Car buyers will give up size, not power, for mpg
CNNMoney.com/KBB.com survey says car shoppers unwilling to give up performance or luxury labels to save gas.
May 9, 2006; Posted: 5:06 p.m. EDT (2106 GMT)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Almost a quarter of car shoppers would be willing to sacrifice size, performance, prestige and even pay more money to buy a car that got five more miles per gallon, according to a survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com Web site at the request of CNNMoney.com.
But about the same percentage said they wouldn't be willing to sacrifice anything to get a car with that kind of fuel savings.
The survey asked car shoppers, defined as those who said they intended to purchase a vehicle within the next six months, which of four trade-offs they'd be willing to make when selecting their next vehicle if it would mean an extra five miles per gallon. Respondents could also choose "all of the above."
About half of the respondents said they would be willing to make certain specific trade-offs to get that kind of mileage gain.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
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I have a good friend here who is palnning on taking her summer vacation which involves a good part of driving. She is already terrified her trip will have to be limited due to gas prices. Its such bullshit, its gas for the love of God.
It is amazing that today 2006 we are still relying on technology developed in 1876.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-stroke_cycle
it's true, Scott, this technology hasn't developed as much as it should have.
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