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Old 02-25-2011, 01:38 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Maybe we mentally categorize the two as gas guzzlers because they ARE gas guzzlers. Going from 14 mpg to 16 mpg just restrains the guzzling a bit. The point is to go from 14 to 40 mpg, or 16 to 60.

And oil change intervals of 3000 miles? Even my '88 Toyota pickup specifies 10K miles.
True. They are both gas guzzlers. But somebody who is strictly shopping for an SUV (their mind is set) might be unlikely to consider the difference. Granted, they probably don't care anyway, but they'll pay for the 2mpg whether they know it or not.

Yeah, 3000 is a conservative estimate.
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