These Are The Car Opinions Our Readers Say They Were Most Wrong About

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As enthusiasts, we emotion to deliberation we're correct astir everything each nan time, but unfortunately, that isn't possible. It happens. It's fine. Of course, it would beryllium awesome to ne'er beryllium wrong, but portion of being a mature big is changing your mind erstwhile you study you were incorrect astir something. Maybe you thought Henrik Fisker had yet done it this time and were convinced nan Fisker Ocean was connected its measurement to being a immense hit. Maybe you thought other countries would salary Trump's tariffs connected nan cars they waste here. No 1 tin beryllium correct 100% of nan time.

Since we can't ever beryllium correct astir everything, it's besides patient to talk astir nan things we initially sewage wrong. So connected Wednesday, we asked you what car sentiment you were astir incorrect about. And what do you know, location were a batch of things that you judge you sewage wrong. Let's return a look astatine immoderate of nan astir celebrated answers.

"There is nary specified point arsenic excessively overmuch horsepower."

As a young car proprietor I dreamed of owning a Viper, and loved nan stories of early musculus car antics for illustration putting money connected nan dash and challenging group to return it arsenic you accelerated.

When I bought my first "powerful" car I quickly realized it's only bully if you tin usage it. What's nan constituent of debased 0-60 times erstwhile you almost ever extremity up stuck down a Prius.

It's bully to person much than mean for those moments erstwhile you request to walk aliases merge quickly, but nan only point worse than not having capable powerfulness is paying for it and ne'er being capable to usage it.

Suggested by: Damien Civiello

I person galore basking takes and hills to dice unsocial on, but I'm intelligibly incorrect astir nan Prius being superior to nan Volt. It was intelligibly nan opposite, because erstwhile I learned astir really nan car was designed, I realized it was a greater technological marvel than its Japanese competition.

This isn't moreover nan point I was astir incorrect about. After uncovering retired astir this and looking into each of GM's different crazy projects, it became clear to maine that GM itself is an automotive engineering juggernaut that I grossly underestimated by a agelong shot. There's nary institution successful this world that will springiness you equivalents to a Blackwing, Super Cruise, highly badge-engineered cars (looking astatine you Honda), aliases a quarter-price supercar, but fortunate for us, location is 1 specified group that exists.

Suggested by: Drift of Air

I utilized to deliberation each car enthusiasts were cool, past I knowledgeable nan existent world.

Most truthful called "car enthusiasts", aren't, and ruin what utilized to beryllium a awesome hobby pinch thing much than biases and different position I'd alternatively not say.

And I'm not talking astir thoroughfare takeovers either.

Suggested by: World24

Miata, if course. In 2002 I went to a Chrysler dealership to bargain a Wrangler. I drove 1 and hated it. On nan measurement out, I saw a tan complete achromatic NB connected nan utilized lot. I drove it. I drove it home. I fell successful emotion pinch a "hairdresser's car".

Suggested by: Jeff Purvis

Elon is tony-stark-level revolutionary brilliant inventor and Tesla is nan king of early EV pinch Autopilot Full-Self-Driving level 5

I've ne'er been truthful incorrect successful my life

Suggested by: Derry

Don't slumber connected nan minivan, ya'll. I will dice connected this hill. I was ne'er level retired against them, but I ne'er intended to ain one. And past 1 fell successful our thigh respective years agone and we will ne'er spell back. All that space, cargo and rider capacity, towing capacity, easiness of entree done nan monolithic openings created by sliding doors and nan rear hatch, and its sooo soft to thrust and conscionable comfortable to beryllium in. Why would anyone take an SUV aliases crossover complete a minivan? Who attraction what different group think, I'm comfy and loving it.

Suggested by: Maxis47

I primitively didn't spot nan constituent of plug-in hybrids pinch their short EV operating range. When I realized that nan EV-only miles were for commuting, and you could fundamentally EV done nan week by charging astatine location aliases much until you return a longer trip, I bought 1 and now fto my star panels substance my wife's regular commute.

Suggested by: Jonathan C Baker

Judging personification based connected what type of cars they for illustration aliases take to drive. That driving a manual makes you a "genuine" enthusiast. That anyone who chooses basal no-frills proscription is simply a soulless bore.

A younger, dumber, type of maine was blameworthy of each these crimes. Now I couldn't attraction less.

Suggested by: Funky Dynamite

I person two.

1.) There's nary replacement for displacement. I'm complete my childish "it's sewage to person a V8" and realized nan powerfulness a turbo 4 cylinder aliases a consecutive six tin nutrient is plentifulness quick, and substance businesslike to boot.

2.) Pumped successful motor sounds. I usually dislike thing unauthentic (i.e., clone vents, clone aerial scoops, etc.) However, I now understand nan use of pumped successful motor noise. I tin now dress I'm Cole Trickle aliases Colin McRae to my heart's contented without being obnoxious to everyone astir me. My car tin beryllium silent connected nan extracurricular for each I attraction now. Let maine vroom, vroom connected nan wrong and I'm happy.

Suggested by: Michael Tonelli

When CVTs first came retired location was a batch of antagonistic talk astir them truthful assumed they were a bad idea. But now I person 1 successful my Maverick and honestly it's fine. I'm 100% satisfied pinch nan measurement nan motortruck drives and don't moreover springiness nan transmission a 2nd thought.

Suggested by: BuddyS

The very first car I ever bought pinch my ain money was a 1996 Geo Metro. Yeah, yeah, hush. Thanks to a triangular regular way betwixt work, school, and location that covered astir 200 miles a time (Georgia is simply a large state), my attraction was connected maximum substance efficiency. And that 3 cylinder, 5 velocity manual delivered! But aft a peculiarly adjacent telephone pinch a semi carrying logs arsenic I foolishly tried to merge onto I-95, I became convinced that bigger was always, successful each instance, better. This partially explains why complete nan years I've ever had SUVs and extended cab half-ton trucks, and moreover regular drove an OBS Ford F-250 pinch nan 351ci Windsor V-8 for a while-about arsenic other a Geo Metro arsenic you tin get.

But gradually, I matured and realized that sometimes, a small, arguably underpowered, conveyance is precisely nan correct instrumentality for nan job. My driveway presently hosts a 2026 Freightliner Cascadia, a 2023 Kia Forte GT, a 2015 Toyota Tacoma...and a lowly 2006 Kia Rio that makes each of 100 horsepower. And you cognize what? Despite having only 40 horsepower much than my 1981 Suzuki GS650G motorcycle, if I ever person to thatch personification really to drive, it'll beryllium nan Rio I'll return to nan lesson. It's easy to maneuver, has awesome visibility pinch almost nary unsighted spots, and it's excessively anemic to get an inexperienced driver into trouble. Bonus: if they someway negociate to wreck, it's a inexpensive car to fix.

Suggested by: Benjamin Reed

Mine was nan past procreation Ford Thunderbird. I was convinced it was someway secretly good. I was seeing imaginable nary 1 did, possibly it could very easy made astonishing pinch nan aftermarket. This was based connected my having driven nan platform-mates for illustration nan Lincoln LS that were decent and truthful were each nan different parts bin stuff. They had Jagaur's help! And it was bringing backmost an Icon. Clearly car civilization conscionable didn't get it and Ford did.

I person trial driven 2 successful my life and was very wrong. They are disfigured soulless pigs.

Suggested by: Jonathan Chapman