I think it's just stupid how giant new pick up trucks are, utterly dumb, > > burn lots of gas, very high lift level to the bed, and they are largely > > used > > as 'one person cars' really. Imagine how much fuel is wasted every day > > by > > those things hauling around just one person. Where I am, any regular > > 'mill > > worker type' male drives a huge pick up, like it was a one person > > commute > > car. Like that's the 'normal car' around here almost. > > Scott > > > > I've been wondering myself why pick ups have gotten so huge. I think a car company might be able to make a mint if they produced a normal "old school" type pick up. You know not S10 small but "normal" Then again what do I know? > > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > |
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