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Originally Posted by Number 3
Just do it knowing that Ford himself and others have suggeted the same thing.................including Bob Lutz.
All he is saying is, "government, if you want people to buy small cars, you can't simply make it illegal for us to make them".
Do you recall Bob Lutz's comment on this? CAFE is like trying to get a fat guy to lose weight by making him wear smaller pants................or something to that effect. Funnier yes, but the same message.
Akerson wasn't talking to you and I, he was talking to the (ahem) good people in Washington that think you'll eat less if they make you wear smaller pants.
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The only source provided linking Bill Ford Jr. to a similar sentiment was from 7 years ago when gasoline was $2/gal and NOBODY bought fuel efficient vehicles, once again this was also during a FAR stronger economic period. Even so, who said Bill Ford Jr. was correct then? Meanwhile, sales of fuel efficient, smaller cars are increasing specifically for GM, the economy is HORRIBLE, and gas prices are near their all-time high, yet someone thinks adding 25% to the cost is a good idea to support one of the companies that has already been supported by tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. This simply does not make sense from any logical perspective.