Originally posted by lazs2
ya think oboe? and the war on drugs? The war on poverty? they are all a war on individualism and a war on freedom. Ya can't tar one of em without taring them all with the same brush.
angus.. so now bush is some scientific genius? He is wrong on everything until he gets on board the man made global warming bus?
dred... we can buy less SUV's? How do we accomplish that? You act like there are no other vehicles in the U.S. to buy.. Like we go to the dealer and all they have is SUV upon SUV and that you will force the dealer to give us a choice..
The opposite it true... we have more choice here than anywhere in the world.. what you want to do is increase the power of an government agency who can then force us to drive what they(and you) want us to drive. Vehicles today getter better milage than they did ten or twenty years ago and are far heavier with standard features on the cheapest that would make luxury cars blush 10 years ago..
This makes em heavy.. a tiny jap car weighs more than a 55 chevy. We have choice now.. You want to get rid of choice.
I say let the free market give us more choice not the government give us less.
lazs
Yea..ok
quick search shows
2004 EPA ratings are as follows
2WD Trucks with 8-cylinder Engines
Chevy C15 Silverado Hybrid, A-4, 5.3L: 18 / 20
GMC C15 Sierra Hybrid, A-4, 5.3L: 18 / 20
Chevy C1500 Silverado, A-4, 4.8L: 17 / 20
GMC C1500 Sierra, A-4, 4.8L: 17 / 20
Chevy C1500 Silverado, M-5, 4.8L: 15 / 20
Dodge Dakota Pickup, A-5, 4.7L: 15 / 20
Dodge Dakota Pickup, M-5, 4.7L: 15 / 20
GMC C1500 Sierra, M-5, 4.8L: 15 / 20
Chevy C1500 Silverado, 5.3L: 16 / 19
GMC C1500 Sierra, A-4, 5.3L: 16 / 19
Chevy C1500 Silverado FFV, A-4, 5.3L: 15 / 19 (Gas)
Ford F150, A-4, 4.6L: 15 / 19
Ford F150, A-4, 5.4L: 15 / 19
GMC C1500 Sierra FFV, A-4, 5.3L: 15 / 19 (Gas)
Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup, A-5, 4.7L: 14 / 19
Nissan Titan, A-5, 5.6L: 14 / 19
Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup FFV, M-5, 4.7L: 14 / 19
F150 Pickup (bi-fuel), A-4, 5.4L: 14 / 19 (Gas)
Chevy C1500 Silverado, A-4, 6.0L: 14 / 18
Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup FFV, A-5, 5.7L: 14 / 18
GMC C1500 Sierra, A-4, 6.0L: 14 / 18
Toyota Tundra, A-4, 4.7L: 14 / 18
Ford F150, A-4, 5.4L: 13 / 16 (P S)
Ford F150 Natural Gas, A-4, 5.4L: 12 / 16 (CNG)
F150 Pickup (bi-fuel), A-4, 5.4L: 12 / 16 (Gas)
Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup FFV, A-5, 4.7L: 12 / 15 (Gas)
F150 Pickup (bi-fuel), A-4, 5.4L: 11 / 15 (LPG)
F150 Pickup (bi-fuel), A-4, 5.4L: 11 / 15 (CNG)
Chevy C1500 Silverado FFV, A-4, 5.3L: 11 / 14 (E85)
GMC C1500 Sierra FFV, A-4, 5.3L: 11 / 14 (E85)
Chevy 2500 HD Silverado, A-4, 6.0L: 10 / 12 (CNG)
Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup FFV, A-5, 4.7L: 9 / 11 (E85
If all you are doing with your 8 cylinder whatever is going hunting and bringing the kiddies to soccer practice. Then you dont NEED an 8 cylinder whatever.
You own it just so you can say you own it
and all your dowing is pumping crap into the air that even if it has nothing to do with global warming still has alot to do with the air we breathe
I have an 8 cylinder Dodge and a 4 cylinder Hyundi
The 8 cylinder I use for work. I have a legitimate need as I am frequently hauling around alot of stuff
Most people do not.
they only get them to wallow in their wealth like so many little piggies as discribed by the Beatles in the song of the same name.
you dont NEED an 8 cylinder engine to haul around a deer carcass or a couple of cords of firewood a couple times a year.
Its just wasteful and gluttonous.
Nobody is messing with your choice
Keep your truck, just get a smaller engine and we can all breathe alot better
I promise. I wont tell anyone the size of your engine

but yea they can force you to drive what "they" want.
Driving is a privilege not a right, remember.
If it were a right. I'd side with you on this one. but its not.