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Has CAFE reached the end of its usefulness?

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#503 of 507 Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [steve_] by kcram HOST Oct 23, 2009 (7:59 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Oct 22, 2009 7:56 am) I think it's more marketing than anything else. Americans respond to clever advertising.   For example, station wagons aren't profitable, but anything based on the existing truck frame is. So in the 90s, the automakers slowly discontinued wagons, marketing the truck-based SUVs as "this is so much BETTER than a wagon!" Then when fuel prices increased, the move was to car-based SUVs... "this crossover is so much BETTER than your big guzzling SUV!" And with the new CAFE rules, we'll see/hear in a few years "this sleek wagon is so much BETTER than that oversized crossover!"   Then somebody (like me) will point out that the 1979 Ford Fairmont wagon my grandfather owned had more cargo room, far better visibility, and exceeded 30 mpg highway with both the 2.3L I-4 and 3.3L I-6 engines (Grandpa had the I-6).   Back To The Future, anyone?   kcram - Pickups/Wagons Host Replies to this message: steve_ (Oct 23, 2009 12:18 pm) kcram (Oct 23, 2009 1:41 pm) steve_ (Oct 23, 2009 4:56 pm) stevedebi (Oct 27, 2009 11:49 am)
#504 of 507 Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [kcram] by steve_ HOST Oct 23, 2009 (12:18 pm)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 23, 2009 7:59 am) And don't forget the minivan KC. Wagons almost didn't recover from their run before the Crossovers came out. My '97 wagon occasionally will hit 30 mpg on the highway. Replies to this message: kcram (Oct 23, 2009 1:41 pm) steve_ (Oct 23, 2009 4:56 pm)
#505 of 507 Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [steve_] by kcram HOST Oct 23, 2009 (1:41 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Oct 23, 2009 12:18 pm) To an extent. Minivans became the "mom mobiles" for a reason... the dads who used to pilot the Ford Country Squires and Chevy Kingswood Estates of the world were not going to switch to a 4 cylinder front-wheel-drive minivan built from a K-car... they were the ones who went for the Tahoes and Expeditions. Those dads were not giving up their V8s or towing ability when dragging the family cross-country Griswold-style.   kcram - Pickups/Wagons Host Replies to this message: steve_ (Oct 23, 2009 4:56 pm)
#506 of 507 Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [kcram] by steve_ HOST Oct 23, 2009 (4:56 pm)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 23, 2009 1:41 pm) My dad stuck to his '53 Buick Special. I don't remember him ever driving this.   See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com
#507 of 507 Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [kcram] by stevedebi Oct 27, 2009 (11:49 am)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 23, 2009 7:59 am) " Then somebody (like me) will point out that the 1979 Ford Fairmont wagon my grandfather owned had more cargo room, far better visibility, and exceeded 30 mpg highway with both the 2.3L I-4 and 3.3L I-6 engines (Grandpa had the I-6). "   Yeah, but a lot of them came like my '78; with the 302 (5L) V8 engine. Actually, I got around 23 MPG on the road with that car, a sedan rather than the wagon.

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