So on another car forum, a car club dedicated to muscle Camaro's and Firebirds, I put up in the general discussion a link someone here posted a while back regarding GM's plans to spend $500M on a 45mpg car called the Cruze. I basically just said, look what GM is doing... and asked, How does everyone feel about this? Think in terms of the Metro, Saturns, Cavaliers that have been proven w/ little and sometime NO modification, can exceed 45mpg, relate your input to the cars available in the 80's and 90's from GM that could achieve 45mpg.
Everyone knows I try to hypermile, and they think I'm one of "those crazy gas guys" because I'd rather drive my Saturn every day than my Camaro. So I guess I was asking for it, but EVERYONE took offense and basically flamed the hell out of me. Next thing I know they're all DEMANDING I TELL THEM what I've done to my Saturn to get good mileage.
In true stubbornness, I denied their requests and said, if you want to know how to get better MPG, do a google search for "mpg forum" and do as I did, read, learn, form your own opinions and experiments. Well, that didn't go over so well, basically they told me if I was going to have the attitude I did and tell everyone to "piss off" then I wasn't welcomed anymore. I've been an active member there, attending cruise-ins and races, since 2002. Just because I wouldn't give away all these "hypermiling secrets" they think I have, they all want me gone.
Don't you think it's lame of them to act that way? I mean, sure, one part of saving gas is helping other people save gas too, but I wasn't about to be put on trial and harassed into telling them what can easily be found with a google search. So just like most people, these people are the type to piss and moan, continue driving their 15mpg trucks and Camaro's and NOT try to learn how to improve mileage.
It just frustrates me that things happened the way they did... so am I the jerk, or are they?
Project84 
John
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