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Re: Riddle me this, Batman..... hahaha


if people can get a cheaper, more fuel efficient car from Korea, China, or Japan, they will.

Exactly my point.

Many of the consumers in Australia, and America are the ones that are responsible for the job/economy problems that we see ourselves in.

We want to make $15, $18, or $20 an hour, with sick leave, paid vacations, and retirements. Then we go buy products from countries that pay a few dollars a day to their workers.

American cars are also imported into Australia, they are not popular because they are not very fuel efficient, and the quality is no better than cars imported from elsewhere.

That may have been the case in the past, but as you can see from this chart,  American cars hold 4 out of ten spots on the top ten fuel economy list, and the kicker is they haven't killed over 50 people like the manufacturers in the other 6 spots on the list. How's that for quality?

Fuel Economy Leaders: 2010 Model Year

Rank

Manufacturer/Model

MPG
city/highway

1

Toyota Prius (hybrid)

51/48

2

Ford Fusion Hybrid FWD
Mercury Milan Hybrid FWD

41/36

3

Honda Civic Hybrid

40/45

4

Honda Insight (hybrid)

40/43

5

Lexus HS250h (hybrid)

35/34

6

Nissan Altima Hybrid

35/33

7

Ford Escape Hybrid FWD
Mazda Tribute Hybrid 2WD
Mercury Mariner Hybrid FWD

34/31

8

Smart fortwo Cabriolet (automatic)
Smart fortwo Coupe (automatic)

33/41

9

Toyota Camry Hybrid

33/34

10

Lexus RX450h (hybrid, 2WD)

32/28

 

 
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