The Guardian - what should the UK do about SUVs
The Guardian - what should the UK do about SUVs
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Scoobysaurus

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360 posts

127 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Ivan stewart

2,792 posts

66 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Better question would be what to do about the Guardian!!

georgeyboy12345

4,621 posts

65 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Tax them to kingdom come

grumbledoak

32,571 posts

263 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Should we wring our hands a lot.

Sing Kumbaya.

Then hit 'em with a leaflet campaign?


nikaiyo2

5,962 posts

225 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Lol who gives a toss what the Guardian thinks?

EmailAddress

14,640 posts

248 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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How about we mind our own business and let market economics decide what does and doesn't work in vehicle purchase terms.

S2r

788 posts

108 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Given that a number of manufactures seem to be phasing out normal hatchbacks for SUVs, it appears that the UK's response is "buy more of them".

NDNDNDND

2,546 posts

213 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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EmailAddress said:
How about we mind our own business and let market economics decide what does and doesn't work in vehicle purchase terms.
...because that's working so well with EVs?

EmailAddress

14,640 posts

248 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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NDNDNDND said:
EmailAddress said:
How about we mind our own business and let market economics decide what does and doesn't work in vehicle purchase terms.
...because that's working so well with EVs?
Give us a clue what that even means.

Implying your opinion doesn't really illicit good discussion.

Ivan stewart

2,792 posts

66 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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nikaiyo2 said:
Lol who gives a toss what the Guardian thinks?
Sadly the people who are trying to make people’s lives as complicated , miserable and difficult as possible!!

911Spanker

3,680 posts

46 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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SUVs are great.

Sheets Tabuer

21,457 posts

245 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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georgeyboy12345 said:
Tax them to kingdom come
Only in cities please, quite handy where I am.

Sheepshanks

41,105 posts

149 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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In my mind the most daft thing about SUVs is the stupidly low profile tyres they’re often fitted with.

theicemario

1,575 posts

105 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Tax them into oblivion.

The public can’t be trusted to make sensible decisions. A good example is the Tesla Model Y. Virtually no one buys Model 3s since that came out. Can see all of fk all ahead behind one / pulling alongside one coming into a roundabout

My current commute is a mix of M6 and M1, sick and tired of Barrys in Q7s and the like sat in L3 for the whole of their journey

Robertb

3,866 posts

268 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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EmailAddress said:
How about we mind our own business and let market economics decide what does and doesn't work in vehicle purchase terms.
How do you price the fact they are more dangerous to other road users?

mikeiow

8,174 posts

160 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Scoobysaurus said:
Maybe string “Will” up behind one and parade him as being a bloody nuisance hehe

Pests like them and the Just Stop Oil protestors clearly feel impassioned about their cause….but vandalising property is absolutely not the answer.
They complain about SUVs as being far more likely to kill: imagine how much more that will be with their bloody lentils slowly deflating the tyres.

A.J.M

8,390 posts

216 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Oh goody.

Been a while since the last anti suv thread.

Should have a bingo card to see if certain comments get spouted.

rodericb

8,886 posts

156 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Some interesting points. Putting a lentil under the valve cap is, I have to admit, pretty funny.

MightyBadger

4,659 posts

80 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Scoobysaurus said:
Great read.

mikeiow

8,174 posts

160 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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rodericb said:
Some interesting points. Putting a lentil under the valve cap is, I have to admit, pretty funny.
Bloody hilarious, as the car slides off the motorway into others causing death and mayhem.

Give your head a wobble. Or pop your address and car details up so we can test how funny you find it when it happens to you rolleyes