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  1. surreal1272
    Not on I-95 lol. Most folks think the "95" is the suggested speed for that interstate. Used to drive down to Florida from NC all the time back in the 90s. Had a ton of family down there at one point. On a side note, I just realized that I have done the I-40 drive five times (if I want to count my first 6500 miles two week adventure to CA back in '93) but in six different cars. 1st drive (1993): 92' Toyota Tercel (my first new car) 2nd drive (2007): '95 Eagle Talon (when I moved to AZ) 3rd drive (2010): '06 Dodge Magnum (round trip) 4th drive (2017): 2016 Kia Soul (from AZ to NC) and a 2016 Jeep Compass (from NC to AZ). Those were rentals, hence the two different rides for the same trip. 5th drive (2019): 2015 Ford Flex (one way move from AZ back to NC) In all, I have driven around 22K miles on I-40 which I now know like the back of hand, in regards to all the stops one needs to make on that particular drive lol.
  2. surreal1272
    I’m six months from fifty and still do it lol. The odd thing is that I have been told that I have the bladder of an infant lol but when I hit the highway, I apparently forget I even have a bladder. Something about those long drives put me in a certain mode and I just lock in and keep it going, sometimes to my detriment as far as sleep goes (two of those drives have involved literally zero sleep). I totally get it though. It gets tougher the older you get.
  3. surreal1272
    I must have been a long haul driver in a past life. I have done the I-40 drive from NC to AZ five times and I don’t stop unless I need gas or if the rare bladder emergency comes up, I will stop but overall, I will drive 300-400 miles without stopping. I do not F around on highway once I get going lol.
  4. surreal1272
    You would be correct. It has dual charge capabilities but it does not use the ultium setup. It should be noted that GM announced a price drop for both Bolt models since they no longer qualify for the tax credit. The Bolt starts at just over $26K not while the EUV is right at $30K (I believe). Not a supposing move with the larger Equinox EV coming out in the near future and a supposed $30K price tag to boot.
  5. surreal1272
    Folks who talk about themselves in the 3rd person.
  6. surreal1272
    Thanks for proving my point about your status as the new resident troll who has a clear reading comprehension issue. And I quote (the WHOLE sentence, for CONTEXT), "Big difference there that you are clearly missing so whatever other excuses you want to make for not being informed here on this thread, knock yourself out. I’m done." Which was then followed by this (regarding the ACTUAL subject of the thread), "Given how trends come and go, there is an outside shot of sedans making some sort of comeback when EVs become standard fair. Fickle trends can be just that, fickle. As it is people, rationally or irrationally so, are just stuck on CUVs. Like vans and station wagons past though, that could always change over the next decade." Now notice, not a remark or reply to you until you felt compelled to interject with your "whimsical" brand of basic ignorance. To sum up, I AM DONE discussing the subject in bold with you. Anything else is fair game so stop acting like you have a "gotcha" moment when all you have is a total lack of reading comprehension moment(s).
  7. surreal1272
    Crowded market of cookie cutter CUVs.
  8. surreal1272
    "HI. My name is ccap and I like to speak in the 3rd person, don't pay attention to context when someone says he is done with discussing the subject at hand, and am totally inept at basic reading comprehension because I think I am being clever when I am really just acting like an immature DICKBAG while seeking validation from internet strangers. Now, if you will excuse me, those nice men in the white coats are coming to fit me for a extra small jacket of some sort. Toodles!" The lesson here is don't get salty with me because you failed at basic reading and keep thinking you had some kind of "gotcha" moment. That's what immature 13 year olds do but maybe I am expecting too much from the new C&G troll.
  9. surreal1272
    See? You misread what I said again. I said “dickbag”. Again, grow up. And talking to yourself online is a bit like talking to yourself in front of a bunch of strangers in the real world. Seek help for that condition of yours that has you speaking in the third person and talking to yourself. The nice folks, in the white jackets, from Bellevue will be speaking with you shortly.
  10. surreal1272
    No matter how many times you say it, you didn’t. Just because you can’t understand the context of what was actually said or are selectively ignoring it in order to keep trolling, doesn’t change that fact. Grow up.
  11. surreal1272
    Someday you will stop referring to yourself in the 3rd person, grow up, and post like an actual adult who actually reads what someone says instead of what he is inferring from said words. Until then, save the constant need for internet validation for your grade school class. Sincerely, Everyone else who doesn’t post like a 13 year old
  12. surreal1272
    Jesus H dude. You have a serious reading comprehension and context issue while just acting like a general immature dickbag. Let it go and find something more productive to do with your life.
  13. surreal1272
    Those era GCs were notoriously unreliable, from crap transmissions to electronics issues. Not a good generation of GCs at all.
  14. surreal1272
    Actually you were and still are because I am done with the ROLLOVER discussion with you, hence why nothing else has been said about it genius. Did that part somehow escape you while you’re so busy trolling? By all means though, continue to hold folks to a standard that you can’t do yourself.
  15. surreal1272
    Irony is telling someone they are never done while trolling certain users here over whether or not they fit in a car over the last two years.
  16. surreal1272
    Knowing this will never see the light of day in its current form, I can say “good” because the outside is a mess. The interior is nice and shows a lot of potential but the exterior is just pure garbage, especially the profile.
  17. surreal1272
    Given how trends come and go, there is an outside shot of sedans making some sort of comeback when EVs become standard fair. Fickle trends can be just that, fickle. As it is people, rationally or irrationally so, are just stuck on CUVs. Like vans and station wagons past though, that could always change over the next decade.
  18. surreal1272
    Good grief man. A higher rollover rating does mean it is less likely to rollover. However, that is only one indicator there. Things like weight, ground clearance, wheelbase length, and width, all factor. If a sedan read ends your Escape, it is more likely to lift it up and over, than the Flex, just because of the ground clearance difference alone. The shorter length and lighter weight of the Escape will also factor there. Once again, physics. Big difference there that you are clearly missing so whatever other excuses you want to make for not being informed here on this thread, knock yourself out. I’m done. (and yes, I changed my original post because I had a huge brain fart lol. Sue me).
  19. surreal1272
    The Escape has almost two inches more ground clearance than the Flex though (7.8 vs 5.9) which is more of a rollover worry and than height alone. Gives more clearance to tip it over if a sedan noses under it from any side of the vehicle. Your Escape is also a lot shorter than my Flex, making the longer wheelbase a plus here. Again, it’s just physics. For the record, my old Magnum had 5.6” of ground clearance, hence the Flex riding much like it, save for the extra weight of the Flex. A
  20. surreal1272
    I’m not worried about mine. It’s more like a glorified station wagon anyway (sits lower and has less ground clearance than most CUVs and any SUV). It more or less like my old Magnum, but a few inches taller.
  21. surreal1272
    I’m just going to leave this right here since some folks can’t be bothered to cite a damn thing to support their made up numbers. Of course, they also think that wheelbase length doesn’t factor into it so there’s that lol. Source: https://m.driving-tests.org/driving-statistics/ And what have YOU provided thus far @ccap41? Not a damn thing from what I can tell so how about holding yourself to the same standards that you expect of others? No. You just said it was a negligible difference, which is also wrong.
  22. surreal1272
    Just stop it. It’s called “just making up $h!” because you couldn’t be bothered to take a few minutes to research the matter directly while spending the last two hours just making excuses and making up numbers for the sheer hell of it. You know what “making up numbers out of thin air is” right. Of course you do. So instead of being a little more educated on the matter, you choose ignorance. Again, sounds perfectly logical for you.
  23. surreal1272
    Actually that is exactly what it means and there is a mountain of data to support it if you cared to research the matter. And downvote the facts all you want. At least I didn’t throw in some made up numbers to support my narrative. FFS
  24. surreal1272
    Well you are right here questioning the validity by throwing out made up numbers (by your own admission) so there’s that. Let's start here. https://www.hotcars.com/modern-pickups-and-suvs-you-didnt-know-were-rollover-hazards/amp/
  25. surreal1272
    So basically you are going to ignore simple physics and just make up numbers @ccap41? That sounds like a perfectly logical thing to do.
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