You complain too about other things so just realize we're all complainers :P ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:22 PM Subject: RE: SUV's and Dead Horses
> Its easy to demonize people for their choices. SUVs are an easy target, > they are large and they have a number of people who drive them. > > People point to the super large Lincolns, Fords, Chevys, and other and > complain, but the majority of the ones I see are the smaller Jeeps, > Fords, Izzuzzzuzzzuzu ;), and others. > > Now, at the same time, the auto makers do have technologies they can > roll out that would make the gas mileage better and the pollution less. > But the people don't demand it. > > But I agree with you Erika the difference of one or two miles a gallon > isn't that big. But people need a target, those two miles give the > complainers something to complain about, a target. Because of the people > who commonly drive them, they can create big evil groups of people. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:09 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: SUV's and Dead Horses > > > > Not to beat to beat the dead horse here ... But I was looking up some > > fairly popular cars versus a couple of SUV's ... And I think some of > the > > differences in gas mileage is negligible and even a couple of SUV's > came > > out ahead of popular cars ... > > > > So I think it's all pretty relative and comes down again to the fact > > people really shouldn't generalize, as some SUV owners try to own the > > best one for the environment while still getting the vehicle they want > > and enjoy, while some car owners don't realize that an SUV does better > > on the road then their car. > > > > Now there's no reasoning for the Lincon Navigator people other than > they > > have the money to waste I suppose ... But others should be given a bit > > more slack since their SUV only does 1 mpg less than the popular > > minivans. That's hardly something to crucify over ... But then again, > > what do I know. > > > > Interesting stuff. Of course there's lots of great family cars in this > > list that do great on mileage. > > (most of this is 2002 data) > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
