There was an interesting conversation that we had over the weekend that had an angle that just may explain much of America’s woes – it explains the auto industry’s at least.
We were at a friend’s house for an impromptu cookout and met a couple that are friends of theirs. The chick was from Detroit, so naturally she and Nick got to talking about the car industry, etc. Naturally this led to discussions about gas prices and gas mileage for American cars vs foreign cars. I know for a fact that Heather’s little 4 cylinder Cavalier (4-5 yrs old, maybe) got 18 MPG. Eight-mothafuckin’-TEEN!! It was retarded. So, I ask: do the American car manufacturers TRY to make their cars suck or does it just happen by itself?
Well, of course, them’s fightin’ words to a dyed in the wool Rust Belt dweller, so she was sputtering about how great the gas mileage is for her Monte Carlo (the 08 model claims 21 city, 31 hwy – I doubt sincerely it’s 10mpg higher on the hwy). It was cute that she used how far she could go on a tank as her measure of good gas mileage. It was cuter that she didn’t know the size of her tank (17 gal). Then she proudly stated that her friend’s Cavalier got 22MPG! Wow! 22!
My 1994 Honda gets 26-28 city and about 32-35 hwy, BITCHES. And it’s 14 years old!! Continue reading “So Quality Doesn’t Matter, eh?”