Re: Losing control of the fuel efficiency debate

Unfortunately some who need that F-150 carrying capacity a few times per year use them full time, wasting fuel and blocking our view.

on Tuesday 27 November 2007 03:59 pm, someone posing as My Name Is Nobody took a rock and etched into the cave:

I'm 38" as well - 6'4" overall. I kind of enjoy watching my poor wife climb into the Avalanche while I sit down into it. :P

That is in large part a function of our screwed up taxes and insurance. I use my 7,000# truck for grocery shopping in large part because having a second small car would cost me a fortune in extra taxes and insurance vs. a very small fuel savings. Fortunately, the grocery store is a 6 mile round trip, and I work from home full time so it's not an issue anyway.

I think Josh's point was that too many people buy large trucks for reasons that make no sense, and "Just because I want one" makes no sense to the welfare of the country as a whole. "I need to bring home sheets of plywood or bales of peat moss sometimes" is bullshit, because you can rent a U-Haul for $35.00, which is much cheaper than the gas you'll waste in a year with a large truck. "It's safer to drive and better in snow" is bullshit.

But, the worst bullshit is seeing sending more, rather than less to Saudi Arabia, whose government supports madrashes - schools that train aimless men to become terrorists and kill Americans.

they can't afford to buy 2 vehicles maybe?

Can you elaborate on the part where I'm supposed to choose a vehicle to buy based on whether I block your view? Taken at face value, it sounds ridiculous.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Who told you to say that?