>huge ass SUV
>drives into puddle
>engine locks up

What is the fucking point of these vehicles

>>28507810 (OP)
is that an Audi?

>>28507810 (OP)
Suburbanites sure love their station wagons.

>>28507822
But they won't buy it if it's called a station wagon (even though it's a station wagon)

>>28507838
GM tried to sell the Opel Insignia wagon here in America but they had to add retarded plastic shit and put an "X" in the name to make it seem more "rugged" and "outdoorsy" because aging pretentious gen Xers wouldn't buy it otherwise.

It still failed because half the population is obese and physically can't climb their way out of a station wagon. Maybe soillennials would have bought it but nobody under 50 can afford a new car.

>>28507868
Looks nice to me. I bought an outback because it’s the only new non luxury wagon you can still get, and now it’s gone and turned into a gay SUV

Ahahahaha

>>28507868
Wtf I want one

>>28507883
You just know they were going for that "camping gear" image though, because to an American a car can't just be practical, it's gotta look like it can do cool stuff, like drive through a mud puddle. Hence the Subaru copycat body cladding.

>I bought an outback because it’s the only new non luxury wagon you can still get, and now it’s gone and turned into a gay SUV
This is genuinely baffling to me. Wasn't the Outback selling pretty well already? Why does the world need yet another bloated shit bucket?

>>28507898
Me too, but here's what it looks like in Europe. It's a midsize car with ample cargo room. You know, for IKEA furniture, not just tents and sleeping bags.

>>28507904
>Wasn't the Outback selling pretty well already? Why does the world need yet another bloated shit bucket?
It was Legacy-based, which is entirely the problem. With disappointing sales of the last-gen Legacy, which had already been dropped from markets like Australia and Japan, it's now been discontinued with 2025 being it's last model year.
This gives them the advantage of "broadening the appeal" (their words) of the Outback since they're no longer constrained with sharing proportions and a platform with a sedan. Of course, that means making it look more boxy and SUV-like since you've now got boxy competitors like the Honda Passport and Hyundai Santa Fe to go up against, and of course they have to lean into the outdoorsy image since that's the style of the current time.
That doesn't mean that all this is dumb as hell however. Once upon a time you could even get a "Legacy Outback" in sedan form, of all things.

>>28507922
Everything has to be gradually morphing into a cuckover because of old people, right? I'm in my 20s and I associate SUVs with boomers and karens. I dread the day my Corolla dies and I have to navigate the used car market of the 2030s.

>>28507931
it's become an arms race with fuckhuge trucks everywhere. You get hit by one of those in a small sedan, it's over.

>>28507934
That makes sense too, I've seriously considered buying a minivan because of this. I just wonder when people will finally come to their senses and recognize the retarded race to the bottom for what it is.

>>28507810 (OP)
>huge ass SUV
hardly any bigger or taller than the sedan next to it
>drives into puddle
That's a foot of water at least

>>28507810 (OP)
They need a higher level of water to start drinking it. There is a thread for questions like this: >>28479177

>>28507913
>>28507868
Unpainted plastic is more utilitarian, but they decided to paint the lowest part of the front bumper for some retarded reason. And in Euro version it's black.
Won't buy it though, one transverse car on the older version of the platform is enough for me. PITA to wrench on, everything is retarded.

>>28507977
What's "utilitarian" about adding plastic to the bodywork?

>>28507995
Little to no damage to metal body parts and paint after minor contacts, usually little visible permanent damage to plastic too. I know that because I owned an Avalanche. For a car like pictured it means worrying a bit less while going over some obstacles.
Idk about fender flares though, maybe they catch more dirt and gravel if they are wider. They don't usually fare too well in typical collisions involving them.

>>28507893
Driving across this shit is genuine npc behaviour

>>28507810 (OP)
>What is the fucking point of these vehicles
To allow women and mexicans to compensate for their physical weakness and feel strong behind the wheel.

>>28508011
Plastic cladding just gives salt and moisture a place to hide and rust out your wheel arches and rocker panels. Every Avalanch I've seen in the past 10 years was a rust bucket.

>>28508051
They do rust, but not under the cladding, at least not initially. Mine had it in the wheel wells and in the rear corners of the rear door sill, both places typical for all GMT800.

>>28507893

Every day I find another reason why I love my ranger.

>>28508132
Is this another wierd bong sport like cheese rolling and the dazza doorstep challenge?

>>28508132

>>28508132
>HAHA I LOVE WATER

>>28508186
wtf is going on there

>>28508186
If that was canal water all those kids have hepatitis for sure

>>28508132
Cute Miater

>>28508418
Based and cute
C u t e!

>>28507893
>air cooled car vs water cooled car

>>28508186
black friday is WYLD

>>28507893
Only pedos drive Tesla

>>28507868
>nobody under 50 can afford a new car.
on sp a burger anon said the avarage american is full of disposable income, basically you guys are flooded with money
Are non-shit cars that pricey there ???

>>28508132
>>28508203
Based!

>>28508420
A traditional bong sport where Daz and team have to hold the doorway to the betting shop for a full 24hours in order to win 300 knicker in greggs vouchers

>>28508741
>the average American is full of disposable income, basically you guys are flooded with money
We are full of disposable credit Anon, not money, with my good credit I can literally trade my shit in and leave with a new car, would it be responsible to buy a new car? No, but would it be possible, absolutely.

There is a big difference when it comes to leveraging credit and having actual wealth anon,

>>28509173
That was my assumption after seeing there is klarna for doordash even

>>28509176
You assumed correct Anon, You know America's cooked when the burgers can't even afford burgers anymore and are making payments on it.

>>28507810 (OP)
should've gotten a picanto

>>28509178
Turbo kikery still gets the youngest generation. They don't know any better but to yolo their credit maxing. Just wait till the jews make being in debt illegal.

>>28507913
But we have it too, the Opel Insignia Country Tourer

>>28507817
I genuinely can't tell.
arr rook same

>drive through kind of deep water in my shitbox
>it's fine but my breaks basically stop working for a little bit
what causes this?

>drive huge suv
>drives over speed bumps at <5mph

>>28509889
Did the brakes get wet?

>>28509938
yeah
I think my brake pads are ceramic btw

>>28509950
Ah there's your problem m8
water is slippery!

>>28509981
I mean doe every car have this problem?

>>28507810 (OP)
Well first of all you're an absolute retard if you drive into any body of water with your car, even if it has a snorkel. The only reason you should ever do it is if you absolutely have to, as in it's the only route (ie: overlanding, off road, only road out of town and you refuse to wait, etc).

Even if you think your car is high enough off the ground to clear it you still are putting a lot of other components at risk of damage, and premature rusting.

>>28510199
When you get a little autistic into maintenance, you start to hate the idea of submerging the undercarriage or wheels unless it's built up against it. Even on a car from the 90s, for example my Toyota, some things are just protected by grease-slicked oil/dust seals. There are the wheel bearings which, no matter how well built they are can let water in, CV boots, and the most common thing is the driveline. This obviously doesn't include all the non-lubable suspension parts like solid axles, wishbones, knuckles, etc. Every so often I hit the grease nipples on the driveline and read through the recommendations toward vehicle maintenance, and you want to hit those far more often if you're driving in deep water or mud.

Oh yeah and now that I think about it, differential cases are ventilated. Why the fuck would you want that in the diff oil? Like after trying to maintain my vehicles I legitimately think people who go mudding are retarded. I don't like street queens either, but maintain your vehicle(s) and don't just bury your car in liquid shit.

>>28511704
Bleh you lack autism just put your car in a protective bubble and chuck a bunch of moisture absorbers in and wait a few days. Peel off the plastic bubble that has suctioned completely to the car at that point and enjoy your dry car with ruined paint. EZ