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The Hell With Those Ford

oldenGoldenDecoy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:30:25 +0000

The Hell With Those Ford Commercials . . .

My inner-city transportation gets much better mileage, not too mention lower maintenance costs, no insurance premiums, and no parking fees than any F-150 ...

My senior monthy tap card costs 14 bucks!

But I'm sure I'm not looked upon as cool and as bitchin' as those folks driving their big ass pickup trucks in bumper to bumper traffic at 25 miles an hour on the freeways...

~OGD~

I think it can be a good

Donal — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:29:05 +0000

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I think it can be a good marketing tool in the right market (no pun intended). I'm guessing that I probably haven't seen that advert because I don't watch Fox News.

For those who don't know, the Cruze is the stablemate of the Volt.

That's kinda where my mind

Verified Atheist — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:19:37 +0000

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That's kinda where my mind went as well.

Donal...Ford has always been

cmaukonen — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:08:46 +0000

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Donal...Ford has always been right wing. Henry Ford himself thought Nazi Germany was a great idea and worshipped Hitler.

Roses Are Red, Hybrids Are

Donal — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:30:47 +0000

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Roses Are Red, Hybrids Are Green… Except When They’re Tuned For Power, Not Efficiency

From all the hype it gets, you would think hybrid technology is intrinsically green—and many Americans, including some policy-makers actually believe that. The Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) new hybrid scorecard lays that canard to rest.

In fact, most any technology that can boost efficiency can boost power instead, and vice versa. Thus, UCS’ evaluation found that just three of 34 hybrids achieved greenhouse emissions reductions—and commensurate fuel savings—of more than 40 percent, and another 10 surpassed 25 percent reductions. In contrast, the 21 mpg hybrid VW Touareg saves just 10 percent on mpgs compared to its conventional ICE counterpart, using the hybrid advantage mostly to boost horsepower from 280 to 380. Also sacrificing major greenitude for power are the Lexus LS 600h L and the BMW ActiveHybrid X6. Meanwhile, a bunch of GM SUVs, the Cayenne S and the Altima hybrid, according to UCS, while not scraping the bottom, do a lousy job of maximizing efficiency.

Interestingly, the top efficiency booster is not the ... Prius but ... the Lincoln MKZ, the hybrid version of which boosts gas mileage to 39 mpg from 21 mpg in the ICE version, for a 46.2% increase (and is a cost-free upgrade). The 50 mpg Prius beats its comparable non-hybrid, the Matrix, by 44.0%, while the Lexus CT200h reduces fuel consumption by 42.9% (The latter is a noisy wimp, though, according to the October Consumer Reports).

Great photo-

NCD — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:28:31 +0000

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Great photo-

'Buying not government bailed

artappraiser — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:04:12 +0000

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'Buying not government bailed out American' has as much chance as a marketing tool as 'buy American' has had the last 30 years

Ironically, turns out "buy American" is a successful marketing tool in Asia,

for Buick, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Playboy and Krispy Kreme. Despite the "American" part not referring to American labor-produced.

Here's a fun photo from the link:

'Buying not government bailed

NCD — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:06:09 +0000

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'Buying not government bailed out American' has as much chance as a marketing tool as 'buy American' has had the last 30 years (ever hear of Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, BMW, Kia?). Most Americans will buy a car because of its price, performance and reliability.

Along that line, recently rented a Chevy Cruze and drove over 1200 miles, over 40 mpg, in Florida with two larger and two smaller adults, 1 large suitcase, 2 carry-on size, and duffel bag etc which all fit in the spacious boot. Starts around 16K. The performance and features on the car were impressive. Although it is made throughout the world in various plants, Wiki says "GM in the United States has upgraded the existing plant in Lordstown, Ohio to manufacture the Cruze, investing more than US$350 million."

You mention spending money on

wabby — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:29:24 +0000

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You mention spending money on infrastructure. When I saw this commercial, I at first thought it was a left-leaning political ad calling for infrastructure repair/jobs-jobs-jobs. Not so.
It's an ad for Audi.

h/t EricB