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Old 12-23-2013, 02:03 PM   #13 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by CFECO View Post
Please explain how your Mazda MX-3 could haul 1,000 lbs of mining equipment 27 miles up a sand wash and 4x4 "Cow Trails". Not everyone can drive an Econobox, some of need a truck, and instead of de-pleating resources by owning multiple vehicles it's more efficient to have just one.
Wrong. It's far more efficient to have several tools that each do their job well, than to have one that does every job poorly.

So I could haul that 1000 lbs of mining equipment - or hay, firewood, etc - with my '88 Toyota, which is smaller and gets better mpg than any current pickup I know of, and does a better job hauling because today's pickups been turned into mutant passenger vehicles. And when it's just me on paved roads, I can get 70 mpg in my Insight, all 'cause I'm using the right tool for the job at hand.
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