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Originally Posted by TOMS1SS
American's don't want fuel efficient cars, all the trucks and muscle cars selling hand over fist at $4 dollar a gallon is proof of that.
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Please, just stop. We're not Europe. If you like it so much, pack your gear and go move there.
First, most of those countries do not have the high standards we do for both crashing and safety. This causes the prices to go higher here than they do over there.
Second, those countries are setup a lot differently then we are here in the US. They have smaller roads, often just 2 lane roads. They have high quality mass transit, which the US doesn't.
Three, about half the cars in Europe are diesel powered....which provides better fuel economy in most cases.
Four, and this is the point of Dragon's post - MOST of those "fuel efficient" cars are the size of a freaking go-cart.
I'm sorry, but I am not riding around in something that's 5 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. I would like to go home after an accident. You talk about how Americans don't mind paying out that money, but then you fail to see why.
At the same token, I'm not against improving fuel mileage. These companies can already do it with the technology that is already in use today. There are engines overseas that could easily be put in the same cars here, but because of stupidity in regulations, they don't.
I just find it funny that your sitting here basically calling us stupid for paying to gas the vehicles we choose to drive and yet you do the exact same thing.....