Mayor Mamdani wants to explore charging higher tolls for large passenger vehicles entering New York City. Trucks and SUVs are more dangerous, pollute more, d...
I support this, but I’m curious to know how he defines SUV. I drive a sub compact SUV (Subaru Crosstrek) because it’s the closest I could get to a station wagon; they literally do not sell station wagons on the American market anymore.
The only reason I bought a car in the first place was because my wife and I decided to have a kid and we needed a vehicle with some cargo room. We bought the smallest, most fuel efficient option in the market, so I’d be annoyed if I gpt tolled the same as the jack-ass driving a Ford F-150.
People buy bigger cars simply for the tax deduction for their business. My wife has no real need to drive a 6,000 gross weight vehicle but the government awards you with accelerated depreciation for only vehicles over that weight
So if you just need a company car to drive to sales calls or something, then you’re better off getting some 8-seater SUV than a sedan? I would understand if it were for contractors or farmers to ensure that they weren’t trying to write off a Corvette as a business expense, but having that be universal is just dumb.
oooo, don’t say that too loud elsewhere or you’ll have angry people claiming that the Outback is still a wagon, despite not having been one for over a decade now.
I also had this trouble replacing my third gen Outback. I went with a 2012 Elantra Touring, which has very similar cargo capacity (but lower towing capacity). but it’s hard to come by 14 year old cars that aren’t rust buckets.
I can still get a newer BMW, Volvo, or VW wagon, but they’re outside of my budget and/or offensive/dangerous (distracting tech, LED headlights, etc). because fuck people who just want a Toyota Matrix, I guess. the VWs were probably the closest to my low budget in the used market
Yeah, there are still technically some wagons on the market, but they’re $75K luxury vehicles. It’s weird, because I only see people with that kind of money driving sports cars or luxury SUVs, but I guess someone is buying them.
There are only two van options, there are no more minivans.
A Toyota Sienna has a 14 month waiting list, a Chrysler Pacifica is such garbage, people would rather wait over a year.
Yeah, they mention weight being a possible etermining factor in the video, and if it’s done on a scale, I’m happy to pay a little more than a sedan. I’m gonna be annoyed if there’s a flat cutoff for weight and I’m paying as much as some truck that takes up two parking spaces.
I support this, but I’m curious to know how he defines SUV. I drive a sub compact SUV (Subaru Crosstrek) because it’s the closest I could get to a station wagon; they literally do not sell station wagons on the American market anymore.
The only reason I bought a car in the first place was because my wife and I decided to have a kid and we needed a vehicle with some cargo room. We bought the smallest, most fuel efficient option in the market, so I’d be annoyed if I gpt tolled the same as the jack-ass driving a Ford F-150.
People buy bigger cars simply for the tax deduction for their business. My wife has no real need to drive a 6,000 gross weight vehicle but the government awards you with accelerated depreciation for only vehicles over that weight
just more evidence that most people are selfish and will act selfishly even if that has negative consequences for everyone else
Not going to argue with you there
Really? I’ve never heard of this. Is this industry specific?
https://www.crestcapital.com/section-179-deduction-vehicle-list-over-6000-lbs
Just has to be used for 50% business use. Also this is n expense offsetting revenue, not a tax credit
So if you just need a company car to drive to sales calls or something, then you’re better off getting some 8-seater SUV than a sedan? I would understand if it were for contractors or farmers to ensure that they weren’t trying to write off a Corvette as a business expense, but having that be universal is just dumb.
It’s why you see so many Mercedes G wagons. They just hit the 6,000 gross weight mark
oooo, don’t say that too loud elsewhere or you’ll have angry people claiming that the Outback is still a wagon, despite not having been one for over a decade now.
I also had this trouble replacing my third gen Outback. I went with a 2012 Elantra Touring, which has very similar cargo capacity (but lower towing capacity). but it’s hard to come by 14 year old cars that aren’t rust buckets.
I can still get a newer BMW, Volvo, or VW wagon, but they’re outside of my budget and/or offensive/dangerous (distracting tech, LED headlights, etc). because fuck people who just want a Toyota Matrix, I guess. the VWs were probably the closest to my low budget in the used market
Yeah, there are still technically some wagons on the market, but they’re $75K luxury vehicles. It’s weird, because I only see people with that kind of money driving sports cars or luxury SUVs, but I guess someone is buying them.
Tunnels types love their big black throbbing Suburbans.
Fuck those things. If you really need to seat 7 people, suck it up and buy a minivan.
There are only two van options, there are no more minivans. A Toyota Sienna has a 14 month waiting list, a Chrysler Pacifica is such garbage, people would rather wait over a year.
Simple enough: Index it by weight.
Yeah, they mention weight being a possible etermining factor in the video, and if it’s done on a scale, I’m happy to pay a little more than a sedan. I’m gonna be annoyed if there’s a flat cutoff for weight and I’m paying as much as some truck that takes up two parking spaces.