Thread: It's the fuel economy, stupid!
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Old 05-14-2005, 01:30 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: It's the fuel economy, stupid!
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Originally Posted by Hudson
If gas mileage were the reason why vehicles sold, the Geo Metro XFi would have outsold the rest of the Metro lineup...which it didn't. Gas mileage (especially EPA ratings) is not the reason why people buy cars in the US. And definitely not the defining criteria to pick one vehicle over the next. Fuel efficiency ranks down on the average buyers check list.
That is very true in Australia as V8's and V6's are the pick before any Piss Weak 4 cylinder.

I don't think 3 cylinders have even shown up on our shores.

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