“The gas price logic may be the stupidest line ever.”
Government-mandated fuel efficiency will double how far your car can go on a tank of gas. But gas doubled in price since Obama took office, so in a few years when you buy a new car you might break even on your gas bill.
Also, the cost of gas is driving up the cost of most consumable goods. It is a hidden tax. Cost of living is up. Employment and wages are down.
The CAFE standard Obama initiated will be rolled back. That was just a bone for his Enviro-weenie base. There is just no way that the avg. fuel economy of a automobile manufacturer can be 52mpg. Not with technology as it is now. Hell, I wish it was feasible and in the future it may be. But let the market sort it out.
Oh, something else. I’ve been in to automobile business over 20 years. In 2008, the govt changed the way fuel ecomony was rated. Every vehicles mileage rating was reduced approx 10%. I sell GM and Toyota at our dealership. The GM vehicles get less mileage than rated. Across the board. Toyotas consistently get higher mileage than rated. With the exception of Tundra which gets about what the rating is.
What a coincidence.