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C. E. White wrote:
> "fbloogyudsr" > wrote in message > ... > > "C. E. White" > wrote > >> > wrote ... On a similar theme, while walking past a > >>> supermarket car park in West London (England) I observed a very angry > >>> couple gaining entry to their Mercedes M-class via the rear boot. The > >>> Merc > >>> wasn't badly parked, the cars on either side were parked just fine, but > >>> it > >>> was FAR too big for the parking spot. I shoulda taken a pic, but they > >>> really weren't happy about all the people smirking at them. > >> > >> So would people had smirked at people driving a Honda Accord (71.5" > >> wide), Toyota Camry (70.7" wide), or VW Passat (68.7" wide)? All of the > >> vehicles are within 3.5" of the width of a Merceedes M-Class (72.4")? I > >> can't imagine the difference in width between an Accord and an M-Class > >> would have been the make or break difference in being able to get in the > >> car. And at least with the M-Class you could go in through the rear > >> hatch. > > > > Except, Ed, that the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry sold in EUROPE > > is a different and smaller car than those sold in the US. You need to > > compare an Acura TSX - sold as the Accord in Europe - which is 2" > > narrower than the US's Accord - much the same as the Passat. > > OK, assuming the cars were properly centered as you suggested, do you think > 1.8" will make much of a difference? > > Your story is a cute anti-SUV piece, but like a lot of the anti-SUV tales, > it is mostly hyperbole. The most common US SUV, the Ford Explorer has about > the same footprint as a US Toyota Camry, yet based on the horror stories > people like to concoct, you would think it was the size of an ocean liner. The current Explorer 4-dr is 193.5 long and 73.5 inches wide. The current Camry is 189.2 inches long and 70.7 inches wide. Neither would fit the city of Palo Alto's definition of "compact" car (180" x 72"), but I find the width is more important when navigating a parking space. |
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