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Re: Speaking of oil prices... (and getting rather off-topic)

To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>, MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Speaking of oil prices... (and getting rather off-topic)
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:06:14 -0600
ok.

I was directing it at the people ranting at others for driving cars/suvs
that said ranters don't like.

Sorry if it was misdirected.

--
Andrew

Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Gee, Andrew, I am re-reading my thread and not seeing where I say that
> this is bad or wrong or passed any other judgements.... Chill out,
> dude. ;-)
>
>
>
> */"Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>/* wrote:
>
>     ITS CALLED FREEDOM!
>
>     You don't NEED your 30+ year old sports car either. You have NO WAY to
>     justify driving a car without all of the modern emissions
>     controls. You
>     don't WANT one.
>
>     Remember, the people with the SUVs out number you. They can vote to
>     take away all old cars if they want to. You are living in a glass
>     house
>     enjoying your freedoms. If you want to take theirs, they may want to
>     take yours.
>
>     Oh, and lots of those SUVs are flexible fuel vehicles too, so
>     technically, they can burn less gas than you in any of your cars by
>     running E85 where available.
>
>     I hate this thread, and when people try to promote taking away
>     freedom.
>
>     --
>     Andrew
>
>
>     Dan DiBiase wrote:
>     > Richard, my only issue with that statement is that in the US,
>     it's not necessarily true. PLENTY of people buy large SUV's
>     because they CAN, not necessarily because they need the space. And
>     most minivans (by that I mean a Dodge Grand Caravan, Ford
>     Freestar, Honday Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, etc.) have way more room
>     than even the largest SUV's (Chevy Tahoe, Ford Expedition, LR3,
>     Range Rover, etc.) and get better gas mileage. But minivans aren't
>     'cool' these days. My wife doesn't want to drive one (she wants a
>     Porsche 911 cabriolet - another story!).
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>
> */Dan D/*
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