HiramQuick: “I don’t know where you have been hiding but most 10 mpg contraptions have hit the boneyards 2 decades ago.”
LOL. True, except for my old F250. Nevertheless, I’m curious what Flavius would do to “fix” the problem. The only correct answer for a conservative is to let the market fix it. Case in point, my truck. It drinks gas like there’s no tomorrow, but it’s completely paid for and has gobs of power. Like any consumer, I’m constantly evaluating the use of the vehicle versus its cost. I end up using it only when I have a specific purpose that justifies the expense, such as hauling construction materials. That’s the beauty of the market. It ultimately produces the most economical outcome—the best use of resources. Government meddling only distorts the existing market, yet many nowadays see government as the solution to the very problems government has exacerbated. Essentially, even liberals understand this. For them, it’s a game of trying to find out how much they can strangle the goose without actually killing it.
Yeah, my big 'ole American truck, a Ford F-250 turbo diesel, gets about 24-26 mpg on the highway after some minor modifications to the computer.....and it'll dang near smoke the tires if you really get on it......