Why did the small car die back in the early '90s?

[BailOut]

It basically comes down to one thing: gullibility/sheepability.

In America the auto manufacturers spent billions marketing to us that a bigger car meant better performance, more safety on the roads and in accidents, were more cool and desirable, etc. and we bought not only that ideology but the vehicles it represents.

In "Who Killed the Electric Car?" there's a lady that says something along the lines of, "If you feed people that for long enough they'll begin to think it's the diet.". That sure does work easily in America.

On the other side of the pond Europeans were telling the auto manufacturers that they needed smaller, more efficient cars due to the cost of fuel, and that's what they got.

During the 90's and early 2000's we fought not one but two wars in the middle east to ensure the flow of oil through exactly the channels we want in order to keep it cheap and available. Think about that... 2 wars in less than 2 decades over the same resource in the same place for the same reasons... so that metanational corporations could get rich and by proxy make their pocket politicians rich, and so that people would keep driving Hummers and Excursions, which feeds right back in to the need to keep the oil flowing.

It's the biggest racket the world has ever seen and each time we visit the pumps we pay and play right into it.

Vote the big car/small car issue with your wallet. It's the only thing metanational corporations listen to.

[Astroman]

I guess we all know how I voted

[foober]

Originally Posted by BailOut

It basically comes down to one thing: gullibility/sheepability.

In America the auto manufacturers spent billions marketing to us that a bigger car meant better performance, more safety on the roads and in accidents, were more cool and desirable, etc. and we bought not only that ideology but the vehicles it represents.

In "Who Killed the Electric Car?" there's a lady that says something along the lines of, "If you feed people that for long enough they'll begin to think it's the diet.". That sure does work easily in America.

On the other side of the pond Europeans were telling the auto manufacturers that they needed smaller, more efficient cars due to the cost of fuel, and that's what they got.

During the 90's and early 2000's we fought not one but two wars in the middle east to ensure the flow of oil through exactly the channels we want in order to keep it cheap and available. Think about that... 2 wars in less than 2 decades over the same resource in the same place for the same reasons... so that metanational corporations could get rich and by proxy make their pocket politicians rich, and so that people would keep driving Hummers and Excursions, which feeds right back in to the need to keep the oil flowing.

It's the biggest racket the world has ever seen and each time we visit the pumps we pay and play right into it.

Vote the big car/small car issue with your wallet. It's the only thing metanational corporations listen to.

Well said. If americans had a brain they'd realize they're being taken to the cleaners. I'm sure politicians and corporations are glad they most americans do whatever they're told.

[MudBug]

Originally Posted by BailOut

It basically comes down to one thing: gullibility/sheepability.

Sure


Post a picture of your small car with a quad in the back, pulling a boat 500 miles across the state to lake havasu or a trailer filled with camping gear 40 miles off the main roads into the middle of the desert, or filled with enough tile to do your kitchen and bathroom, or enough plywood, 2x4's, and roofing materials to build a shed.


Small cars good for people that live in huge cites, as a second car for commuting, or for kids. Anyone else is either stuck with it (Economy), batshit crazy (Eco freaks), or just plain crazy about small car tuning for performance. (probably the majority of the people here)

[vodkalush]

Originally Posted by MudBug

Sure


Post a picture of your small car with a quad in the back, pulling a boat 500 miles across the state to lake havasu or a trailer filled with camping gear 40 miles off the main roads into the middle of the desert, or filled with enough tile to do your kitchen and bathroom, or enough plywood, 2x4's, and roofing materials to build a shed.


Small cars good for people that live in huge cites, as a second car for commuting, or for kids. Anyone else is either stuck with it (Economy), batshit crazy (Eco freaks), or just plain crazy about small car tuning for performance. (probably the majority of the people here)

gahhhh hahaha

[wagoneer]

Originally Posted by MudBug

Sure


Post a picture of your small car with a quad in the back, pulling a boat 500 miles across the state to lake havasu or a trailer filled with camping gear 40 miles off the main roads into the middle of the desert, or filled with enough tile to do your kitchen and bathroom, or enough plywood, 2x4's, and roofing materials to build a shed.


Small cars good for people that live in huge cites, as a second car for commuting, or for kids. Anyone else is either stuck with it (Economy), batshit crazy (Eco freaks), or just plain crazy about small car tuning for performance. (probably the majority of the people here)

ummm. what he said.

[Typer73]

You should've see us driving down the highway with a 7-ft sofa tied to the top of our '73 VW beetle! Never found anything that wouldn't fit in or on that car.