Comments on: Americans Are Now Buying Smaller Cars http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/05/03/americans-now-buying-smaller-cars/ The Ancient and Future Catholics Blog Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:23:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: jaybird68 http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/05/03/americans-now-buying-smaller-cars/#comment-3879 jaybird68 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:02:58 +0000 http://perchristumblog.wordpress.com/?p=1320#comment-3879 Well, the Pope has gotten in on the bandwagon. Check it out... http://www.aussiesmarts.com/images/pope.jpg Well, the Pope has gotten in on the bandwagon. Check it out…

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]]> By: Nan http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/05/03/americans-now-buying-smaller-cars/#comment-3877 Nan Sun, 04 May 2008 18:43:33 +0000 http://perchristumblog.wordpress.com/?p=1320#comment-3877 David, do you remember that there was gas rationing in the 70's? Where I live it was based on license plates, which at the time must all have ended in numbers; even could fill up on one day, odd the next. That was the era of gas caps that locked so people didn't siphon off the gas. People started buying smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, but like everything else, it was cyclical. Once there was no longer a gas shortage, the cycle shifted to bigger and less fuel-efficient vehicles. Have you noticed any difference on the road as far as SUV's? I'm still always surrounded by SUV's, minivans and pickups when I drive, though the other day on the bus I noticed that there were a few more actual cars on the road, though they weren't compacts. David, do you remember that there was gas rationing in the 70’s? Where I live it was based on license plates, which at the time must all have ended in numbers; even could fill up on one day, odd the next. That was the era of gas caps that locked so people didn’t siphon off the gas. People started buying smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, but like everything else, it was cyclical. Once there was no longer a gas shortage, the cycle shifted to bigger and less fuel-efficient vehicles.

Have you noticed any difference on the road as far as SUV’s? I’m still always surrounded by SUV’s, minivans and pickups when I drive, though the other day on the bus I noticed that there were a few more actual cars on the road, though they weren’t compacts.

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