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77 comments on Demand destruction isn't working out so well

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Leanan on September 29, 2005 - 12:38pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I just bought a Corolla myself, in March.  I was driving a Ford Taurus.

I was actually considering going car-free.  I live only 2 miles from work - walking distance.  Maybe getting an electric bike for grocery shopping.  

But I finally decided that it's just not safe to walk or bike around here in winter.  I chose a Corolla because it's cheap, fuel-efficient, and reliable.  I figure it's the last car I will ever buy.  If the gas stations go dry in two years, at least I won't have wasted a lot of money on it.  If the cornucopians are right, and we're all still driving in 20 years, I figure I will still be driving this Corolla.

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Donal on September 29, 2005 - 1:12pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I've been walking instead of bicycling lately.  We already own the last two gasoline-powered cars we will ever buy, a Regal 27 mpg and Elantra 34 mpg, both ten years old.  I'd love to buy an enclosed electric vehicle for the winter, but there are almost no choices.  
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Leanan on September 29, 2005 - 1:29pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I like walking.  There's even sidewalk some of the way.  And it's good exercise.

But in winter, it's often not possible.  The sidewalks and shoulders are under 5' plow drifts.  Huge SUVs are skidding all over the road.  And forget about trying to walk or bike anywhere at night. You're asking to be hit by a car, or mugged.  

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