Register

If this is your first visit, please click the Sign Up now button to begin the process of creating your account so you can begin posting on our forums! The Sign Up process will only take up about a minute of two of your time.

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Linked In Flickr Watch us on YouTube Google+
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11
  1. #1
    Junior Member Lars's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Posts
    27
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0

    Should those driving a 10 mpg Full Size SUV do Americas future a favor and switch...

    ...to something getting...? Something getting twice the miles per gallon?

  2. #2
    Member CAustin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    42
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    No, I don't think so.

    I think that, as gasoline continues to be expensive and alternatives are increasingly available, the market will shift away from gas-fueled vehicles in general the same way we shifted away from candlelight as electric lights became cheap and available.

    We don't need to pressure people into adapting. They'll adapt themselves when gas stations begin to get less common, and the price of gas goes up to $5 or $7 or $10. Why strongarm them into it? Did we have to have government programs pressuring people to give up horse-drawn wagons for automobiles? If gas truly isn't the energy of the future, then all we have to do is wait.

  3. #3
    Junior Member USAalltheway2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Posts
    2
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    nope. you have a right to drive what you want. THey make them, they sell them, if you can afford the gas you can buy and drive them. That's freedom of choice.

  4. #4
    Member DynaFlowHum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Posts
    52
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    No. Cheap fuel and gas guzzlers are an American right. The world owes it to us.

  5. #5
    Member pdooma's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Posts
    31
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    Why? I fill it up once a month, if that. And it has over 450,000 miles on it. Why would I throw out a perfectly good automobile? It's big enough to haul a small boat, which is helpful. And it runs beautifully. AND I can maintain it in my own garage because it has a simple engine. No complicated parts. No computer.

    (Though, it does get more than 10 mpg even if it's a big car.)

  6. #6
    Junior Member TB12's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    4
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    My personal vehicle is an F-150, my company vehicle is a Toyota Prius,,, I hate that damn Prius, when they make a truck that gets 20 mpg I'll gladly buy it.

  7. #7
    Senior Member Todd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Posts
    174
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    Oh. So now the little commie wants to dicktate what I drive. Wrap your lips round the tailpipe of my Ford

  8. #8
    Junior Member JeEdgar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Posts
    1
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    Then that will put factories producing SUVs out of business, resulting in layoffs and higher unemployment. Then you liberals cry that the boss is greedy

  9. #9
    Junior Member DreEvil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    7
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    Hey, they need those trucks for tail gating.

  10. #10
    Junior Member MikeMNUMBER5's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Posts
    18
    Downloads
    0
    Uploads
    0
    no, its cheaper to gas than buy parts and pay for your own funeral when you hit a rabbit and die in a tiny car


Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Track Report: Driving Circuit Of The Americas
    By vlad411 in forum Show Off
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-05-2013, 06:09 AM
  2. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 03-14-2011, 05:24 PM
  3. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 12-25-2009, 05:08 AM
  4. Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-06-2009, 05:14 AM
  5. will americas future youth ruin americas status as a powerhouse??
    By Brian N in forum Predictions and Prophecies
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 08-07-2008, 02:08 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:53 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5
Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.