Alot of this is caused by people buying tall suvs because they need 3 rows for all their kids. Here is a dumb idea.

Bring back front facing 3rd row wagons. Front facing 3rd row wagons are rare, only offered by GM in the 70s but they were so popular.

Bring these back and tax SUVs by hood height. Families will buy wagons again.

  • Jerkface (any/all)English
    161·
    2 days ago

    tax SUVs by hood height.

    You don’t have to do anything special. All you have to do is STOP giving SUVs special treatment. They are legislated as working trucks, which get a big break on taxes and emissions. That’s the main reason the category is exploding. If they were subject to the same regulations as smaller vehicles, they would cease to be so attractive to consumers.

    • Tiger666
      29·
      2 days ago

      I know I bought my suv because of this. (Your comment is really dumb)

      /s

      • Venator@lemmy.nz
        5·
        2 days ago

        Without the regulation exemptions SUVs have your SUV wouldn’t be available in its current form… So yes, you did buy your SUV because of this… Yes you still might buy one if the same regulations were applied to it, but it would have to be designed a lot differently to meet the same regulations cars are subject to.

        • Tiger666
          1·
          1 day ago

          Hahaha, I guess you figured out what I was saying and got embarrassed for yourself.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
    10·
    3 days ago

    Alot of this is caused by people buying tall suvs because they need 3 rows for all their kids

    (emphasis mine)

    I really don’t think that this is why most people get cars with tall hoods. Most people who own an SUV don’t even have more than two children, because families with 3 or more children are much rarer than SUVs (I wouldn’t be surprised if the majority of SUV-owners was childless). Do most SUVs even have more seats than most regular cars?

    Front facing 3rd row wagon

    What exactly does “front facing” mean here?

    • stepanOPEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      That the third row is front facing. Ain’t nobody buying a wagon with a rear facing third row.