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I've made this page to help spread around some information about SUV's. Most of the people that buy an SUV are buying solely for its looks or its power. It's more of an ego thing than an actual need for a vehicle of that caliber. If you have an SUV or are considering buying an SUV then please check out the info below and make a responsible choice on your next vehicle. Remember, bigger is not always better.
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Car Talk SUV section A great resource for SUV information. Lists many of the concerns that people have on SUV usage. Also includes a great forum to discuss SUV stuff. |
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the SUV Info Link Get the facts to help you choose the right car for your needs. |
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SUV One If you do decide to get an SUV, learn how to use it right. Lots of great tips and information on SUV usage right here. |
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ZAPWorld.com Zap! just announced a line of electric cars that are quite impressive. They are much better then the electric cars of the past. They can drive for roughly 250 miles at 70mph on a single charge. They can re-charge in an hours time by simply plugging them into any normal electric outlet. Estimated cost on one these is only $10,000 (not a bad price for a new car). |
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How does your car rate on
gas mileage and fuel economy? This is the US Department of energy's fuel economy website. Lots of great info here on most cars available today. Lots of info on 'soon-to-come' models too. |
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Clean
Vehicles page by UCS Go here to find out more information about "clean" running vehicles such as hybrids, electric cars, etc... |
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A little thought from Scott Adams I obtained this little gem from the "Dilbert Newsletter 46.0" Sign up for the newsletter at http://www.dilbert.com/ |
| Death by Marketing |
| Did you ever wonder why
fuel-efficient cars are always designed to look like lunch boxes or deodorant cans? I'm no expert on car design, but it seems to me that an attractive "shape" wouldn't cost a manufacturer extra. So why are all the cars that are friendly to the environment practically bristling with the subliminal message "DORK ON BOARD"? Answer: Marketing! Carmakers want to discourage people from buying cars that have high gas mileage and low profit margins. If you're foolish enough to cross them and buy a planet-saver anyway, automakers are going to exact some revenge by making sure you have no chance whatsoever of procreating. Normally I would applaud the spunky -- dare I say Dogbertian? -- attitude of the world's carmakers. But these aren't normal times. There's a school of thought that if we use less fuel, we'll be safer from terrorist threats. I'm not convinced that oil is the problem. I'm pretty sure we could fly over the Middle East and drop bags of money and they'd still want to kill us for blocking the view. But I digress. The point is that carmakers could easily make a fuel-efficient hybrid car that looks great and doesn't cost more to manufacture than an ugly one. However, thanks to marketing, that ain't gonna happen. And so, as I have often predicted, marketing will be the death of us all. Our only hope is that our pollution kills the terrorists. |
| An Article on Outdated Technology |
| Ten technologies that deserve to die |
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Only a small section of the article is listed here. For the full story visit this link to the MSNBC website: Full Article Link Technologies die rather routinely—seen a Conestoga covered wagon lately?—but it’s rare for them to be singled out and righteously put to death. Some technologies, however, are so blatantly obnoxious that the human race would rejoice if they were obliterated. A wise society would honor its young technical innovators for services rendered in annihilating obsolete technologies that are the dangerous hangovers of previous, less advanced generations. Let me offer some candidates. 3. THE
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE Article written by Bruce Sterling Note: Although I agree with the view listed above,
some of the other stuff in this |
