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Old 02-22-2012, 11:21 AM   #1
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I think we need kei cars here and engine capacity limits. Like daily drivers who commute more then 30 miles to work one way cant have or really need anything above 2.0L.

Trucks would actually have to be used when they are out. No more daily driven trucks and suvs for hauling around 1 person
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Old 02-22-2012, 11:35 AM   #2
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I think we need kei cars here and engine capacity limits. Like daily drivers who commute more then 30 miles to work one way cant have or really need anything above 2.0L.

Trucks would actually have to be used when they are out. No more daily driven trucks and suvs for hauling around 1 person
I would love Kei cars here in the U.S.!

Especially a Honda Beat, Suzuki Cappuccino, Mazda KZ-1, etc. I would kill to legally own one of these in the country!
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Old 02-22-2012, 04:15 PM   #3
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With the Chinese having more cars on the road than the US by 2025 and India following close behind, and a lot of oil fields dry by then, I wouldn't doubt gas prices in double digit range. So many people talk about buying electric cars...but the energy has to come from somewhere...Large solar panels on your roof, new coal/gas/nuclear power plants...large initial capital expenses. 20 yrs ago I didn't think I would be paying $4/gal.
BS. Oil fields are not running dry, we are finding more and more oil every single day. The USA has enough oil to keep it running with no imports for decades.

Plus the oil fields that were capped in the past are filling up. Areas in Cali where they are not allowed to drill for oil have oil literally coming up from the ground.

The only reason gas is as expensive as it is is because of politics. We have someone in office who hates this country, and we have a lot of stupid eco freaks that hate this country as well, and they currently are in control. We need to fight them off and drive them to the fringes, where they belong, and then we can have some sanity again.

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54 mpg wasnt that hard for me to acheive in my yaris...ive had 18+ tanks that averaged 50+mpg.

Driving style is a major factor in mpg...could the yaris be lighter...yes..but i dont mind having the extra weight and safety equipment with all the other dipshit drivers out there.

Now getting 50s in the winter with winter fuel is damn near impossible...and especially on snow tires ;p
Nothing personal, but you don't count. Your gas mileage is so far outlier that you must do things most people simply are not willing to do to get that gas mileage.

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I think we need kei cars here and engine capacity limits. Like daily drivers who commute more then 30 miles to work one way cant have or really need anything above 2.0L.

Trucks would actually have to be used when they are out. No more daily driven trucks and suvs for hauling around 1 person
Most kei cars have no chance of passing safety standards.

We need less stupid laws, not more laws telling people what they can and cannot do. Freedom is always the answer.
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Old 02-23-2012, 03:25 PM   #4
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BS. Oil fields are not running dry, we are finding more and more oil every single day. The USA has enough oil to keep it running with no imports for decades.

Plus the oil fields that were capped in the past are filling up. Areas in Cali where they are not allowed to drill for oil have oil literally coming up from the ground.

The only reason gas is as expensive as it is is because of politics. We have someone in office who hates this country, and we have a lot of stupid eco freaks that hate this country as well, and they currently are in control. We need to fight them off and drive them to the fringes, where they belong, and then we can have some sanity again.



Nothing personal, but you don't count. Your gas mileage is so far outlier that you must do things most people simply are not willing to do to get that gas mileage.



Most kei cars have no chance of passing safety standards.

We need less stupid laws, not more laws telling people what they can and cannot do. Freedom is always the answer.
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I think we need kei cars here and engine capacity limits. Like daily drivers who commute more then 30 miles to work one way cant have or really need anything above 2.0L.

Trucks would actually have to be used when they are out. No more daily driven trucks and suvs for hauling around 1 person
Yeah, because that is the way it should be.
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