I work at the largest employer in Georgia, Robins AFB. As such it draws employees from all over the State.
I know three people who have long commutes and drive big gas guzzlers.
The first guy drives about 80 miles round trip in a full size Toyota truck. He says it gets about 15-16 MPG, but he admits that he drives fast. Everytime gas goes up, of course he *****es. he keeps saying he is going to get a something smaller, but he keeps drivng the big truck. He even bought a little 4 cylinder truck, but sold it because someone offered him more than he payed for it.
Another friend drives 120 miles round trip in a full size Ford Truck. Guy is a friend of mine and I showed with pen and paper how if he just would get a car that got 35 mpg, the savings in fuel would make the car payment on a newer small car. He is still driving his truck and still moaning.
I think everyone should be able to drive what they want, but it's astonishing to me that people are willing to literally throw away money by driving these huge gas guzzling trucks.
I have seen some down sizing though. One friend parked her Mustang GT and drives a Yaris, another parked his F250 V-10 and drives a Toyota Celica.
There is someone that works me that drives a TDI with tags from a County about 100 miles away. The car is covered in soot, some cute little girl drives it, and she is wide open on it all the time. She passes me to and from work and I drive fast.
So when do think people will stop driving their gas guzzlers?
I know three people who have long commutes and drive big gas guzzlers.
The first guy drives about 80 miles round trip in a full size Toyota truck. He says it gets about 15-16 MPG, but he admits that he drives fast. Everytime gas goes up, of course he *****es. he keeps saying he is going to get a something smaller, but he keeps drivng the big truck. He even bought a little 4 cylinder truck, but sold it because someone offered him more than he payed for it.
Another friend drives 120 miles round trip in a full size Ford Truck. Guy is a friend of mine and I showed with pen and paper how if he just would get a car that got 35 mpg, the savings in fuel would make the car payment on a newer small car. He is still driving his truck and still moaning.
I think everyone should be able to drive what they want, but it's astonishing to me that people are willing to literally throw away money by driving these huge gas guzzling trucks.
I have seen some down sizing though. One friend parked her Mustang GT and drives a Yaris, another parked his F250 V-10 and drives a Toyota Celica.
There is someone that works me that drives a TDI with tags from a County about 100 miles away. The car is covered in soot, some cute little girl drives it, and she is wide open on it all the time. She passes me to and from work and I drive fast.
So when do think people will stop driving their gas guzzlers?