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have begun talking about producing their new Mojave pickup truck again. A certain tariff is going to lifted that seemed to all but pull their trigger-hair on the project. I knew they weren't abandoning the project, just being smart and waiting for the right financial time, as is usual for these dudes from South Korea. Remember, I know we don't like to peruse over thoughts like this, but the world's finest students(yep, out of high school and college)scoring the best on tests, uh-huh, come from South Korea. I didn't leave my Sportage 4x4 behind out of unhappiness with Kia, far from it. They're on their way upwards and they will succeed. It's just this certain 4-door sedan with sporty appeal from Mitsu that stole my heart(and my wife's, too!).
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Apr 07, 2007 3:48 pm) |
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I can't imagine anyone justifying these two behemuths. They take up two parking spots. They get less than 9 miles per gallon. They ride like a Mac Truck. They cost a fortune to buy-own & have lousy resale value. Whats to like besides the supremacy of a "ride" that puts you way above the rest of us. I once pulled in next to a Hummer  the gas-station and a woman was filling the 38 gal tank of her guzzler and I put in my usual 8 gallons of gas ('04 Prius). I quickly left while glancing at her pump....$94.00 and still pumping. Some people just gotta feed their "EGOS." 
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Replying to: railroadjames (Apr 23, 2007 6:11 am) Personally, I object as a taxpayer to having to subsidize YOUR vehicle choice in the form of tax credits. I am not paying the same to Hummer/Excursion owners. For the record, I am getting 35 mpg in a gas vehicle. The toxic wastes created by disposing of my battery will be a slight fraction of yours. Also, I have cut my driving in half in the past couple years.
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Apr 23, 2007 8:57 am) You ended up getting a Corolla, right? My uncle has an '03 Corolla, and, with the way gas prices are getting, I asked him if I could borrow it this last weekend when I went up for the car show in Carlisle, PA. Round trip was 128 miles. I used a grand total of 6.09 gallons, for an average of about 37.4 mpg. Sure beats the heck out of the 14 I might've been lucky to get with my pickup or '79 New Yorker! Now honestly, I don't find it to be a very comfortable car because legroom is too short for me. My uncle's Corolla is a base model though. I've noticed that the nicer models have an extra lever on the seat that seems to make the seat angle back a bit, which helps a bit with thigh support. Oh, and as for those 14 mpg vehicles? Well I guess I can kinda justify that with my 3.5 mile commute to work. Also, I probably only drive about 5-6,000 miles per year these days.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 23, 2007 10:01 am) Once I get in the car, I am fine. Getting in is tricky but doable. Besides, I use the car as a commuter appliance. Longer trips are done using my wife's Impala or a rental car. (Just rented a PT Cruiser in St. Louis for $14 for two days OTD at Hertz. Lousy car, maybe 24 mpg on mostly highway driving.) I don't care what you drive. That is your decision. It makes NO sense to me to go out and buy a car just for the better gas mileage in MOST cases. For me, the '89 Ciera was getting pretty scary ... I mean adventurous. Also, I believe it was leaking gasoline. Now that the weather is approaching 70, I will start taking the train into work a couple of times a weel. Four miles a day would not be the worst thing Do realize that the money you save on gas buying a new car is largely offset by sales tax and higher insurance premiums ... as I am currently finding. |
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Of course I would never drive a Hummer or Escalade or Armada. Or any vehicle that looks like a McMansion on wheels. At the same time I refuse to drive any late model vehicle that STILL uses DRUM brakes. 
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Apr 07, 2007 3:48 pm) I am not much of a Kia supporter but I was thinking about the other day on how the mid to late 90's Sportage looked and I liked the way they looked 10 years ago. The Sportage had a nice elegant look to it for that time period. |
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| Sportage was the best looking small SUV on the market. After having owned one I still do! | |
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#1's gotta be the Hummer. I can't help but laugh at every driver of one, seeing them as oversized 4 year-olds who never got over their need to have the most powerful looking truck in the sandbox. I couldn't handle being lumped in with that crowd. Second to that would be any of the big SUVs. They're impractical, and I don't want to feel like I'm driving my living room around. There would be far fewer of these monsters around if people who want the functionality of a minivan weren't too vain to be seen in one. |
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