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We shouldn't get political but that is generally a fallacy in the argument. Those with the "luxury" usually pay more in taxes, fees, etc. to support not only their resource use but others.
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The roads here where we live in FL are considered some of the best in the US and are pounded 24 hrs/day by 80,000 lb tractors, conrete trucks, etc. and the roads do just fine. 5,000 lb SUVs are not your problem my European friend. |
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The truth lies somewhere in the middle and I had this argument countless times, usually with the right-leaning political spectrum, and it always comes down to the fundamentals of left vs. right: Collective good vs. individual freedom which usually isn't something that could be "resolved" in a discussion so having an argument about it is futile. I'll leave it at that. Quote:
I just grabbed the first acrticle that Google would spit out when googling "road damage vehicle weight": https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/o...e-environment/ Quote:
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The point has already been made about IAS being a more significant feature in European driving, where there’s more tight manoeuvring to contend with, but bear in mind also that pre-LCI it was available in Europe as an optional extra on the 45e. So quite a few already have that on their existing X5s and naturally will have got used to the way the car drives with that and wanting the same on an LCI replacement. Last edited by FIOSCH; 08-17-2023 at 11:39 AM.. |
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Another argument we hear in Belgium regularly to ban SUV’s. Apparantly they are very deadly. Pedestrians have a smaller chance to survive a close encounter
Roads in Germany and Austria are very good. Crossing the border with Belgium again and it becomes clear what a shithole it is. And cars are a cash cow but it’s not used for the roads and they are built with inferrior quality. In Germany you somtimes see signs by the highway with strassenschaden (road damage). Those highways are better than Belgian highways Problem is the woke leftist society in Europe. It almost isn’t tolerated to earn a very good living… That means taxes aren’t high enough… |
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SUVs are the least of their problems. |
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Funny, I used to live in Belgium way back when. The company I worked for gave me a fuel card that covered Europe and an E60 525d company car so we took a lot of road trips. Crossing the border from Belgium into France I remember it looked like cars suddenly shrank to half size.
Can't imagine living in Belgium now, taxes are borderline extortionate. |
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I should have kept my mouth shut and followed my "we shouldn't get political" advice.
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I’m overdue an upgrade but I’m holding off until IAS is available. I have had an X5 with it (current) and without previously. It absolutely makes a difference in urban driving and parking, makes the X5 feel like it’s a size smaller. Living and driving where I do I won’t be buying an SUV without it.
If BMW doesn’t hurry up I’ll be going Cayenne or Q8 as both have rear steering fully available (as does the VW Touareg ) |
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I am an European living in the US. I know exactly what is going on in Europe. Leftist in Brussels are destroying Europe. The EU needs to collapse.
However, the US has similar problem. California, in particular San Francisco, is a great example of the collapse. |
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08-17-2023, 11:55 PM | #83 |
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One thing that got me curious while watching this video was the combined range demonstrated. Over 900 km (600 miles?). How is that possible? Does 50e have a larger tank than 45e? Because my 45e never did more than 700 km on a single tank even when fully charged on departure and driven very efficiently in Hybrid Eco Pro. Can’t imagine 50e being that more efficient and larger battery capacity certainly doesn’t add extra 200 km of range.
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You started it and are now shocked by how quickly you got your desired reaction? Last edited by cobramite; 08-18-2023 at 07:33 AM.. |
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