It may be safest if you play this game while you're a passenger, though.
Friday, January 23, 2009
the Toyota game
The other day I was listening to some radio story about the auto industry, and I was thinking about Toyota and its dominance of the car market. Wondering just what the extent of the situation was, I decided to call out the name "Toyota" every time I saw one. Turns out there are a lot of Toyotas on the road here in Dallas. If you'd like to try it yourself, remember that a Lexus is a Toyota, as is a Scion (they are, in fact, sold as Toyotas in some parts of the world), as is the Pontiac Vibe and the Geo/Chevrolet Prism. To get a real feel for the market, try a different brand each day for a week on your commute. Do Fords one day (include Lincoln, Mercury and if your feel like it, Mazda). Then do GM (Chevy, Olds, Buick, Cadillac, Pontiac, Saturn and GMC). Chrysler includes Dodge, Plymouth and Jeep. Nissan includes Infinity. BMW includes Mini.
It may be safest if you play this game while you're a passenger, though.
It may be safest if you play this game while you're a passenger, though.
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Saur's gone mad, I think I've had it, I don't think I can link to her bigotry dressed us as moderateness any longer.
Any sage advice?
I tried counting DeSotos, but dang the luck. I couldn't find any of them.
In Hell-A Prius is the car of choice...but those fuckwits can afford them.
Personally, I drive a GM car currently, before that a decade of Taurus's.
For some reason, I still buy American vehicles...pride, supporting the American industry or some such nonsense. Price is a big factor w/moi as well.
DeLoreans: 1
Hey, is that a flying spaghetti monster?
Daniel: Generally, Saur's a fairly reasonable conservative, willing to admit mistakes, not averse to compromise. I dont know what is going on with the anti-Obama madness. I hang out there because of the other bloggers. I like that both sides come there, and toss ideas/flames back and forth. I even enjoy the occassional circular arguements with UL, though I've about had it with his ad absurdum bullshit.
Not much you can do about Saur, but enjoy the company of the others while it's available.
Pooby: Yeah, a DeSoto's a rare bird, but it's also a Chrysler product. Plenty of those around.
Dusty: I've had equal numbers of foriegn and domestic. My current vehicle is a Chevy truck, my previous car (which I'd like to resurrect) was a Ford. My favorite so far was a 1980 Corolla. Least Favorite: a 4 cylinder Taurus which accelerated like it was powered by squirrels.
I dont understand why someone hasnt started a company to make kits to convert the thousands of decade-old Escorts or Corollas or Caravans or some other aging and popular car reaching the end of its useful combustion life. After all, half the cost is in the body; recycling an older car would cut the cost and be green to boot.
Bill: Delorean... that's something you dont see everyday.
And, yes, that's the FSM, in all His Noodly Glory.
I think I may have to stop going there, I can't link to bigots.
If you do, be sure and find yourself another conservative site where liberals also hang out (assuming you dont have one already)(or, I suppose, a liberal site where conservatives hang out, like United We Lay used to be). You dont have to agree with them, but if the only viewpoint you ever see is your own (or one just like it), then there's no point in the conversation.
Agreed, I'm all for debate Dave but it's not debate when she doesn't listen, like the Obama not being American bullshit.
I'll reflect upon it, wish words.
Truth is, most people dont change their minds, regardless of how much you argue with them. Logically, when arguing with someone, you ought to have as much chance of changing your mind as they do. I think most of the time, at least in politics, the goal is not so much to change anyone's mind as it is make them shut up and back off (this may be true in almost all arguements).
Plus, if you quit going to Saur's, you'll miss all my brilliant insights.
I'd like to see a region by region comparative analysis of the counts, seems like every other vehicle on the road up here is a Jeep of some flavor, the majority being the Grand Cherokee, older and new.
Yeah, Dallas is heavy on the Lexuses (Lexusses? Lexi?). On my drive to work, I see as many Lex-whatevers as I do Toyotas.
It just amazes me how many CARS are out there. Period.
It's nuts, isnt it? We've designed a life for ourself that is not only unsustainable, but crazy, when you think about it. Americans spend over 100 hours a year doing nothing more than commuting to work and back. On average.
I myself take about 50 minutes to and 25 back, about 45-ish miles a day. All so that we can have "our space". Once the cheap energy is gone, so is that lifestyle.
Just as bad, though, is the way it spreads us so thin and isolates us from our neighbors. Think of life in an old city like New York or Chicago compared to someplace like Dallas or LA. I'd love to be able to walk to the store or a night out, but it's impossible here for most people.
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