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Gas Guzzling Blues
May 14, 2008 | 9:32 AM
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Gas Guzzling Blues -- Douglas Chick

I have an Infiniti FX 35 that gets 18 miles a gal, and Land Rover that gets 13 miles a gal, and a Jeep Cherokee that get around 17. The Infiniti is the best of the 3 on gas, but at 18 miles a gallon, at near $4 a gallon, I may as well drive a Sherman tank.  

(This sounds like a country song, doesn’t it?)

The SUV trend that saved the American Car makers is quickly sending them to the grave. Because dealers are offering little for a SUV trade in, (because they can’t get rid of them) the remaining value leaves you upside down on your car loan. This balance is then placed on top of the already over priced fuel efficient cars loan, combined, you really don’t save any money.

Will the high price of gas put the final nail in the American car maker’s coffin, or force them to be more fuel efficient?

...not withstanding, why are all the hybrids so damn ugly?

Douglas Chick

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RedRiver read my blog view my photos
May 18, 2008 | 3:58 PM

Good question about the hybrids. They are just downright ugly. So is the teensy smart car. That thing looks like a death trap. The Osprey is called the flying coffin. I feel the same way about the smart car. By the way, speaking of gas mileage, I want a Toyota Mega Cruiser. Type in that name and click on images. I think it is bigger than an H2. I am only dreaming of course. I will never own one. Not sure if they are even available in this country. The original cruisers are available overseas, but not here.
runaround read my blog
May 19, 2008 | 1:11 PM

Car manufactures have been stuck on the untra ugly oragamy styling for many years now. Hybrids are halfbreeds, they are incomplete vehicles. Not worth the materials they are made from.

American auto manufactures have been stupid for a long, long time. They are run by non car people which for the layman means that they do not care about the product, just getting money out of your bank and into theirs. It is very sad but the wrong people have been put in charge for way too long and I believe that it is already too late.
w5gm read my blog
May 19, 2008 | 9:40 PM

I drive a dodge 2500 diesel.. I also make my own biodiesel.. Good for the envirnment, better on your billfold. Oh yea, its safe too!
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Nov 7, 2008 | 2:38 PM

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My name is Douglas Chick, I am an IT director for a national healthcare group, and an author of computer books, and creator of the computer networking, www.TheNetworkAdministrat
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