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Old 09-04-2005, 07:37 PM
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Default Re: Is the Gen US Public Ready to Make Their Next Vehicle Significantly Smaller/Fuel

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Originally Posted by Bjaardker
But do they carry around 5 people every day & all of the time? Probably not.

That's where the commuter vehicle comes in. A used echo or corolla can be had for super cheap & make a perfect vehicle to get 1 person to & from work.

This is what I was referring to when I said that Americans aren't ready to accept the concepts of a commuter car.

Now if only we could get some 1L engine vehicles over here in the states.
True, and my brother-n-law uses a 1996 Ford Escort with nearly 200K on it for his 40 mile (round trip) commute each day. Never do they take their kids in it.

A look around my work and you'd be amazed at how many people use suburbans and full size trucks for their 20+ mile commute.

They make tailpipe attachments that can wistle, they need some for these vehicles that sound like cash registers so they can hear their money going down the road

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