Quote:That has a lot to do with the problem.

 

I don't want to be real judgmental here, but it has to be said.  If you're driving around in a $1000 car or even a $5000 car, you probably shouldn't be spending so much money eating out.  Getting back to your point though, show me an affordable $5000 car that gets great gas mileage.  Explain how somebody on the lower end of the pay scale would be able to pay for this.

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31/35 MPG.


Bottom line. These are adult people we're speaking about. For the most part you choose what type of car you own. You guys are acting as if someone forces a certain car on these people and it's impossible to change the situation.


When these people die how do they fit the cars in the same casket? I mean, let's be real here, even poor people buy cars at some point.


If a person owns a car on the relative low side of fuel economy, and can't find a way to sell it and get a car of similar value/dependability on the relative high side of fuel economy, they are either a very special case or have much bigger problems than fuel taxes.

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