Is bigger also better? (Cars, that is!)

[Whippy]

I've driven small cars, I've driven big cars. If you're doing any kind of miles you can't beat a big car for comfort and ride. As for economy? Sheffield n back yesterday in the A6 @ 51.4 average.

[biggbn]

Originally Posted by canis

Well I don't care a fig about safety, I ensure safety by not crashing into things. Yes, I suppose there is the argument about the other driver, but defensive driving is certainly possible. So far I've managed to stay crash-free for the last 200,000 miles with only one exception, a crash-for-cash which happened at less than ten miles an hour. B4stards, broke my 20 year streak of no accidents.

Yes, bigger is better. I'm not going to all the expense of paying for a car to be on the road and find it incapable of performing it's domestic and vocational duties. I need (as in NEED) to be able to haul anything at a moments notice, whether it be passengers of cargo, often both, these small hatchbacks with nothing more than a narrow gap behind the back seat between the wheels just simply will not do! I honestly don't know why people buy them! They're useless!

As for environmentalism - I can offset that by driving fewer miles, and ruling out needless miles altogether.

Wish I could find the photo but we once went on a week's camping holiday with self, Mrs, daughter, 9stone dog and 4stone dog, all our camping equipment, clothes etc...in an 850cc daihatsu move. Took a picture of car loaded to gunnels then at first campsite took a picture of car reversed into tent!!