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To: combjelly who wrote (346902)	8/15/2007 6:54:27 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575036

cj, Wrong. I am 6' 4" and a Golf, even a Polo isn't too small. Or a reduction in my standard of living. Frankly, I prefer either over a pickup because they don't get squirrelly on a wet road or in high winds. Those small cars are certainly not a first choice for tall people. And that is not even considering the person sitting in the back seat. Or older people, who are not very agile getting in and out of small cars. OTOH, I don't know all the pluses and minuses of diesels environmentally but its efficiency is better. I had a Volvo diesel on vacation in Europe this summer, and my rough calculation is that it had a fuel consumption of roughly 6 liters per 100 km or 39 mpg. Granted most of the driving was on highway (pretty fast though) and with a 6 speed manual, mostly in 6th gear. But anyway, the car I had was Volvo S40, which is a decent car that most Americans buying passenger cars would he happy with. Nowhere near the sacrifice of the Mini Cooper or Golf. Asking (or forcing) people to sacrifice (while, to make it worse, the people asking for the sacrifice do not do it themselves) is a non-starter, IMO. It seems to me that people like to BS about environmental friendliness, but prefer others to do something. If there is any movement toward more fuel efficient cars, it is not because people have suddenly decided to act, rather than BS. It is because the price of gas went up, and people just act rationally, in their self interest, and trade some of their luxury for saving money. Joe PS: I very much like you idea in the post just before the one I am replying to.