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Old 10-07-2008, 05:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
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The reality is that small cars are too expensive because I can not financially justify buying a different vehicle solely to save gas. With me, and the VAST majority of people in the world, it *IS* about paying less for gas. I don't care how much gas I burn. I care how much cash I burn. Buying a car with better fuel economy isn't worth the money it would take to save money.
I understand that POV. Let's say for the point of argument that the car had 4-5 star crash standards, but it came with :

- roll-up windows
- AC extra
- manual steering
- front disk/rear drum/ABS extra
- crash bags extra

If all of that brought the price down, would it be more justifiable to you?

I am trying to define a "no frills" car combined with today's crash engineering.

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