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Old 06-04-2008, 10:46 AM   #13
chadrcr
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Originally Posted by Rock36 View Post
You know even in the mid to late 70s when environmental stuff really started to kick off, and there was the gas crisis, big cars never really went away.

Some makes and models dissappeared, but many others still stuck around...they were just sold in smaller amounts.
Yea, there were still BIG cars, but the motors got smaller and weaker. Still did not get good gas mileage like today's cars..... I had an old '81 GMC 1500 with a 305---135hp ---12/13 highway mpg. my 06---300hp --22 mpg on the hiway.
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