander 2 TD4 s, which are manuals, much  comfier and with the right tyres pretty much unstoppable if you know what you’re doing. I suppose that’s not exactly fair, the Renegade is a lower tier vehicle than the Cherokee aimed Freelanders, but still, pound for pound, it’s a hard sell.

i86hotdogs > Edgyhal94 03/03/2020 at 14:21

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I drove a bare bones manual Renegade with a few modifications. I loved the thing. Give it a small lift and some better tires, that would be an awesome budget rig. I did a write up on it a few years ago.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/2018-jeep-renegade-sport-4x4-manual-nice-fiat-1830866444

Edgyhal94 > i86hotdogs 03/03/2020 at 14:43

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I liked the R enegade, just didn’t think the interior or on road manners were nothing to write home about. Again, it’s in a very competitive market, the Freelander would be my first choice in compact SUVs, purely because stock they are brilliantly capable and can take a large amount of mods that can improve some areas like ground clearance, but the main disadvantage of the Renegade over here in the U.K. is no good manuals. And I refuse to buy a FWD SUV on moral grounds, and I don’t like the auto in the Renegade. Give the Trailhawk a manual, much better seats and a nicer, less cheap interior and it would be in my first place spot for compact SUVs.

i86hotdogs > Edgyhal94 03/03/2020 at 14:56

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You could  get the Renegade in 4x4 and manual when it was available. Just not in Trailhawk form unfortunately. But I agree, it shows its price.

Edgyhal94 > i86hotdogs 03/03/2020 at 15:11

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It’s like they knew what I wanted from a compact jeep and then just left me standing there, with the choice of Trailhawk but with shitty auto box or a lesser vehicle with a manual. Damn it, what did I do to FCA to make them do this?