EPA poised to scrap fuel economy targets

[SamSpade]

My 1995 Saturn got 35 Highway .... or higher, until that crap fest 10% Ethanol mandate ... where by I lost 5 Mpg per tank

how is that 'saving' the environment if I burn more fuel per tank

Years ago in the early 80's, my Dodge Omni got 51 mpg. What the heck happened?

 

[Gilligan]

Company I worked for in late 70s through 81 had three VW Rabbits for a sales fleet. Diesel with manual trans. They got around 50 mpg too.

 

[glhs837]

Years ago in the early 80's, my Dodge Omni got 51 mpg. What the heck happened?

We decided that living was better than dying, and that quiet and comfortable was better than noisy and uncomfortable. Things like airbags, crumple zones, and insulation weigh. Those things weigh like 2500lbs.

 

[SamSpade]

We decided that living was better than dying, and that quiet and comfortable was better than noisy and uncomfortable. Things like airbags, crumple zones, and insulation weigh. Those things weigh like 2500lbs.

Interesting. That Omni was destroyed in a crash - that I walked away from without a scratch.

 

[black dog]

Interesting. That Omni was destroyed in a crash - that I walked away from without a scratch.

It's fortunate that it wasn't a Pinto..

 

[GURPS]

It's fortunate that it wasn't a Pinto ....

rear end most any vehicle with a dump truck ...

 

[glhs837]

Interesting. That Omni was destroyed in a crash - that I walked away from without a scratch.

The kind of crash matters, of course. But most would place you in far greater danger.

78 Omni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0H89lQatAQ

2017 Fiesta forward to the 30 second mark to catch the switch to full on 30mph crash to compare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAEUuw5l3Os