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Old 04-03-2009, 11:45 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Wonderboy View Post
...but considering all that I know, and all that everyone on this forum knows, there can't be THAT much of a minority in the US that knows well that the 30MPG mark is NOT a significant milestone in car mileage. I find it so hard to believe that american consumers PREFER an 11mpg piece of **** that is "safe" and huge to a 45mpg "dangerous" Ford Ka or Geo metro....
You underestimate the power of uninformed people in numbers, acting on "facts" fed them by their TV and radio.
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