Post #152692 by seamus on Wed, Apr 13, 2005 10:42 AM

I always hear you city folk bitchin about those obnoxious gas guzzling SUV's, but what about all those other big heavy metal boxes that consume comparable amounts of fuel, and take up similar, or even more space?

Living on the Oregon coast, HWY 101 is what connects all our small towns and cities up and down the coast. Every time I need to make a run up to the next city 15mi north, I get to follow one of these, whose driver always appears to be 3 steps away from an old folks home. The average speed of these rolling houses is approx 38 mph, and they NEVER get over 45(it's posted 55mph). If you're lucky enough to be able pass the blue haired gramma on the one and only opportunity in this 15 mi stretch of highway, you will only find 3 more of the same ilk in front of that one, and most of them are pulling an SUV behind them!!

But the thing that REALLY gets me going is the piece of crap old VW Van with stickers all over it like Love Your Mother(Earth), and all the other green and PC slogans stickers found at the local head shop. It might get better gas mileage than an old Ford PU or certain SUV's, but the black and blue smoke pouring out the tailpipe, and the oil dripping from the engine make me wonder just exactly what the Hippie pilot is really smoking!