I weigh 160 lbs (stand at 5 ft. 9in.), work out five days a week (including biking 14 miles a day as well as lifting weights), and have a two-year-old who keeps me active. I also suffer from arthritis after years of said biking, playing basketball on the weekends, numerous injuries from pickup roller hockey, and…

Alfa screwed its reputation up over decades with cars that were gorgeous, but broke down long before the warranty expired. This has always been the problem for Alfa. FCA should have fixed the quality control issues long before embarking on any new models for the brand. But then, as with so much with FCA (including the…

I would. In fact, based on Mercedes’ own sales [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/…most people would. Again, you’re thinking like a Jalop, not like the rest of the population. Step out of your head and occasionally, you may see how other people process their decisions, even if you disagree.

Maybe. But if you are into racing as Tony Stewart is, the vehicle doesn’t matter. Think about it: Stewart drives sprint cars, which are hardly well-engineered machines. Methinks a crossover, especially one geared for racing, will suit Stewart just fine.

In the U.S., perhaps (just saw a couple the other day), but globally, they still sell. Also, there’s the Miata. The options are limited. But the options have always been limited because enthusiasts are the one percent of car buyers. Enthusiasts must always remember that. We don’t buy enough cars to support many of…

Logical fallacies, being what they are, exist because the person making the fallacy is being irrational about their disdain instead of considering the perspectives of everyone else. As someone who has spent more time in sedans than SUVs, I can see the arguments for both, and I have enjoyed every sedan I have ever…

If I have to spend hours “parking” (which traffic rarely is; there is still some movement), I would rather have leg room, elevation, and more-comfortable seating. So would most people. Thus the SUV and crossover.

NASCAR already has the popular truck series. Why wouldn’t a CUV series attract drivers or fans? Tony Stewart and Rob Hornaday would probably love it.

Except that this is based on the scenario that you are driving on back roads with little traffic. That’s not the reality for most of us.

The world doesn’t work that way. As with everything , fashion is an interplay of what people decide what they like (often in youth as a way to run away from what they grew up with so they can form their own identities) and what tastemakers (from designers to celebrities to workplaces) deem interesting.

Just because people did things a certain way 50 years ago doesn’t mean it should still be done that way. If there are better options for driving that accommodate changes in body shape (which has always been the reality, people 50 years ago weren’t much smaller than people of now), then why not?

Again, that’s speaking from the perspective of a Jalop and not necessarily objective, either. [Not that objectivity matters in this discussion because it is about consumer choice and we are all consumers.] Stop viewing other people’s choices from your perspective and consider what those buyers care about.

Not really. Women want something that is fashionable yet practical. The station wagon is practical, but not fashionable. The sedan is fashionable, but not practical. The SUV/CUV (the latter of which, oddly enough, is a play on the station wagon with a touch of SUV), is both, at least for the moment.

Perhaps a crossover won’t be as fun to drive as a sedan. But for the average person, driving is not fun. Driving is merely something they must do to move themselves, kin, and cargo to multiple points more efficiently than via walking, cycling, biking or public transport.

As are many women. My wife is already looking to replace her Mazda 6 with an Acura SUV or a Mazda CX-9. What will likely end up happening is we’ll end up trading in her Mazda for the SUV/CUV and I’ll ride around in the XC90 for the next three years, then trade that in for a CX-9 or another XC90.

Except that most people (read: women) don’t want station wagons. That is also clear from sales data and from talking to any woman. To the average person, station wagons are the cars grandpa drove, and no one wants that other than a few Jalops on the Internet.

And Honda and Mazda. Don’t forget them.

Most folks with one child wouldn’t buy a Suburban anyway. They would buy a Nissan Rogue or a Ford Explorer. So there.

Exactly. More space. Greater utility. Nicer seats that can elevate and give long legs more room. Add in the fact that the fuel efficiency with an SUV or CUV isn’t much lower than that for a sedan, and suddenly, SUVs and CUVs are the better option.

I hope you pick up some books and learn something. Also, learn some empathy for people who don’t resemble you or share your skin color or heritage. But I don’t count on it.