Sandy; One criteria unmentioned has been nasty emissions. Minivans and trucks, exempted from strict standards, are with a few exceptions, dirty. I drive a Civic, and when it dies, I will look into a gas/electric hybrid vehicle. I can't go on some logging roads or sleep in the back, but I'm willing to sacrifice. Ed, dismounting his high horse. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"E. Sullivan" wrote: > One criteria unmentioned has been nasty emissions. Minivans > and trucks, exempted from strict standards, are with a few > exceptions, dirty. I drive a Civic, and when it dies, I will > look into a gas/electric hybrid vehicle. I can't go on some > logging roads or sleep in the back, but I'm willing to > sacrifice. I was going to write something along these lines, so allow me to second your comment. I'll differ on one point - I don't consider it a sacrifice. There are a few good, small cars that are suitable for kayakers. If my Civic VX dies, I'll probably get a Golf TDI (for Turbo Direct Injection or some such) which gets roughly the same great fuel economy. It has built-in roof rack attachment points. It will easily carry two sea kayaks with two paddlers and lots of gear. Down side is that it's pricey. The good news is that Clinton recently announced an initiative to bring small truck under the same standards for fuel economy, pollution and safety as cars. If you object to littered campsites, oil slicks on the water and beaches covered with beer cans and broken bottles, consider the stuff coming out your exhaust pipe in the same class. Mike (who just forked out a 50% premium for a significantly-more-efficient clothes washer and will make it up in five years of energy saving.) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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