Yes…and people wonder why American auto manufacturers are struggling to stay afloat. It’s not like the Japanese have a crystal ball that helps them predict market trends. The Big 3 apparently think everyone still likes to take sunday drives with 12 people in their Caprice Classic or spend their Saturdays hauling bails of hay from farm to farm.
We have a Rav4 that I can only justify because I hunt 8-9 months of the year and don’t drive much the rest of the time. Our other car is a brand-new Nissan Versa that gets primo mileage. If I could see that one coming, why couldn’t an auto exec making $250,000 / year?
the miata avgs 30+ mpg on the street. i dunno about hwy, ‘cuz we never take it on one …
the prius — this tank — is avging 45.2 mpg on the street, and that’s using the air conditioning! last tank, i did a lot of hwy driving … we were at 53 mpg …
but it still costs $45 each to fill up the tanks … $45 for the gas tanks of clown cars … sheesh!
Yup.
I’ve heard reports of car dealerships that won’t take SUV’s as trade-ins. They can’t move them anymore.
Aaaaaand amazingly enough, once again, the Big 3 never saw this coming. Do you think they employ ANYONE old enough to remember the 70′s?
Turkish Prawn
Yes…and people wonder why American auto manufacturers are struggling to stay afloat. It’s not like the Japanese have a crystal ball that helps them predict market trends. The Big 3 apparently think everyone still likes to take sunday drives with 12 people in their Caprice Classic or spend their Saturdays hauling bails of hay from farm to farm.
We have a Rav4 that I can only justify because I hunt 8-9 months of the year and don’t drive much the rest of the time. Our other car is a brand-new Nissan Versa that gets primo mileage. If I could see that one coming, why couldn’t an auto exec making $250,000 / year?
$250,000?
That’s a lowball, I’d guess.
Turkish Prawn
2002 prius and a 1991 miata over here.
the miata avgs 30+ mpg on the street. i dunno about hwy, ‘cuz we never take it on one …
the prius — this tank — is avging 45.2 mpg on the street, and that’s using the air conditioning! last tank, i did a lot of hwy driving … we were at 53 mpg …
but it still costs $45 each to fill up the tanks … $45 for the gas tanks of clown cars … sheesh!