| Re: Coping With The New CAFÉ Standards OR Defying the Laws of Physics [message #793269] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 06:47 |
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"Matthew T. Russotto" <russotto [at] grace.speakeasy.net> wrote
> Consumer Reports, normally rather leftist on the subject of fuel
> economy, rated the Smart and basically pronounced it "worst car
> ever". Most Americans don't want little shit cars.
Another report.
I've read the Consumer's Report, which talks about how long it takes to get
from 0 to 60 mph etc. I think this is completely missing the point about the
Smart Car. It's for urban driving. I've lived in large ciites, often visit
them now with my RV. The smaller the car the better, when getting around
congested urban centres; even better in cities one doesn't know well or at
all. Also, and this is a hard concept for many people, it really isn't
always necessary to drive 70-75 mph (110-120 kmh in Cda) I recall 55 mph
limits in the US during the 1970s gas shortages.
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFÉ Standards OR Defying the Laws of Physics [message #793474 ] |
Thu, 07 February 2008 23:54 |
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In article <NRbqj.2043$dA2.670 [at] read2.cgocable.net>,
V-for-Vendicar <Justice [at] ExecuteTheBushTraitor.com> wrote:
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>"Matthew T. Russotto" <russotto [at] grace.speakeasy.net> wrote
>> Consumer Reports, normally rather leftist on the subject of fuel
>> economy, rated the Smart and basically pronounced it "worst car
>> ever". Most Americans don't want little shit cars.
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>Another report.
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>I've read the Consumer's Report, which talks about how long it takes to get
>from 0 to 60 mph etc. I think this is completely missing the point about the
>Smart Car. It's for urban driving. I've lived in large ciites, often visit
>them now with my RV.
Your RV. Now THAT is fuel-efficient.
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There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
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