Yesterday I had the rare pleasure of driving from Provo to Logan, and back. I had a lot of time to listen to the radio and am somewhat of a talk radio nerd. A large portion of the news programs were devoted to the hearings in which the US automakers made pleas for government assistance for their industry. Now, I have not ever been particularly fond of most US made cars, although my grandma, and then Craig sure loved the Taurus. However, last week Tim and I drove his Ford Escort XR2 to Phoenix and back and it performed like a champ. In support of American made vehicles, I thought I would give you the highlights:
1. We made it to Arizona and back on $70.00 in gas.
2. The seat reclines well and is quite comfortable for sleeping (Tim had to stay awake and drive)
3. When we hit an unexpected blizzard, it made it through the un-plowed roads without any major mishaps.
4. Law enforcement did not mistake us for drug runners (apparently a problem when you drive that path in a black BMW).
5. Did I mention the gas mileage.
I still love my gas guzzling, foreign made SUV, but after this last experience, I am looking a little more fondly at American made.
2 comments:
Fredontcha wish you could drive through that blizzard again?
I'm sure we're not going to get anywhere close to that sort of gas mileage when we drive up in Cory's robot truck.
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