Vehicle Size Creep

[two dogs]

I parked next to this behemoth in a car park at my local suburban shopping centre this afternoon. To their "credit," it's not in the main car park but in a smaller one that's not heavily utilised Monday through Friday. I use it because it's very easy to find a parking spot, and I'm not averse to a 250 m round trip walk to the shops and back!



Of course, in addition to the size, it has to be matte black, with black wheels, and huge tyres, so that it looks more manly/aggressive/intimidating!

[pipbarber]

That reminds me, i was in Broken Hill recently and sitting on the balcony of the Palace hotel enjoying a beer. Just watching the street and the traffic and suddenly i realized that there seemed to be fewer large 4WDs by proportion of cars than your average inner city Melbourne suburb! So you can live on the edge of the outback and get about in a 20 year old sedan, no worries mate, but my god you need a giant American style 4WD to negotiate the speed humps in Richmond?

When the petrol price spikes, my consolation is imaging how much these people are paying to fill up these ugly monster vehicles.

[stevebrooks]

Explains a lot, it seem vehicle size creep isn't consumer driven after all, it's manufacturer driven!

https://imgur.com/gallery/fascinating-TT86d73