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I think that as long as it's a voluntary movement, have fun with it. I like the Jeep guy's slogans.
The fact is that MOST people don't care too much about fuel economy, so trying to force something like speed limit reductions on them would fail. Sure, they will still complain about gas prices- most people just like to complain.
If someone wants to save money on gas, let them buy a small car and drive 30mph- that's their choice. But I REALLY am uncomfortable with making laws trying to shove fuel efficiency down others throats.
The free market will, in the end, solve everything. If oil become too expensive, people will buy methods of transportation that involve spending fewer dollars. Every man has a threshold for how much he is willing to pay to drive his big pickup, or SUV. Soon, I will be buying a Land Rover Discovery, which gets about 15mpg.
Now, since I might put on 30 miles in one week, my threshold is pretty high- I would keep my disco even if gas went up to 5 or 6 bucks per gallon. But my father drives more, and is more worried about gas mileage. Gas is barely $3/gallon, and he's already bought a small Mitzu.
I guess, what my point is, is this:
At what point does ecomodding turn from a passion and hobby, into an ideology that must be forced upon others? Perhaps the only kind of ecomodders are those whose goal in life is to see that we're all driving [the same] tiny car. Or, perhaps that's not the case at all.
I think I could better summarize it with this:
Are you ecomodding for you OWN gain, or for everyone elses?
See, I like 4x4s. But I would never imagine trying to tell everyone in the country that they aught to buy a 4x4.
See what I mean?
I'm truly interested in hearing your thoughts on the matter.
-Donny
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