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Nobody that matters wrote:
It matters a great deal. That vehicle with better fuel economy is going to cost more. Why haven't you gone the extra mile yet to buy a prius? Why is there not a Volt in your garage?ZHawke wrote: Doesn't matter what we drive or what mileage our vehicles get. If fuel economy standards are improved, I don't know if I could afford to change vehicles immediately, but a vehicle with better fuel economy would certainly appear on my radar screen, that's for sure.
Because you don't know if you could afford it. So you continue to drive what you've got. Just like what most everyone else is going to do when the federal government jacks the CAFE standards up and raises the price of ALL new cars.
If you haven't paid more yet for better mileage, I don't see where you can expect us to believe you will in the future.
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CritiKalbILL wrote:
There you go with your usual blanket statement...AGAIN. I happen to think renewable energy sources are fine, in fact, I think they will be great one day when we can afford to use them.archer wrote: My opinion is that the conservatives have a shorter vision for America than the liberals do. .
And when you assume to know what conservatives think, as usual, you seem to forget certain facts.
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CritiKalbILL wrote:
There you go with your usual blanket statement...AGAIN. I happen to think renewable energy sources are fine, in fact, I think they will be great one day when we can afford to use them.archer wrote: My opinion is that the conservatives have a shorter vision for America than the liberals do. .
And when you assume to know what conservatives think, as usual, you seem to forget certain facts.
There you go again with your accusatory statements....I said it was my opinion (which is far more than you ever do). I didn't say I knew what conservatives think......I base my opinions on what I see their elected representatives doing in congress and in the state governments that they control.
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You opinion is based on what...some Republicans you know?archer wrote:
CritiKalbILL wrote:
There you go with your usual blanket statement...AGAIN. I happen to think renewable energy sources are fine, in fact, I think they will be great one day when we can afford to use them.archer wrote: My opinion is that the conservatives have a shorter vision for America than the liberals do. .
And when you assume to know what conservatives think, as usual, you seem to forget certain facts.
There you go again with your accusatory statements....I said it was my opinion (which is far more than you ever do). I didn't say I knew what conservatives think......I base my opinions on what I see their elected representatives doing in congress and in the state governments that they control.
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CritiKalbILL wrote:
You opinion is based on what...some Republicans you know?archer wrote:
CritiKalbILL wrote:
There you go with your usual blanket statement...AGAIN. I happen to think renewable energy sources are fine, in fact, I think they will be great one day when we can afford to use them.archer wrote: My opinion is that the conservatives have a shorter vision for America than the liberals do. .
And when you assume to know what conservatives think, as usual, you seem to forget certain facts.
There you go again with your accusatory statements....I said it was my opinion (which is far more than you ever do). I didn't say I knew what conservatives think......I base my opinions on what I see their elected representatives doing in congress and in the state governments that they control.
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PrintSmith wrote:
Nobody that matters wrote:
It matters a great deal. That vehicle with better fuel economy is going to cost more. Why haven't you gone the extra mile yet to buy a prius? Why is there not a Volt in your garage?ZHawke wrote: Doesn't matter what we drive or what mileage our vehicles get. If fuel economy standards are improved, I don't know if I could afford to change vehicles immediately, but a vehicle with better fuel economy would certainly appear on my radar screen, that's for sure.
Because you don't know if you could afford it. So you continue to drive what you've got. Just like what most everyone else is going to do when the federal government jacks the CAFE standards up and raises the price of ALL new cars.
If you haven't paid more yet for better mileage, I don't see where you can expect us to believe you will in the future.
You can pick up a 48+ mpg vehicle right now used for around $5K Z - you could have picked one up the last time you purchased a car as well. Volkswagen has been making a 45+ mpg vehicle since the late 1970's - and you have yet to purchase one. The second generation Saturn SLs had fuel economy of 40 mpg - and they were made in the late 1990's through early 2000's.
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PrintSmith wrote:
Nobody that matters wrote:
It matters a great deal. That vehicle with better fuel economy is going to cost more. Why haven't you gone the extra mile yet to buy a prius? Why is there not a Volt in your garage?ZHawke wrote: Doesn't matter what we drive or what mileage our vehicles get. If fuel economy standards are improved, I don't know if I could afford to change vehicles immediately, but a vehicle with better fuel economy would certainly appear on my radar screen, that's for sure.
Because you don't know if you could afford it. So you continue to drive what you've got. Just like what most everyone else is going to do when the federal government jacks the CAFE standards up and raises the price of ALL new cars.
If you haven't paid more yet for better mileage, I don't see where you can expect us to believe you will in the future.
You can pick up a 48+ mpg vehicle right now used for around $5K Z - you could have picked one up the last time you purchased a car as well. Volkswagen has been making a 45+ mpg vehicle since the late 1970's - and you have yet to purchase one. The second generation Saturn SLs had fuel economy of 40 mpg - and they were made in the late 1990's through early 2000's.
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So you believe that the average conservative like me must agree with everything SOME Republicans believe? Why do you believe that?archer wrote:
CritiKalbILL wrote:
You opinion is based on what...some Republicans you know?archer wrote:
CritiKalbILL wrote:
There you go with your usual blanket statement...AGAIN. I happen to think renewable energy sources are fine, in fact, I think they will be great one day when we can afford to use them.archer wrote: My opinion is that the conservatives have a shorter vision for America than the liberals do. .
And when you assume to know what conservatives think, as usual, you seem to forget certain facts.
There you go again with your accusatory statements....I said it was my opinion (which is far more than you ever do). I didn't say I knew what conservatives think......I base my opinions on what I see their elected representatives doing in congress and in the state governments that they control.
Read it again bill....I told you what my opinion was based on,
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