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From: Fred on 2 Jul 2007 15:00 Wall Street Journal "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to pay a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global warming." complete article: http://curio.us/8h
From: Joe on 2 Jul 2007 23:21 "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... > Wall Street Journal > > "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's > Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American > factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to pay > a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global warming." > > complete article: http://curio.us/8h Yeah, that's bad, considering the Prius is a very cheap car. They should look at facts in these cases, that way everybody doesn't think morons are writing for the wall street journal.. Most of the people I know drive something like a Chevy Silverado that costs as much as 2 Priuses.
From: Cathy F. on 2 Jul 2007 23:42 "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... > Wall Street Journal > > "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's > Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American > factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to pay > a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global warming." The Camry is the best selling car in the U.S., right? Yet it costs a little less, as much as, or more than a Prius, depending on the pkg. the Prius comes with, & the model of the Camry. So... IMO, that theory sort of goes down the drain... Cathy > complete article: http://curio.us/8h >
From: Bill Putney on 3 Jul 2007 05:56 Joe wrote: > "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message > news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... > >>Wall Street Journal >> >>"...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's >>Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American >>factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to pay >>a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global warming." >> >>complete article: http://curio.us/8h > > > Yeah, that's bad, considering the Prius is a very cheap car. They should > look at facts in these cases, that way everybody doesn't think morons are > writing for the wall street journal.. > > Most of the people I know drive something like a Chevy Silverado that costs > as much as 2 Priuses. ....because those other vehicles are a better value over their useful lives. Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
From: C. E. White on 3 Jul 2007 07:08
"Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphia.net> wrote in message news:eridnfIugMILWBTbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... > > "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message > news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... >> Wall Street Journal >> >> "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's >> Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American >> factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to >> pay >> a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global >> warming." > > The Camry is the best selling car in the U.S., right? Yet it costs > a little less, as much as, or more than a Prius, depending on the > pkg. the Prius comes with, & the model of the Camry. So... IMO, > that theory sort of goes down the drain... > > Cathy Actually a base Camry costs a lot less than a Prius and is a much roomier car with better performance (and decent fuel economy too). If you are talking strictly economics, a Corolla is a much better buy. If you are trying to impress your neighbors with your "green-ness" then the Prius is the way to go. I don't agree with the Wall Street Journal on this, but I think if you check the demographics of who is buying Priuses (?), you will find that they are overwhelmingly purchased by upper middle class Americans. Ed |