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Originally Posted by XJguy
You drive a new car...wonder at what cost to the environment was it to make? Why not recycle an older car? An 80's Diesel Mercedes for instance. Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house.
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I drive new and very old cars. I still have a 1980 Commutacar electric, a 1970 subaru 360 that was restored (cosmetically) and a 1989 diesel suburban which is in the process of a regear with an antique MT transmission.
I am exactly the guy who will get rid of the new car once the old ones are setup correctly to my satisfaction.
Also, Each have their purpose. My new $11,000 car is a bit different in energy req. to build than say a prius or a new suburban. Also at the moment I don't even have it, my father drives it as much as I do and it is of more benefit to him than me because he was always driving a suburban otherwise.
Also you missed the point, besides the diesel which is a craft mobile/trailer mover most of my cars are very light and efficient, the cobalt gets in the low 50's in the summer. A new suburban or any other SUV does not do that, nor is my cobalt as much of a danger to other cars as an SUV.
And my 900 & 1200lb cars are certainly not resource hogs and are already recycled a few times over.