Reply #12: mass transit and having your own car aren't mutually exclusive

[benevolent dictator]

if there were mass transit here that i could take to work and school, i totally would. but i would still want a car, too (that i just wouldn't drive as much). why can't we have both? oh yeah, spraaaawwlllll....

anyway, part of the problem with the automakers is it's like catch 22. people are still buying the gas guzzlers, so they keep making them because that's what's selling. when they make smaller more fuel efficient cars... that then don't sell because the technology/materials that make them more fuel efficient are more expensive... well... what are they going to make?

ford just came out with a hybrid explorer that gets 36 in the city and 31 on the highway, which is awesome for an suv. hell, it's better than my little car gets. you can't just blame the car companies, you have to blame the consumers, too. (not that i'm absolving the automakers from all responsibility, i'm just saying it's not 100% their fault.)