For the less mobile, the ideal car is where you can simply slide across onto the seat, without having to lower oneself onto it - at 6'0" a SUV with seat at highest position works fine for me although SWMBO at 5'3" has to climb in and jump down.
That is what I meant, but I still need to lower my fat bum onto the seat before sliding.
Our Jeep lowers itself as it has air suspension which makes it easier for both of us to climb in and out.
At £40k + will I save any money in the long run with the EV6? My annual mileage rarely exceeds 10k. Even a 50% increase in my fuel bill will not hurt as much as spending £40 k of my savings. I want to be comfy and relaxed in my car. So I admit the SUVs since 2005 have suited our needs best. When the EV6 reduces its price over 3 years to say £20k SWMBO may be interested providing the range will get her to Birmingham and back , nearly 200 miles.
The Jeep has done under 25k since Oct 2018, but most of that was in 2019 and 2020. Over the past 2 years less than 14k.
The second car, a Corolla has done about 23k since we bought it in 2012 so about 2k a year as it is only used as a run around the town and never on any real long distance as too uncomfortable for me.
The second car, a Corolla has done about 23k since we bought it in 2012 so about 2k a year as it is only used as a run around the town and never on any real long distance as too uncomfortable for me.
For many people the difference is ground clearance - 200mm is a minimum for a SUV in my book.
In a morphine moment I couldn’t resist a Google. All of USA origin!
“ The only major difference between an SUV and a crossover is the frame. If one is based on a truck's platform, it's an SUV, but if it's based on a car's platform, it's a crossover. This means that an SUV has a body-on-frame design while all crossovers are considered unibody vehicles.”
I assume frame means Chassis?
Where would we be without web😜😜
That's because the Americans refuse to recognise anything without an old-fashioned truck chassis as an SUV - so according to them Range Rovers and Discovery's are no longer SUVs!
The new Range Rover is unitary construction and has no frame/ chassis. But it’s not a Crossover.
Just quoting 200mm plus ground clearance would make the Dacia Jogger an SUV. To my mind a Crossover is basically a car on steroids with an increased ride height/ clearance. But when choosing a car it’s “ group title” is irrelevant in my hierarchy of needs.
Which is they are no longer used for proper bush work. The Defender is okay to use in the bush, but I still would not use a Defender as they have a reputation for being unreliable in the bush. Toyota Land Cruiser all the way for me and I do not mean the Chelsea tractor that you see in the UK.
My previous car was an Audi A6 and I struggled to get into it, don't have that issue with my EV6 at all.
i would have to try the EV6 but i am very happy with my Tiguan getting from my wheelchair is fairly easy to manage
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