I just found an article about it, and basically it's because with all the safety stuff and "comfort" add-ons, cars weigh more so they need bigger engines. But, seriously, how much can air bags weigh? I'd take crappy cloth seats + air bags & high MPG over surround sound, sync, chilled glove compartments, etc, & low mileage any day.
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 9:49 AM, wrote: > yeah, it does seem crazy.....my sister's got a 1991 Acura Integra with > almost 200,000 miles on it and it still averages above 35mpg. > > > On May 16, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Deanna Schneider wrote: > >> I still think it's crazy that I can get 40mpg in my 1994 stock model, >> bottom of the barrel, Nissan Sentra, and you can't get any cars with >> that kind of MPG without going hybrid these days. I'm pretty darn sure >> car makers haven't forgotten how to build small, fuel-efficient >> engines. So, why can't you buy them anymore? >> >> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: >>> I guess the same can be said when someone trades in their gas guzzler >>> for one of those hybrids or some other economy car, right? >>> For me personally, a bike is not a way to save $$ on gas but rather I >>> just love to ride. I don't care how good or bad mileage a bike can >>> get, >>> I just love to ride. Rain or shine. >>> >>> Bruce >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260296 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
