The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have

[Heracles 417]

Actually, you are correct, I'm an elitist when it comes to manual. I can't stand auto transmission!

i prefer manual too, better on gas.

Not with new cars anymore.

Both Honda's and Toyota's get better MPG using an auto..

[IAMX 3,055]

Actually, you are correct, I'm an elitist when it comes to manual. I can't stand auto transmission!

i prefer manual too, better on gas.

Much less costs on fixing/maintenance as well. Though, that's just my experience. 5 years in an auto, 5 years in a manual.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

Actually, you are correct, I'm an elitist when it comes to manual. I can't stand auto transmission!

i prefer manual too, better on gas.

Much less costs on fixing/maintenance as well. Though, that's just my experience. 5 years in an auto, 5 years in a manual.

way cheaper to fix a manual transmission than an automatic.

[Donna A 4]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

[Mrs.J06 4]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

i don't idle for anything unnecessary. i've been known to freeze my butt for 5 miles before the car warms up

[almaty 19]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

i don't idle for anything unnecessary. i've been known to freeze my butt for 5 miles before the car warms up

same here...

[natty bumppo 297]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

i don't idle for anything unnecessary. i've been known to freeze my butt for 5 miles before the car warms up

get heated seats

(note: the gas heated seats are self defeating as you should keep the windows open to prevent asphyxiation )

[IAMX 3,055]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

If there were an affordable BEV SUV I would have certainly gone there. I go places with friends quite often, and have family plans, and, besides the Prius, there's no cars that I like with the room that I want, and vans are quite ugly, almost as ugly as the Scion xB or Honda Element.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

i don't idle for anything unnecessary. i've been known to freeze my butt for 5 miles before the car warms up

get heated seats

(note: the gas heated seats are self defeating as you should keep the windows open to prevent asphyxiation )

got those in the truck, but the camaro don't have them.

[Peikko 1,575]

I have heated seats, but I don't need them.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

I have heated seats, but I don't need them.

you need to drive thru here about january

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Not interested anyways. Does nothing to reduce dependence on oil. Namely, foreign oil. Even if millions all at once decided to go this route, we'd still be forced to import and drilling would still have zero effect now, and little-to-none later on.

And certainly these cars that are coming out better not get a pass on emission tests just because they are fuel efficient. Prius' get the love they do because they use hybrid engines and are very, very low emitters.

To me going diesel is a joke (only years ago did I ever even semi-seriously think of getting a VW Golf, although that was at a much dirtier diesel era), and I'd rather see how the BEV's and HCV's do when they roll out in full force.

BEV's for instance, like hard drives, rely heavily on magnetism, which are extremely reliable running constantly at high speeds. Hard drives run for years straight without ever being turned off, reliably, at 7,200 , 10,000 , and 15,000 RPMs (SCSI for the 15ks), and the emission is only heat. The only concern is battery costs and disposal. Which certainly shouldn't be a problem given those in favor of nuclear power plants.

If you want to get smart with cars, go big (no ICE) or go home.

But at the same time, The hybrids only get in the mid 40's for gas milage. So the 65 mpg clean burning diesel uses less fuel than the hybrids.

[Peikko 1,575]

I have heated seats, but I don't need them.

you need to drive thru here about january

I could simulate conditions with a trip up Big Bear, but that would require the purchase, application and successful use of chains!

[Donna A 4]

i work at general motors and even the cars we ship to canada get better gas mileage then the american cars. i about crapped when i saw the sticker in the window and they were getting like 49 miles per gallon.

Well, in spite of whining about high gas prices, Americans are not really interested in buying smaller, fuel efficient cars anyway.

Plus, temperatures are falling into the 40 at night here now and I already see people let their cars idle when they step out to get coffee in the morning!

actually small car sales are up and suv's down. i build cobolt and g5 and they are selling faster then we can make them. almost all the cars have a sold sticker on them when they pass by me.