Lots of people need larger vehicles (I envision the large Catholic and Mormon families on Sundays) - how many small cars would be needed for a family of 14? Also, the number of licensed drivers is a concern. The change I see here is the family vehicle that gets limited use, and the pocket rocket that really only seats two comfortably, possibly 4 in a pinch, and beomes the daily driver. Wouldn’t it be nice to see a 25 year old Hummer with only 40, 000 original miles, and in showroom like condition, having been garaged most of the time?

I think that some Yankee ingenuity is needed, with someone coming up with bio-diesel conversions on the cheap becoming a darling of the green movement and a multi-millionaire rather quickly.

The mindset needs to change - we should not cower, and decide that the good times are over, that conservation is the only solution. Instead, new ways to do the same things need be invented, with an eye on eliminating waste, but not quality of life.

Perhaps I could align with your idea if it were to be clearly an interim solution.

That’s easy for you to say Ron, seein how you drive a “Hot Wheels”!

Hi Marc,
“Perhaps I could align with your idea if it were to be clearly an interim solution.”
OK - I can do that.

Hello Goose,
Hit a nerve did we………

” That’s easy for you to say Ron, seein how you drive a “Hot Wheels”! ”

______________AND . Gooose . Ron’s . Car

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Hot Wheels are made in Korea?

HAY - - RON

Do You Want . Gooose & Me to Take Care of . YUR . WEB . SITE

. . . While . YUR . Gone . ? .

Sorry…I meant Tonka Toy…….

Hi Denny,
Sure and thanks.

Goose,
No problem.

For the family with 14 kids, who have chosen, all by themselves, to have that many children, why not add a type of ‘bedroom tax’ to the price of their new, huge, gas guzzlers? WHY should the average American family of 2.3 children ALWAYS have to pay for the people who have so many children? We pay for their children in schools being built, cars that waste $ & commodities, and the list goes on. This would be a fair deal for everyone.

In case some don’t know what a bedroom tax is: It is a tax that is added onto a new home per how many bedrooms - the $ used to build new schools. Could be that the cars could run the same way - it is they who want that comfort. Or, they could walk a LOT more! Good family exercise and quality time together.

That’s a great idea Alene. I drive a Suburban (sometimes), but we don’t have any kids. I’ve been paying for schools for much longer than driving the Sub. Maybe Ron will at least let me break even…..

I have a great idea! I’ll give everyone 18 cents a gallon back for the summer.

That’ll work. That way I can drive my SUB again. The more gas I use, the more I’ll get back!

You might even get a rebate from Shell.