lord, mr. ford...

what have you done?

'well, i'm not a man appointed judge
to bear ill-will and hold a grudge
but i think it's time i said me a few choice words
all about that demon automobile
a metal box with the polyglass wheel
the end result to the dream of henry ford'

as the 'environmental' war wages...a motor company in india has come out with this little number. i would say that this car goes back to the dream of mr. ford. an affordable car for everyone.

the car makes sense, however it wouldn't go over in america; because the base model doesn't come with a radio, or air conditioning. and again it comes back to that whole concept of americans believing that they are owed something, without working for it. anyway...

the mileage is great, around fifty miles per gallon. what other car gets that?

oh, right...the tdi in my driveway.

in this fuel conscious market, the car manufactures are boosting up numbers of late twenties or early thirties; however there are cars that do more. hybrid cars do not do more. are not better. are not 'helping' the problem. these cars are only good for quick city driving when you are running under or around twenty-five miles per hour, for when it is working off of the battery. other than that, highway, over thirty miles per hour...you're running gasoline. just like others. with shitty mileage.

speaking of mileage...this little vehicle gets a reportedly seventy miles per gallon. i'll give you a minute to absorb that...

yes, seventy. miles. per. gallon.

here's a solution. here's your answer to miles per gallon. now if you notice that this link was to vw in the u.k. so what does that tell you...it's not available in the u.s. why? the only thing i am able to think of is the diesel fuel itself. i'm not sure if diesel fuel is different here than it is across the pond. if this is not an issue...i want this car. i just hope that when my tdi 'dies' it will be available here. if not, i wonder if i would be able to get one set over?

people who complain about fuel mileage do not take a look at diesel fuel. it's a cleaner burning fuel. more efficient. my engine will probably go for over two hundred thousand miles. now what other car is able to do that without worry?