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Old 04-05-2008, 03:28 PM   #65 (permalink)
Chris D.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
There seems to be an irrational pull to make something be something else that it isn't. Trucks aren't economy cars or sports cars. They are build to haul and pull. If you are hauling and/or pulling, use a truck. If you want to go fast, sports cars are designed for that, why not use a sports car? If you can serve your transport needs with an economical vehicle, there really isn't a good reason not to choose one in the first place.
But if you have no other choice than to have a truck, when your not using it you can observe hypermiling techniques insted of simply saying **** it like so many others do..

I dont haul or tow with my truck at all times either, its no hummer or fullsize, its a 4 banger.. It gets used as a truck when it needs to and when I'm commuting with it, I hypermile to get the most out of it..

Frank, your right on so many levels tho about the huge monstrocities and single driver ego crap.. As a whole, this nation wastes so much that it comes off as cocky to other countries.. One thing I think makes the US despised so much by others..
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