You’re not not a car enthusiast if you consider fuel economy, but I think the people who use it as a big deciding factor tend to not be as big into cars and are not trying to purchase an enthusiast car. I know that when me and my friends were buying our cars fuel economy wasn’t really a consideration, since we were buying gun enthusiast cars. --- Post updated --- And like I said, all cars get roughly the same fuel economy today if we are just talking about the average buyer purchasing a new sedan. So you can’t really say French cars are better than American cars for that point unless we are not talking about enthusiast models, where fuel economy isn’t really a deciding factor in which one is better.
When you commute 20+ miles a day, part of which is in stop and go traffic and premium gas costs 5.20 usd a gallon, saving a buck on fuel helps in the long run. I’m sorry I don’t live to your standards of car enthusiasm by not caring about fuel economy, but I’d rather have a decently fun car with 20 mpg than a very fun car that gets 10 mpg.
Not like 20 mpg is that great. I figured if you are considering fuel economy you would aim for 30 or 40 mpg in a modern corolla or something. Doesn’t seem like fuel economy was a huge consideration for you if you’re alright with 20. --- Post updated --- What do you have anyway?
I don’t have anything but I will within a year, so I’ve been looking. I’m fine with 20 mpg average, but that’s as low as I’m willing to go
Well good, that means you can get a Mustang GT! --- Post updated --- I think those take regular anyway so you don’t have to buy the premium
Yeah cause guess what, French cars haven’t been sold in the USA since like the 80’s, and there’s a reason they don’t anymore; nobody even bought them then. I would love a Renault or a Peugeot but sadly that’s just a dream for a day when the 25 year import law is abolished.
I mean since you hate America so much… why don’t you just move in with your French brothers and sisters? I imagine they didn’t sell well since they aren’t as good as American cars. I wonder, if you don’t feel like eating cheese and drinking wine all day in France, if you could just buy a French car sold here. Or… import one older than 25 years old. Might have a hard time finding one still around… not very good cars.
I've yet to see a French car with a vinyl roof, or one from the 1980s that can talk, so clearly American cars must be better
I have a creepy Vibe from this perspective --- Post updated --- And also , Can an American car do this ?
Between French and American cars, of course I'd rather American cars all the way. But not as economy cars (I have to agree with what's been said about fuel economy not being important for car enthusiasts), but for its performance and style. American muscle cars are my favorite, and my dream car is a 1996-2002 Dodge Viper GTS. I actually like pickup trucks and some few SUVs, but muscle cars like the Camaro, Mustang, Corvette, Challenger, Charger, Viper (yes, it's a muscle car if you look at the displacement, although it has a V-10), all of there are among my favorite modern muscle cars. I love the older muscle cars too (Shelby Cobra, Firebird, Chevelle and GTO are among my favorite classic muscle cars), although they do not handle well, but they are so powerful that no car would match their power figures back then. And I would sell my soul to get my hands on a Dodge Viper with a custom 9.0L Stroker V-10, these things sound so good. Now, French cars... Well, firstly, I'm from Brazil, and these things are sold in here, it was pretty much a trend in the early 2000s. But with the time going on, these cars ended in the junkyard, because of how unreliable they are. I mean, we get cars from brands like Peugeot, Citroen and Renault, and damn, a car that I remember it being sold as brand new 10 years ago can be found in the junkyard with lots of other cars. There was even a video of judging brands by their abilities (including refueling Dodge being very expensive), and one of the brands, it was Peugeot, with a 206 seen going through a flood and catching fire. I mean, that's no wonder why most of the French brands aren't that big in Brazil anymore, only Renault sells quite well, since it has one of the cheapest cars in the market around here, but even if it sells well, whoever buys brand new cars from Renault, sells their car to buy a different car after the warranty ends. And trust me on this one, you will very unlikely find a old French car in my country, unless it's on junkyard, while most of the other brands can be found in the streets. And anyway, who wouldn't like to own a car like this?
