Highway usage: Diesel Car or SUV ?

NIP · 6th June 2007, 09:58

Well there are clearly 2 kinds of animals. Car lovers and SUV lovers ! What is your personal preference, what do you drive now and why ? Would your next vehicle be a car or an SUV ?

jkdas · 6th June 2007, 10:25

an suv that behaves like a car

ajitkommini · 6th June 2007, 10:25

I drive a car right now mainly for reasons of practicality and cost. Ideally would like to have both for different purposes though. A car for daily drives and something like a classic LR for weekend fun

Hellcat · 6th June 2007, 11:04

There are very few option available for SUV's in India.
Personally I would like the combination of both (Subaru Forester).

gd1418 · 6th June 2007, 11:16

My perch in my SUV is over 3 feet from ground zero that gives me a panaromic view ahead and I look down upon all the 'chota-mota' cars including the mercs & bmws with disdain.

The mean road prescence, the sheer torque of a big diesel, the knowledge and feel that you can take it anywhere and FE are the reasons that once again my next 4 wheel contraption would be a SUV..

suman · 6th June 2007, 11:20

Definitely a SUV for my daily haul. On weekends however, its a different story altogether - I take the Fiesta out & burn some rubber on the way back from the club or a pub. Its hard beating the adrenalin rush of the wheelspin & zooming past the other cars on the road

benbsb29 · 6th June 2007, 11:23

I would prefer a SUV as my next vehicle. Just love it for the road presence it exudes.

DCEite · 6th June 2007, 11:25

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Originally Posted by jkdas

an suv that behaves like a car

Same here. Hond CRV comes very close.

Steeroid · 6th June 2007, 11:42

In India, definitely an SUV. It insulates you from the roads.

typeOnegative · 6th June 2007, 11:47

I love cars. SUVs to me are for the women folk.

Call it my US hangover if you will and sorry if I offended anyone.

Steeroid · 6th June 2007, 11:50

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Originally Posted by typeOnegative

I love cars. SUVs to me are for the women folk.

Call it my US hangover if you will and sorry if I offended anyone.

Hangovers are temporary. They are easily cured - 2 days in Bangalore and 2 hangovers later I can vouch for that.

benbsb29 · 6th June 2007, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

They are easily cured - 2 days in Bangalore and 2 hangovers later I can vouch for that.

Perfect remedy, I'd say. A few trysts with the Sumos and Qualises with their bull bars and cabs screaming down your backside, and one would think again. I am.

Envy Sumit (Godfather) at times.. bullying road maniacs with his truck.

varun.ppl · 6th June 2007, 12:01

Well a car has got a luxury element like some status symbol manners, ettiquetes.

Whereas a SUV driver is considered as a maniac, boistorous person.

But both serve same pupose of being pressed to extreme red line.

typeOnegative · 6th June 2007, 12:04

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Hangovers are temporary. They are easily cured - 2 days in Bangalore and 2 hangovers later I can vouch for that.

I am waiting to sit in your Safari.

pshyamsundar · 6th June 2007, 12:17

waiting for the new ford endevour with crdi engine. Definetely suv

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6th June 2007, 09:58	#1
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,179 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	Highway usage: Diesel Car or SUV ? Well there are clearly 2 kinds of animals. Car lovers and SUV lovers ! What is your personal preference, what do you drive now and why ? Would your next vehicle be a car or an SUV ? Last edited by NIP : 6th June 2007 at 10:01.
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,497 Times View My Garage	an suv that behaves like a car
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6th June 2007, 10:25	#3
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 488 Thanked: 124 Times	I drive a car right now mainly for reasons of practicality and cost. Ideally would like to have both for different purposes though. A car for daily drives and something like a classic LR for weekend fun
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6th June 2007, 11:04	#4
Hellcat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 222 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	There are very few option available for SUV's in India. Personally I would like the combination of both (Subaru Forester).
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6th June 2007, 11:16	#5
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,577 Thanked: 729 Times View My Garage	Which Car My perch in my SUV is over 3 feet from ground zero that gives me a panaromic view ahead and I look down upon all the 'chota-mota' cars including the mercs & bmws with disdain. The mean road prescence, the sheer torque of a big diesel, the knowledge and feel that you can take it anywhere and FE are the reasons that once again my next 4 wheel contraption would be a SUV..
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6th June 2007, 11:20	#6
suman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 4,586 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Definitely a SUV for my daily haul. On weekends however, its a different story altogether - I take the Fiesta out & burn some rubber on the way back from the club or a pub. Its hard beating the adrenalin rush of the wheelspin & zooming past the other cars on the road
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6th June 2007, 11:23	#7
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,104 Thanked: 14,192 Times View My Garage	I would prefer a SUV as my next vehicle. Just love it for the road presence it exudes.
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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,026 Thanked: 2,757 Times	In India, definitely an SUV. It insulates you from the roads.
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6th June 2007, 11:47	#10
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,502 Thanked: 28 Times	I love cars. SUVs to me are for the women folk. Call it my US hangover if you will and sorry if I offended anyone.
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varun.ppl BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 160 Thanked: 226 Times	Well a car has got a luxury element like some status symbol manners, ettiquetes. Whereas a SUV driver is considered as a maniac, boistorous person. But both serve same pupose of being pressed to extreme red line.
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pshyamsundar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 130 Thanked: 0 Times	waiting for the new ford endevour with crdi engine. Definetely suv
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