Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"User Example" wrote in message

Who needs good gas mileage when you can save the money by doing your own
maintenance?


Why not save in both areas?

When automakers get with the program and finally make efficient cars I
will. Until there, they are wasting my time. There is no reason that
there shouldn't be several cars on the markey with 60mpg. Honda had
the CRX HF back in 86 or so that was getting over 40mpg easily which is
about as much or more than some of these Hybrids, today. And it didn't
even use a battery. If you have noticed, the HP in todays cars is MUCH
more than it was 20 yrs ago.

Most small cars today have well over 100hp. Did you know that the Honda
CRX which would go over 100mph only had around 70HP? Did you know that
the VW Beetle (original) only had 38HP-60HP depending on model? The HP
is today's cars is a waste... automakers could easily trade some of that
HP for more efficient lesser HP cars.