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Old 06-06-2018, 12:48 PM   #242 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I remember reading an article from after hurricane Katrina when gas prices went over $3 a gallon and everyone freaked out. The article said that vehicle fuel economy was down at like #7 on new car shoppers concers before gas prices went up and that the gas price surge in gas prices raised the concern for fuel economy to spot #4.
Then when gas prices went back down so did people's concerns for fuel economy.


According to a recent poll, it's #2 right now. People are liars though, especially to themselves. They will claim they value what they believe others want to hear, not what they actually value, even if the survey is anonymous.
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