The end of fuel economy in America?

[MakDiesel]

what kind of idiot drives 275 miles a day in a Hummer? (400k over 4 years) Also, what GM vehicle could possibly make it to 400k? (without rebuild or replacement engine) Mak

[tomauto]

They took trips to colorado 3 times a year, and bunches of other places.......Commute to Dallas (200 mile round trip)....

[tomauto]

dont get me wrong, the interior creaks and rattles, and the thing is noisy and slow.

[JanGeo]

friend of mine has a red one - rode in it - the thing is all over the road when you hit a bump - now the real H1 was something else - high wide and diesel!

[rh77]

I'm confident that additional, efficient vehicles will be offered with the next 2 years, so I'm holding out, unless the Integra is rendered undriveable. As frustrating as it is with the automatic, I've become quite fond of her With the hatch and seats folded, she'll haul a lot of stuff that a small crossover vehicle may have a slight edge on -- but the 'Teg will get better FE in-between. The car has amazed me over the last 3 years from simlicity under the hood/reliability to the fun-factor in handling.

RH77

[JanGeo]

Ya know its weird but now when I go down a hill I wish I had a Hybrid to be able to charge a battery - this after driving a Prius a few times...

Hey what was the trick about getting it back in drive when in neutral while moving - I remember that being a problem in the Prius that you almost had to stop to put it in gear?

[onegammyleg]

Hi tomauto -?dont get me wrong, the interior creaks and rattles, and the thing is noisy and slow.?

That prety well describes my missus

[Ted Hart]

Originally Posted by theclencher

EVIDENTLY gas is too cheap. When stupid punks with nothing better to do can afford to put on 200 miles per night going up and down and up and down Main street, and when commuters of every stripe think it is reasonable to commute 200 miles per day- in 4x4 pickups and suvs no less- obviously the resource is not getting the proper value assigned to it.

There is but one solution (with its problems, too!)... Gas rationing! Stamps would stop (a lot of) the waste! Enforcement would be a problem...but the lessons learned in WW 2 could be applied. IMHO

[philmcneal]

or government should give perks for those who drive efficiently, although that would be tough to enforce as well.

[The Toecutter]

If there were gas rationing, my friends and I would merely roll around smoking and committing various acts of hooliganism in an electric conversion. You see, I think ahead.