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Old 09-07-2012, 12:21 PM  
Sly
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Originally Posted by MaDalton View Post
this kind of sums it up:

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012...40mpg-new-cars

average MPG in the US is 24, in Europe between 40 and 50

does one really need a F150? and big V8 engines when the speed limit is 55 or 65 mp/h?

most people could cut their costs for gas by 50% if they drove something like a Jetta or Passat (or similar)
Most people don't need a car either. :-)

Most of the world lives in an urban environment. We could have vast public transportation systems in every moderate sized city that would make it so nobody needs a car.

We have cars because we want cars. Need does not come into the picture.

Does the average person need a F150? Probably not, but they get it because they like it, they want it, and they can have it. Until it is no longer affordable, people will continue buying them.

Oil is out there to get. People want it. They can get it. They will go get it.

That's what we humans do, we are savage beasts!
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