In Response to the gas threads..gas is cheap, our cars just burn it inefficently (hybrid, fuel)

[UrbaneAspects]

thats just my opinion. had makers treated oil like the gold it is; instead of like water...it wouldnt be a big deal. I give credit and I know the technology is improving, but still...100 or even 400 MPG is so much more effective? there must be a way to do it.

[silverfox]

1. Just like water ????

That will be the next GOLD.

2. There must be a way to do it ?????

Probably not in anything mass produced and you would want to drive.

Maybe sometime in the distant future but it won't be gasoline powered.

Silverfox

[newyorkdoc]

The title of this thread is right on target. $4.00/gallon is very cheap for what it is.

[UrbaneAspects]

Originally Posted by newyorkdoc

The title of this thread is right on target. $4.00/gallon is very cheap for what it is.

exactly...

[njguy]

Originally Posted by newyorkdoc

The title of this thread is right on target. $4.00/gallon is very cheap for what it is.

Black Gold - Texas Tea!

But so true though.

[tinman01]

I agree we build cars that burn fuel inefficently. I had 2 different cars in the 1980's that got gas milage comparable to todays best hybrids... Yes we have better pollution control but if we need to burn more fuel to go the same distance whats the point?
I just bought a Kubota tractor that is diesel. I have gotten 3 cuttings on the same amount of fuel my gas tractor used to cut once... Cars and trucks are about the same.

[marmac]

they are getting --much-- better mileage today than years back.

I have bought 7 new cars in my lifetime starting in 1964. Not only am I getting much better fuel meleage, I get 250,000 miles + out of the newer ones with very little expense.

Years back, 125,000 miles was considered great.

I think many people who claim gas mileage hasn't improved are either quite young or have a short memory.

[nitokenshi]

Cars are too heavy and too powerful. Do we really need a car that goes 110 mph? And of course they are heavy because they have to handle the force of 110 mph blow.

[eric1025]

Originally Posted by marmac

they are getting --much-- better mileage today than years back.

I have bought 7 new cars in my lifetime starting in 1964. Not only am I getting much better fuel meleage, I get 250,000 miles + out of the newer ones with very little expense.

Years back, 125,000 miles was considered great.

I think many people who claim gas mileage hasn't improved are either quite young or have a short memory.

1981 VW Rabbit Diesel - 50MPG
2008 VW Rabbit - 21/29MPG

I drove a 1982 Volvo 240 Diesel with 265,000 miles on it, getting 36mpg. The car was a beast, but drivable and got decent gas milage for the vehicle's size and weight.

VW: Bring the new Golf Diesel Hybrid (70mpg) to the USA.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by nitokenshi

Cars are too heavy and too powerful. Do we really need a car that goes 110 mph? And of course they are heavy because they have to handle the force of 110 mph blow.

It doesn't take much power to get a car up to 110mph. If you want a car that's only capable of, say, 70 miles an hour, that's your prerogative. I'll take the car that's capable of much faster, not because I need to go 110mph, but because I don't want to take half an hour to get up to speed, causing a dangerous bottleneck on the highway in the process. I've also been in a few of situations where acceleration has kept me out of an accident. I'd like to continue having that option at my disposal. Finally, a lot of people don't realize that many of the advancements that have made engines more fuel-efficient has also made them more powerful. The relationship is not necessarily a tradeoff.