Re: A change, and probably not for the better

Satya <satyap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Oh, hell, yes. Too bad it's not the drivers' decision, it's the
manufacturers'. Sure, the drivers could NOT buy the car,

I'm one of the very few. I had a short-list of cars I was interested
in, with a grid working out the costs of vehicle + options I was
interested in, fuel economy, range, and a "cost of a trip to New York
City" line to put 6.7 L/100km vs. 7.3 L/100km in perspective.

Then I went to the auto show and checked out the visibility around the
A pillar, accessibility of the controls, and checked out how hard it
was to change a headlamp bulb.

The lady at the Honda booth, when she saw me peering under the hood of
the Fit, knew exactly what I was up to based on where I was looking,
and showed which bit comes away to get at the bulbs.

And after all that, I got another Impreza.

--
"I think I was in heaven. Remember when we went to Toys'R'Us and
bought toys with the company credit card during work hours?"
-- John Lasseter in the _Toy Story_ commentary
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