and lets consider who the gubment is these days - houston - halliburton
On Apr 24, 2006, at 10:21 AM, Tom Boldway wrote: Well, one of the direct causes of the gas consuption is the government. CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy - car makers started designing minivans and SUVs as what killed the station wagon wasn't people turning against them but automakers cutting production - see a station wagon is a car, which impacts the CAFÉ for the automaker. A SUV and a minivan are trucks, which don't fall under CAFÉ automobile standards. A big car gets better mileage than a big SUV and can carry as much if not more. Betcha the trunk of my 99 Caddy Deville holds a lot more than most SUVs. Plus, with an efficient Northstar V8 I get 20 around town and 27 on the highway. An old Fender 4x10" bass speaker horn cabinet fits inside the car in the back seats! Digression - went to an auto show last week and saw the new 2006 VW Beetle had a sticker on window that said 22 city, 30 highway. With today's technology why do they get such poor mileage for a 4 banger? So, blame the wizards in gubment for part of the consumption problem.
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