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Old 10-29-2009, 06:55 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Funny, some GM cars can be efficient if you use them for their intended purpose. Such as my car being designed as a high-speed commuter and highway car. It gets about 30 mpg when going 70-75 mph, and more if you slow down. Doing 55-60 it gets 37-38 mpg. Name me another car of that vintage that could do everything my rolling land yacht can do with better fuel economy. The Accords of that era weren't as large, and neither was a Camry.

Eh, they figured there was more to be made in SUV's and trucks than cars. And it worked for a while. Now reality is back to bite them in the tail. And being drunk on cheap oil for the past 25 years, reality bit them hard so they're bleeding excessively and floundering about while they sober up to a world where oil is getting more dear.

Thanks for helping my point, Frank!
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