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Article #1156Re: If everyone would drive GEO metros
From: Jeff Strickland
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:14
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:14
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"Doug Haxton" <hal@oa.com> wrote in message news:g9frvvsq1pc7092164800rai4acsou0ncq@4ax.com... > > My mom used to have a Geo Metro...the three cylinder model, mind you, > which had all of 50 HP. I still remember going uphill with the > accelerator pressed to the floor, and watching the speedometer inch > inexorably down. > > I'll stick to my Corvette, thank you very much. 300 HP = :-) > > Doug I would think the outcry would be against your 'vette more than against the SUVs of today. The typical SUV, Toyota 4Runner, Ford Explorer, and that size, typically gets from 15 to 20 mpg, while your 'vette also delivers mileage in this range, maybe as high as 22 mpg. Your 'vette (is it 'vette or 'Vette?) can carry at most two people, giving it at most 44 passenger miles per gallon, but the SUV that I used in my example can carry 5 passengers, and will yield 100 passenger miles per gallon, plus it can carry more than a can of tennis balls in its cargo compartment. It seems to me that the SUV is a better deal for the environment than a "vette, but we only hear about outlawing SUVs. Isn't that amazing? PS I am not opposed to your 'vette, I only wonder why evnironmentalists can be so narrow minded.
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