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Automotive News & Views Has CAFE reached the end of its usefulness?
Has CAFE reached the end of its usefulness?
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Last post on Oct 27, 2009 at 11:49 AM
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Fuel Efficiency (MPG)
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Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [steve_]
by kcram HOST
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Oct 23, 2009 (1:41 pm)
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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.
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Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [kcram]
by steve_ HOST
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Oct 23, 2009 (4:56 pm)
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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. 
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Re: CAFE will benefit the auto industry [kcram]
by stevedebi
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Oct 27, 2009 (11:49 am)
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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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