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Old 04-14-2009, 03:03 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola View Post
Missed the point did ya?

When the poster made a comment about Japanese industry being smaller and more efficient, the rebuttal was "what about the Honda Pilot". My point is, the Pilot and Ridgeline, as you point out are the largest of a fleet of relatively small and efficient automobiles. To say that the Pilot is large and inefficient when the Hummer is on the block is ignorant. My $0.02.

Although, a case can be made that the Hummer is a more efficient automobile then the Toyota Prius. Those who drive hybrids and think they are doing the world a favor need to look a little further into how their cars are manufactured. Parts shipped from the far reaches of the world, and batteries that are not environmentally friendly at all.
I merely added more fuel inefficent vehicles that the imports make. I could also add in the Japanese mini vans. To say the Japanese are better at fuel efficency is not true. The Japanese wanted a part of the SUV and truck market that the big 3 had control over.
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