Oreily?

[tallywacker]

I'm getting sick of the government "protecting" me. Let people drive what they want.

[bmblebee]

take your prius out and tangle with a 80K lb truck on the highway and see how that works out for you

[Switch]

I thought this was a thread about auto parts.

[MILK]

Originally Posted by bmblebee

take your prius out and tangle with a 80K lb truck on the highway and see how that works out for you

Agreed!! And the Smart Car is smaller than the Prius! The Smart car did poorly against a Camry!!

[Rsv1000R]

You can make small and indestructable, but CF is to expensive, cheap only gets you plastic and steel, and a little light metal maybe.

Anyone see the stig drive the konig through the tirewall the other night?

[Homeslice]

A 1980 Accord was smaller and lighter than anything on the road today, maybe even a Miata. Yet now, they are trying to turn the Accord into a Lexus, even though consumers never asked for that. The manufacturers just go ahead and make each new generation bigger and bigger, simply because they want to have a selling point for their advertising......Not because consumers actually demanded it. It's pretty fucking sad.

[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

A 1980 Accord was smaller and lighter than anything on the road today, maybe even a Miata. Yet now, they are trying to turn the Accord into a Lexus, even though consumers never asked for that. The manufacturers just go ahead and make each new generation bigger and bigger, simply because they want to have a selling point for their advertising......Not because consumers actually demanded it. It's pretty fucking sad.

I disagree. Manufacturers are changing their produce based on buying habits, Most people want bigger cars, power windows and seats, leather, etc, etc if they think they can afford it. Sure there are people who buy stripped down cars, mostly because they want as cheap as car as they can get, But I'd bet it's not a very big % of buyers.

[Homeslice]

Sure, people want luxury features, but do they really "want" larger dimensions? If you are looking for a 4-door sedan, and you don't have any kids or carry back-seat passengers very often, what is the point of large size?

[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Sure, people want luxury features, but do they really "want" larger dimensions? If you are looking for a 4-door sedan, and you don't have any kids or carry back-seat passengers very often, what is the point of large size?

I'm just going by the trends I've read about.

IMO most people if they could, would get bigger cars over smaller cars. Now that wouldn't include people who like small sports cars, and probably a lot of people who struggle in traffic and parking might pick smaller cars, but most everyone else, if there wasn't a penality, would get a bigger car.

[pauldun170]

Excuse me but for an extra 30 cents you can supersize your order.

Would you like the combo deal?