tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post370297500023956476..comments2023-11-05T02:42:05.343-05:00Comments on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Nachos: U.S. Automakers Oppose Fuel Standards, ProfitsStudiodavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16784469805972410740noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-50586038774367375632007-01-27T10:57:00.000-05:002007-01-27T10:57:00.000-05:00Since the Model T, everything the Fords have touch...Since the Model T, everything the Fords have touched has turned to shit -- the Edsel, the Lions, and now this.<br /><br />I mean, anti-Semitism was doing a thriving business until Henry Ford started pushing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. And look at it now. Mel Gibson's the last holdout, and even he's getting marginalized.Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-2425424945357429532007-01-26T20:51:00.000-05:002007-01-26T20:51:00.000-05:00My car may not be fuel-efficient, but my driving h...My car may not be fuel-efficient, but my driving habit is--I don't hardly ever go anywhere! And I get out even less now because of the baby!Mrs_Thrillhoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096991615655101515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-54153215246902086542007-01-26T11:36:00.000-05:002007-01-26T11:36:00.000-05:00Oy, those Mellencamp commercials. Brutal!Oy, those Mellencamp commercials. Brutal!Thrillhoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082092153634900636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-23186548800305890872007-01-25T20:42:00.000-05:002007-01-25T20:42:00.000-05:00Better fuel efficiency would certainly help U.S. a...Better fuel efficiency would certainly help U.S. automakers. But they need to keep after fit, finish and preventing things like Ford's insane default-to-hot ignition switch problem of a few years back. That's the one that not only ruined a few vehicles, but completely destroyed one home, along with the vehicle. That was just design stupidity of the worst kind.<br /><br />I still want to know why at least one U.S. automaker can't build one or more vehicles designed specifically for emerging markets, for export.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-50109353816380530492007-01-25T20:17:00.000-05:002007-01-25T20:17:00.000-05:00Maybe the Ford family should go into some other li...Maybe the Ford family should go into some other line of work, like managing a professional football team.<br /><br />Wait, what?InanimateCarbonRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247895134217919954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-59561942394931387792007-01-25T18:28:00.000-05:002007-01-25T18:28:00.000-05:00Per CNN:"That works out to a loss of just over $24...Per CNN:"That works out to a loss of just over $24,000 a minute throughout the course of the year, or about the price of a Ford Mustang."Studiodavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16784469805972410740noreply@blogger.com