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#136489 - 08/06/08 09:19 PM Vehicle mileage stickers
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In the interest of fairness, vehicle stickers should also list fuel economy in cargo capacity per gallon. All these liberal assholes want to chastise people for driving vehicles with a low MPG. They never consider the fact that a low MPG vehicle will carry more than a high MPG vehicle, allowing less trips. For example, in the X I can carry 5 people plus load up the cargo area and make it all in one trip. Add on a trailer for even more cargo capacity. A hybrid can carry maybe 4 people and not much else. You'd have to make multiple trips to get everything where you need it to be. Looks like the X is the more fuel efficient vehicle. If they were really concerned about gas, they'd walk or ride a bike. Even a motorcycle would use less gas. The world would be much safer if everyone road a motorcycle.
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#136490 - 09/06/08 03:55 AM Re: Vehicle mileage stickers
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They never consider the fact that a low MPG vehicle will carry more than a high MPG vehicle, allowing less trips.
Yeah! And I can carry a hell of a lot more in that Ferrari I'm eyeing.

:rolleyes:

So you pack your X to the hilt on every trip you make?
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#136491 - 09/06/08 08:29 AM Re: Vehicle mileage stickers
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The problem with that arguement is that most vehicles (cars/pickups/SUV's), regardless of size, are hardly ever loaded to capacity.

Look around at the other cars/trucks as you drive, I bet 95% have 2 people or less and little or no cargo. Even the SUV's

Just playin' devil's advocate.

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#136492 - 10/06/08 12:17 AM Re: Vehicle mileage stickers
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[b]They never consider the fact that a low MPG vehicle will carry more than a high MPG vehicle, allowing less trips.
Yeah! And I can carry a hell of a lot more in that Ferrari I'm eyeing.

:rolleyes:

So you pack your X to the hilt on every trip you make?[/b]
You betcha. If I can carry it on my back, I take the bike. If it fits in the wife's car, we take it. If it doesn't all fit in there, we take the X.
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#136493 - 10/06/08 04:15 AM Re: Vehicle mileage stickers
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Originally posted by InfX708:
[b]They never consider the fact that a low MPG vehicle will carry more than a high MPG vehicle, allowing less trips.
Yeah! And I can carry a hell of a lot more in that Ferrari I'm eyeing.

:rolleyes:

So you pack your X to the hilt on every trip you make?[/b]
You betcha. If I can carry it on my back, I take the bike. If it fits in the wife's car, we take it. If it doesn't all fit in there, we take the X.[/b]
Well, then, I think you should sell the Xterra and get a minivan. Gets about the same gas mileage (or better) and can hold twice as much. So your numbers would be even better.

I still don't buy it that you fill the Xterra to the hilt when travelling in it. Any space not filled is wasted gas, by your argument.
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#136494 - 11/06/08 04:16 AM Re: Vehicle mileage stickers
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Well, not every cubic nanometer is filled, but the rear view mirror is generally useless when I'm driving it. I don't travel light.
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