Last summer I decided to replace my 1984 Diesel Chevy Suburban with a slightly smaller everyday car and bicycle transporter. Basically I didn't really need any inspiration to do so but I really like to say that Bill Maher inspired me. In one of his skids he mused about all the yellow ribbons on big SUVs in support of the troops in Iraq. He then said "Well people who drive those SUIVs are actually the reason why we are in Iraq. If we all sold our cars we currently have and each got a new car with 3 miles a gallon better fuel econmy, we would be pretty much independent from foreign oil needs."
Hmmm.
After some back and forth I eventually decided on a MINI Cooper S and am very glad I did so. It is amazing fun to drive and it gets about 25 miles to the gallon average even if I drive it really hard. That is almost 12 miles to the gallon better fuel economy than my Suburban and allows me to save fuel for 3 folks who'd never consider worrying about fuel consumption and pollution. :-)
3 comments:
kudos
not to mention the nifty little comunity that comes along with it!
ps
Don't forget to say hi at the Dragon...I don't know your NAM name (assuming you have one)
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