It's all about American feelings of entitlement. Our whole urban planning and infrastructure is built around cheap gas and we feel its our birthright to be able to afford a huge house out in the burbs where land is cheap. We now can't bike to work and we are so spread out that public transportation can't be built, so we have to drive.
Hell no, the average Joe Six pack isn't gonna drive some dinky little 4 banger. We want a big cushy "safe" and powerful sedan, suv, muscle car, etc... Even though other 1st world countries get their kids around in small efficient wagons and hatch backs and go camping and such, we apparently can't fit our fat spoiled kids and their toys in anything smaller than an Expedition. Let's face it, cars are all about image and status and that's all too true here... I really hope these gas prices force us to be more efficient, more pragmatic, and less spoiled!
Hell no, the average Joe Six pack isn't gonna drive some dinky little 4 banger. We want a big cushy "safe" and powerful sedan, suv, muscle car, etc... Even though other 1st world countries get their kids around in small efficient wagons and hatch backs and go camping and such, we apparently can't fit our fat spoiled kids and their toys in anything smaller than an Expedition. Let's face it, cars are all about image and status and that's all too true here... I really hope these gas prices force us to be more efficient, more pragmatic, and less spoiled!