What Are THREE Vehicles You See On The Road And Can't Help But Think The Owner Is A SUCKER?

Wow, talk about trying to bring out the worst in others :-(

I figure that what someone else drive is none of my damned business.

@TheSteve, your safe space is this way -->

Pollyanna will take your cocktail order.

JOKING

For all of you who want everyone to have a "drivers car" - I have one of those. However - Last year I bought a Chrysler Mini-Van - and yes I get the looks when I say so - and it has been EXACTLY what I needed - and for those things - I love it. In fact - I prefer driving it to the Pick-up it replaced. AND I can get more grandchildren in it than the Pick Up -and a 4x8 piece of plywood will sit flat on the floor - without leaving the tailgate open. The only other vehicle I know of that can do that is the Chevy Suburban - and for a while the plywood would not fit. For vacations - I can actually camp in the back of the mini-van too. (I was a tent person)

However - there are times when I wonder why a family with a bunch of kids has a BMW 3 series - (Likely left over from before the marriage) - or when someone has a car that is clearly too small for the driver - but that might be a monetary issue beyond their control. Most people have legitimate reasons for buying the car they have - and I remember back to my 1939 Chevy - my first car -it started - it ran - and I "owned" it - and kids my age did not own cars back then. You were lucky if you could borrow the parents car. On cold days - the TUBE radio in the Chevy never got warm enough to actually make music - until the heat came up (And the heater was an "option" too). AND IT STILL is on the road - in the family I sold it to.

Mitsubishi Mirage

Whenever I see someone driving a Mitsubishi Mirage, I know it was bought solely for price, but for a rather similar price the Chevy Spark is an infinitely nicer car to live with. It's more refined--and yes I am using that term on a bargain-box car. Pretend you're leaving the Fiat dealer and you'll probably get close to Spark pricing on a 500. Bit the Mirage is the idiot's choice.

Mazda Miata

When I first saw the Fiat 124 in pictures, I didn't find it attractive, but in person it is much batter and much more original than the Miata's dull styling. Beyond that, the 124 has a soul that the Miata lacks. At heart, the Miata wants to be a base Camry with plastic wheel covers. The 124 at least has glimmers of hope. Both need 300 horsepower and someone to tune them to handle better. They both suffer from the chassis deadness that the scared old fat farts call a balanced chassis.

Nissan Altima

Why put up with the howling CVT when for the same money you can have a sedan that looks far better, has far fewer NVH issues, and has better reliability?

(1) Cadillac ELR - what more can be said about this $70,000 Chevy Volt ($50,000 with discounts I guess).

(2) Toyota Sequoia - why would anyone buy this versus a Ford Expedition or Chevy Yukon?

(3) Toyota Landcruiser/Lexus LX570 - That such a turd of an SUV has lineage to the Landcruisers that conquered Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia is just nauseating. These ungainly, gas-guzzling, tippy, and slow leviathans make me want to puke everytime I see one. I will lump the GX460 in there even though its on a different platform.

Amen to the Lexus GX. My wife fell in love with one a few years back and wanted one "please please please". I took her out and did a simple, very basic accident avoidance maneuver and it scared her.

She claimed I was making it look bad.

We then got into a Mercedes GL and the the same maneuver and the Mercedes wasn't remotely scary, but instead demonstrated sheer competence. We kept the GL until we needed more space for car seats.

1. SUV's
2. Crossovers
3. Trucks (where the owner is an office worker)

4. TVRs lol

Agreed - the 320, A3, and XF = when you really have to have that badge!

1. Any US musclecar.
2. The $220,000 version of the Mercedes G Wagon.
3. A Smart Car.

Anything under $100K. There, is that elitist enough for you?