Motor1 says rumor is Mercedes killing almost all V8s for 2022
08-15-21, 01:58 PM
#16
I somewhat disagree. Americans are stubborn. I know endless people (from all political spectrums) who hate EVs just as much as I do and do not want them. Then all this forced electrification will turn into people being even more stubborn, and we know how that goes in this country. My 70 y/o mother knows a little about cars, said she would keep her Enclave indefinitely and just never buy another car again. That car has a great V6. There will be people like me driving ancient LX570s, and adding to the reasons I'll keep it until I'm dead is the Marlboro Man 5.7 V8 rumbling under the hood.
You can lead an American to water, but can't force him/her to drink it. There will be tonnnnnnns of us who just won't be having EVs, huge pushback.
You can lead an American to water, but can't force him/her to drink it. There will be tonnnnnnns of us who just won't be having EVs, huge pushback.
It'll be the 1970s oil crisis all over again, and we all saw how Americans reacted to that.
08-15-21, 03:46 PM
#17
Lexus Champion
I would still drive my LX with $6 gas (screw em!); granted we don't drive much so it wouldn't be a humongous deal cost wise. Trucks that transport our goods across the country aren't going EV anytime soon (regardless of what Time magazine says) and they rely on fossil fuels. I really don't think gas will be expensive like this forever, it will go back down.
08-15-21, 03:49 PM
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08-15-21, 04:28 PM
#19
Lexus Fanatic
In the 1970s, though, we did not have EV options like we do today, although the lack of available charges in some homes is going to be a definite problem.
08-15-21, 05:02 PM
#20
Rinse and repeat with EV's...
08-15-21, 07:21 PM
#21
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I would still drive my LX with $6 gas (screw em!); granted we don't drive much so it wouldn't be a humongous deal cost wise. Trucks that transport our goods across the country aren't going EV anytime soon (regardless of what Time magazine says) and they rely on fossil fuels. I really don't think gas will be expensive like this forever, it will go back down.
08-15-21, 08:10 PM
#22
Lexus Fanatic
08-15-21, 08:11 PM
#23
Lexus Champion
We can't go into it but let's just say I think a big change in power is coming very soon and many people like these will be humbled.
Even with all the EPA lovers all in, WE NEED/USE FOSSIL FUELS. They should google what global shipping containers give off instead of lobbying to have us all whirling around in Jetsonmobiles; it's astounding how awful for the environment large shipping vessels are.
08-15-21, 08:17 PM
#24
Lexus Fanatic
08-15-21, 09:35 PM
#26
Lexus Fanatic
Bitkahuna seems a little more confident of it hitting $6 than I am.....although I'm not totally counting it out. But I see too many voters rebelling if it gets to $6 for any significant length of time (not just for a couple of days, for example, if a storm knocks out a refinery or storage site).
08-15-21, 10:41 PM
#28
The public recognition for Japanese cars having high quality didn't emerge until the 1980s, prior to that they were seen by the vast majority of Americans (some who still had memories of Pearl Harbor) as "Jap rustbuckets." It was only after the 1970s that basically forced families onto Japanese vehicles that their quality started being recognized.
08-15-21, 10:46 PM
#29
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by RXSF
where in CA do you live? Im paying $4.97 for premium chevron in the Bay Area
