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Well you're not fat or old and you don't have to daily drive your kids to school. You're confusing SUV height with jacked up trucks or whatever. Most SUV's aren't that high and people can slide their ass into the car. Also with groceries, you don't need to bend to lower into your trunk. Again, you can just slide in and out of the trunk. This doesn't require bending your back.I have heard this line of argument before, but it still does not add up. With higher ride and seat heights, you need to do more work to lift children, packages, your own mass, etc.
Honestly, sounds like a lot of post-rationalization of what everyone knows underneath it all is a fashion/image-driven decision.
+1Well you're not fat or old and you don't have to daily drive your kids to school. You're confusing SUV height with jacked up trucks or whatever. Most SUV's aren't that high and people can slide their ass into the car. Also with groceries, you don't need to bend to lower into your trunk. Again, you can just slide in and out of the trunk. This doesn't require bending your back.
It honestly sounds like you don't work with a lot of old fat people that daily drive.
Foo, not to be derogatory here, but maybe my COM is a bit higher than yours and I actually lower ****** to get into the seat of my ride? Hint: because I do and don't have to life my mass, I lower it.
My lower back is actually destroyed from farm work and manual labor. going from a 2 to 7 out of 10 on the pain scale daily.I have heard this line of argument before, but it still does not add up. With higher ride and seat heights, you need to do more work to lift children, packages, your own mass, etc.
Honestly, sounds like a lot of post-rationalization of what everyone knows underneath it all is a fashion/image-driven decision.
That seat looks like perfect ass height to not need to bend your knees. You can literally slide right into the seat without bending your waist or back.View attachment 1485922
Above is the 2020 GLS. Minimum ground clearance is 7.9 inches (per Mercedes). I can’t find height to the seat cushions anywhere, but it is easily 2-2.5 feet. Are your ankles/calves 2+ feet long?
The main thing is we despise personal choices that do not align with our own and create various ad hoc reasons why other people are incorrect in their strictly personal choices yet we are objectively making the right choices.
No! Marketing did it! It is marketing's fault!
No, it’s consumers. Marketing is just giving them what they want. My point is that what people want is not always rational or based on utility.
Just FWIW, I did drive things like the BMW 300 series this time around. Yeah, pained the knee every time I got in and out and there was less room to swing my feet in. But keep in mind I'm wrong about this assessment because reasons.
I know you live in NYC where people walk more and tend to be less fat but have you seen how fat Americans are where they drive everywhere? SUV is perfect for people that are overweight. Driving dynamics suck and off road capability suck but it gives them a lot of comfort and space.No, it’s consumers. Marketing is just giving them what they want. My point is that what people want is not always rational or based on utility.
I'm only 5-8, about 175 lbs, pretty fit, with good knees and back.Just FWIW, I did drive things like the BMW 300 series this time around. Yeah, pained the knee every time I got in and out and there was less room to swing my feet in. But keep in mind I'm wrong about this assessment because reasons.