As a young mom, often on the go with kids paraphernalia I've always been a fan of the Compact SUV; it gets me where I want to go, provides me a feeling of power on the road and doesn't prohibit me from safe parallel parking like its larger SUV siblings. However, having said all that, my first few days driving the Jeep Compass around town made me feel like the little old lady who is too short to see over her dashboard. While crossover vehicles may be all the rage, the Compass overall design left me a little lower-down and lacking the broad visibility I love about driving an SUV. Parallel parking may be easier, but I feel like the littlest guy on the road, having difficulty seeing past all the giants at a red light.
Alison Steinlauf Anziska- Community Coordinator @ 2300 miles.
papid says:
12:27 PM, 10/ 1/06
I infer from your comments that SUVs are your desirable choice (preferably compacts) when it comes to a road vehicle. Perhaps then you could contrast the crossover to a regular car, as both are on the same platform? A lot of us are "regular" car afficionadas and would appreciate your comments as to whether the Compass versus a regular car is better or worse from a driving position or a parking perspective ?
parkhopper says:
02:25 PM, 10/ 1/06
You may want to check out the recent Inside Line artcile on that very subject. As you will see the Crossover name itself doesn't really have an agreed upon definition, and there can be any number of differences between these popular vehicles and sedans. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=109143
skierx420 says:
01:02 PM, 10/ 3/06
I don't knowif you are aware of this but conviently there is a height adjustment lever for the seat. This is goofy but on the left side of the seat there is a lever that looks like it is for the seat back. This is a lever that you can pump to raise and lower the seat. Why didn't they use a power adjustment like the PT Cruiser? I have know idea. However, if you drove a Chrysler Cirrus from the 90's you would have found a similar setup for that driver seat. You should be able to see over the dash as my mother in law is only 5'2" and has the seat set to the highest pump. I think that the salesman must not have done a good job delivering the vehicle to you folks and showing you where those features are located.