Comments on: Cutting Off Their Noses to Spite Their Faces

By: Darrell Hicks aka Uncle Darrell

Darrell Hicks aka Uncle Darrell — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:56:54 +0000

Regarding the hybrids, etc., I just ran over the road from Tulare, CA to Walcott, IA Trucker’s Jamboree in my 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, larger engine, 133,000 miles on the odometer. The cruise control was set at 65 mph., right lane running, careful fuel enhancing driving. The net result after 4,100 miles was 30.7 miles per gallon. It can be done by almost anyone.
We do not have to drive heavy fuel hogs and drive like an entry in an auto race track. Slow down, save the hybrid money, and enjoy the better mileage.
Uncle Darrell

By: David

David — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:01:43 +0000

Attaboy Jason! I wonder about all the bragging on fuel mileage in new hybrid vehicles. I just took a trip in my 1993 Park Ave. I ran highway speed (70-75mph) and it got 26MPG. My mother in law does not get that good in her 07 Buik LaCrosse. That is downhill thinking. The answer is a bucket of tar and a bag of feathers. Tar and feather all tree huggers and start drilling for more oil and refining more gasoline.

By: jason ford

jason ford — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:20:20 +0000

American wants Suv`s cars with 500 horse power Rv`s boats. What we do not want is five dollar gas. Wake up poeple their is no,I repeat no shortage of oil.We need new poeple in oil. Not the same world groups holding all the oil rights.We need the goverment to allow new investers into drilling. drill now,build more places to refine. This will make jobs and move things ahead. The other course is the 3 world approch, park you boat car and all your gas guzzlers and watch as america goes the way of the rest of the world. And anyone that belevies in green house gases can all sit in a tent in some 3 world country and hold hands,sing and wait for the end of the world.Long live the internal combustion engine.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:32:34 +0000

Just more proof that market forces are more powerful than any government intervention. I have long felt (as have many others) that market forces will self-regulate and industry. Those that choose to look forward will develop the technology and surpass their competitors in sales and market share. Toyota invested heavily in hybrid technology years ago and are now reaping the benefits. Let the government stay out of it and may the strong survive.