@notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com It's weird to hear you recommend cars as alternatives for once, I was expecting you to say "instead of an SUV get a cargo bike" lol

@notjustbikes One thing that is crazy is that Ford US do not sell cars anymore. The only model that is under the "Cars" category is the Mustang E. And if you go to https://www.ford.com/cars/, you will see them saying "Eh just get an SUV."

@notjustbikes Apropos the tank, I saw a comparison recently which pointed out that some modern SUVs have worse sight lines than an actual abrams tank. Just inexcusable.

@notjustbikes I had the "honor" of riding in one of these cars, once. The experience was basically, "that's it?"

For how supersized they are, they offer surprising little in terms of added comfort - as a tall guy at around 2m, space is kinda important to me, especially since I also have mild claustrophobia - compared to a normal-sized car. So it's "more car" for more money, but the things you'd readily buy a larger car for - space and comfort - aren't upgraded enough to justify the price.

@notjustbikes loved the @Techaltar cameo in this video! As someone who emigrated to canada, pick up trucks are by far one of the worst thing I’ve experienced (that and the lack of walkability anywhere)

@notjustbikes I needed to rent a car last week to attend a work meeting in the middle of nowhere. I reserved a compact, but was "upgraded" to a Jeep Grand Cherokee because all the reasonably-sized cars were unavailable. What a horror. It's bristling with cameras and sensors that beep incessantly to compensate for the awful visibilty. I don't see how anyone enjoys or thinks these things are safe, it's all awful hacks to make up for not being able to see what you're doing.

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@notjustbikes thought his life was getting too quiet lately and decided to liven things up a little...

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Will you do a follow-up just reading the comments like @nerd4cities did? :^)

@notjustbikes I highly recommend Nebula - there's some really great content there (like Not Just Bikes).

@notjustbikes Excellent.... I wish I could make the whole Shitty Council of Windsor Ontario watch it.....

@notjustbikes I know this is a small thing but nerds will be all over it on YouTube, the Escort you show on screen is an EU one (from 1992) and although they had an Escort in the US at the same time it was a different car and just a bit larger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escort_(North_America)#Ford_%22world_car%22

@notjustbikes I currently live in American suburbia and I wouldn't even go with a station wagon. I'm team compact sedan all the way (though what's classed "compact" in the US is definitely not the EU concept of "compact").

Ironically the only thing I've ever had real difficulty buying and bringing home in my compact sedan - my bike. Still, I made it work. Probably easier than it would've been in an SUV without fold-flat seats.

@notjustbikes as a person who owns a modern "small" truck, I agree with everything you say here. I haul lots of bulky light things for work. My old Honda Element was perfect, but when it died there was nothing available except for a truck to replace it with. They have literally stopped making or selling that class of vehicle where I live. (Small city in rural US state) Yes cargo vans exist, but they are prohibitively expensive even used due to high demand and lack of supply.

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@notjustbikes disturbed by the number of US style pick up trucks I'm seeing in the Netherlands. There's an antisocial arsehole who keeps parking a dodge Ram near where I live. It's so large they driver parks half on the pavement, blocking people getting past. Wish the EU would just ban them.

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It kinda reminds me of coca-cola and their switch from 'lets sell to ever more customers' to 'lets make our heavy users into ultra-heavy users'. Giving up on the part of the market that is ambivalent about your product and extracting more money from your most loyal customers.

@notjustbikes It finally happened. I had to pause the video to make sure that it wasn't my 14-year old Toyota Corolla in the background of a clip shot at Richmond & Fanshawe Park.

@notjustbikes - just watched this, well done Jason. You're riled up in this one, and rightfully so. The only thing I thought was missing was how the additional weight of these vehicles may also cause older multi-storey car parks to become structurally unsound. I think the story came up in the UK Daily Mail spinning it to put the blame on heavier EVs, but by the same logic, it would follow SUVs would be even worse.

@notjustbikes I’ve been seeing lots of pickup trucks around London (the real one) lately where there seemed to be very few of them a couple of years ago. They’re hideous.

@notjustbikes I generally despise the fact that North American cities are designed around cars. After you've lived in a city with decent public transit, car centered cities feel downright barbaric.