Date:         Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:04:12 -0400
Reply-To:     BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
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From:         BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject:      Re: : End the hegemony of the US auto makers
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>> Will we ever be free of the hegemenony of US automaker's dominance over
what is perceived to be marketable vehicles? <<

All the automakers here offer us nothing but gas guzzlers and the world
complains we use too much resources. How am I supposed to use less gas when
the only vehicles with good gas mileage are little $10,000 tin cans?  I have
an '04 Honda element. You'd think that with a 4 cyl engine I'd get good
mileage but I only get 18 mpg city. Geez, I should have bought the Ford
Exterminator. When gas was high I was driving my 83 westy around town since
it gets 22 mph as apposed to my Honda or my wife's Audi.

I get so jealous when I see cars offered in other countries.

What I really want is that 2.5 liter diesel VW 4wd camper (The California
model) they sell over in Australia. Geez.

Bryan