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Originally Posted by rickr15
A lot of 80's Chevy Sprints (3 cyl Suzukis) with stick shifts got 50 mpg. Couldn't do it now as the mandated weight of all the crash safety stuff.
We have quite simply made the cars heavier than we can overcome with mileage improvements. Take 1500 Lbs of window motors,6 speaker stereos, Cruise,Airbags ,leather the wire to run it all etc and the mileage will follow.
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That sounds too practical. As I mentioned, are Americans willing to make that kind of sacrifice? In speaking of sacrifice, I mean the personal convenience items like power windows and big stereos, not the safety items. I drive a stick shift out of preference, however, rather than sacrifice.
Regards,
D-Ray