Reply #37: I'm sorry, but you'd be wrong. [View All]

[Tesha]

I owned a 1978 VW Scirroco with a 1477 cc engine that routinely
got north of 40 MPG and once, just for a lark, I pushed past 50 MPG
on a 250 mile highway trip.

Gallons haven't changed in volume nor have miles changed in length.
But engines sure have, and cars have sure changed in weight, and
it's very hard to find a car that weighed as little as this VeeDub did
nor one that has a <1.5L engine. And it's not all GPS, ABS, and CDs;
it's mostly people wanting luxurious ride, sound dampening,
heavy power seats, and other creature comforts all combined with
excessively-big engines.

Tesha