Controversial Vehicle Opinions

[89 MJ]

I'm not talking about opinions that most of us have, I want to hear some controversial automotive opinions that even those here might not agree with. Back this opinion up with reasoning too. That said, keep it civil, feel free to debate, but avoid arguing. Per the usual, keep politics and religion out of it too.

 

I'll start with an opinion that I have that is a pretty wild one:

 

The AMC and Jeep 4.0 is a boat anchor. The fuel economy is ok at best, it is not powerful and does not make as much low end torque as people say that it does (off idle, it is nowhere near that of the 258 AMC), its not terribly easy to work on, they leak, they aren't as tough as everyone thinks they are, and they aren't smooth (compared to its carbureted predecessor, the 258). The next time either my MJ or Eagle needs an engine, they aren't getting AMC 6 cyls.

 

 

Now for some less crazy ones:

 

Modern cars are so safe that they're dangerous. Lane keep assist, automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, etc. just enable the driver to be distracted while driving. 

 

99% of people do not need a 4x4 or a pickup. 99% of my winter driving experience has been split between my Eagle on worn out all terrains and my dad's plow trucks on all terrains. Aside from plowing snow, I don't think I've used 4wd more than 5 times. The Eagle and one of the plow trucks didn't even have ABS and I have never been stuck (I got close when plowing snow once, but that was me getting greedy, no fault to any of the vehicles there). Same story with trucks. How often do you really see a pickup with stuff in the bed? 

 

A truck with a bed less than 6' in length is a car. Darn near anything you can fit in that bed would fit in the trunk of a car or back of an SUV. There's no point for that. 

 

AC, power steering, power brakes, power locks, and power windows should go back to being options. Vehicles without those were perfectly drivable 50 years ago, they would be just as drivable today and would let people buy cheaper cars. 

[eaglescout526]

Dang. Some hot takes here ya know hahaha. 
 

My favorite one is that electric cars are environmentally friendly despite the god awful lithium mining operations and that that battery style is prone to fires. 

[89 MJ]

6 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

My favorite one is that electric cars are environmentally friendly despite the god awful lithium mining operations and that that battery style is prone to fires. 

Add on top of the fact that they're basically disposable because of the price of a battery when they go bad and the battery recycling process isn't good either, I'll stick with my old stuff

[coheed]

Small 4 cylinder diesels should be significantly more available than they are in the US. Most people don't need top end HP, they need torque to get up and go in traffic. They're usually way better on fuel too. My MK6 Golf averaged about 40 doing almost completely city driving.

[89 MJ]

14 minutes ago, coheed said:

Small 4 cylinder diesels should be significantly more available than they are in the US. Most people don't need top end HP, they need torque to get up and go in traffic. They're usually way better on fuel too. My MK6 Golf averaged about 40 doing almost completely city driving.

Yes! I'd love to see small 4 cyl diesels in most vehicles.