Comments by "SteampunkBelladonna" (@SteamvilleQuintet) on "Larry Elder responds to 'evil, racist' article about his run for governor" video.
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@johny hill < I'm old so I can tell you a previous bit of marketing, just as dumb as the plastic toy battery car: "Get rid of that old Vista Cruiser V8 gas hog battleship clunker that only gets 16 miles per gallon - for just $15,900 + plus tax, title, transfer fees, optional automatic transmission + air conditioning, and dealer prep ($26,500 now), you can be stylin' (have a shinier car than your neighbor) sporty (small) turbo (underpowered 4 cylinder) all utility vehicle (don't try to bring home more than groceries) that gets a whopping - are you ready for this??? 16 miles on a single gallon of gas!!!"
And the people said "YEA! Can I get pin-striping?" and the salesman say, "Yes you can! the complete package WITH reflective foil is just $799.95 extra. How about some custom rims??"
$31,000 later they had exactly the same 16 mpg city mileage, 22 highway. Downhill. With a tailwind. Now their children are trying to find the cars I grew up with and restore them. I hear the Twilight Zone theme playing somewhere off in the fog. If you're curious, we still drive our old Ford 460ci, which I think roughly = 8 litre V8.
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