Comments on: Money Crashers Is On the Cutting Edge For Fuel Economy http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crashers-is-on-the-cutting-edge-for-fuel-economy/ Personal Finance Blog, Your Guide to Financial Fitness Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johnhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crashers-is-on-the-cutting-edge-for-fuel-economy/#comment-6170 John Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=643#comment-6170 No it's not a scam. Check the curb weights on those old cars. They weigh quite a bit less than todays cars. Why is that? Government regulations require a substantial amount of safety equipment, thus driving up curb weights. And don't forget, the heavier a vehicles basic weight is, that requires bigger wheels, tires, brakes and bigger engines. Now that you know this - the question really should be...why didn't those old cars get better mileage than they did? No it’s not a scam. Check the curb weights on those old cars. They weigh quite a bit less than todays cars. Why is that? Government regulations require a substantial amount of safety equipment, thus driving up curb weights. And don’t forget, the heavier a vehicles basic weight is, that requires bigger wheels, tires, brakes and bigger engines.

Now that you know this – the question really should be…why didn’t those old cars get better mileage than they did?

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