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"It is my opinion that the SUV or, as it is sometimes referred to, Large Engine Vehicle, which does so well in the United States, will be a wonderful addition to the various product lines within Vietnam"

Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114784170652465525

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[–] [email protected] 258 points 3 days ago (25 children)

Yes, the country known for driving scooters instead of cars will start buying SUVs that don't even fit the streets in many cities

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago (12 children)

@groet and American SUVs would break an axle or drive shaft or get stuck in the mud puddles on the rural roads. SUVs are really impractical unless you build your whole infrastructure around them. @Davriellelouna

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

...what? Being good off-road, or on bad roads, is [supposed to be] the entire point of SUVs.


Edit: Okay, okay, I get it. Language changes and "SUV" doesn't mean what I want it to mean. I'm well aware that I'm No True Scotsman-ing, but that doesn't make me any less mad about it! 😠

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A truck maybe. Most SUVs are just big chunky road cars.

SUVs are supposed to be trucks with seats in the cargo area!

first-generation Toyota 4Runner, a real SUV, shown with the top removed so that it looks like a pickup truck with a seat in the cargo bed

All the car-based junk they build these days aren't real SUVs, and shouldn't exist because they're objectively inferior to station wagons and minivans.

Every SUV ought to be an acutally-off-road-capable one, and the only people who should buy them are ones who actually take them off-road.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Supposed to be, according to markering. Isn't. I think only half of SUVs sold in the US even have 4 wheel drive. This is fine because in the US most pickups and SUVs are just massive pavement princesses anyway.

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