'Eco' models aren't worth the money, study shows

 

"Do you find something comical about my appearance when I'm driving my automobile? 


Hoping to squeeze every last mile out of a gallon of gas?  Automakers have been launching a flood of new “eco” models designed to do just that.  But a new report warns that the minimal extra mileage isn’t worth the hefty price tag – which in some cases would require as much as 38 years of driving to recover in terms of lower fuel costs.

And the hits just keeping on coming for the eco-car movement.  Not only do they get just awful performance reviews [the new Prius "suffers from a stiff ride, very noisy cabin, slow acceleration, and cheap-looking interior trim"] but they are a total rip off. 

Listen, if you want to get a normal (clown) car that gets 30-40 miles to the gallon, fine, they're availabe (this article mentions something called a Chevy Cruze LT, which I'm sure is hideous).  But to go even further and make the bonehead move of purchasing the "planet friendly" Chevy Cruze Eco - for an additonal $800 you get an extra whopping 1 mpg city/4 mpg highway - you have to be certifiably insane.  You won't make your money back for several years, and you're now driving an even uglier, slower, goofier piece of shit than the non-eco version. 

Which confirms my theory that if you ARE driving an eco car you are probably one of the most smug jackasses around because you're willing to flush cash down the toilet to feed your own ego.  Even Don Gibson probably finds this ridiculous.

*As much as I really do hate the eco-car movement, I really just wanted to post something to take "Pass the salt, this penis tastes too bland" off the front page of the website.  Every time I clicked on J&N I was praying something else got posted...it could not go away fast enough.  I'm sure Smoothie felt the same way.