To20Chris
Platinum Member
I've read most, but not all, of these posts. I have two SUVs, one a small car-based one (Santa-Fe) that's not too bad on gas for now, and one an old gas pig that's not too inefficient when used to tow the horse trailer, which is about all it does anymore. I commute in 1500cc econobox that I enjoy a lot. I've survived a horrendous wreck in an old Escort - I tend to think the small cars are dangerous thing is overblown.
The thing that strikes me from reading this thread is that people still think there will be a choice - that we'll continue to be able to decide if we want to drive an inefficient veheicle. It's not as if the last drop of crude is going to drip out tomorrow, there is an enormous amount of oil left in the ground. It's just that we've already pumped the best and easiest to get, they haven't discoverd any big new fields in a very long time, and the world is using as much or more than can be pumped. Demand is increasing exponentially, and supply is leveling off, and soon will decline. There are and ever will be more people who want it, and less of it to be had. So there will be less oil in total, and we'll get a smaller share of it. Oil is going to get very expensive, especially if you include the costs of the inevitable conficts. And no matter how much you're willing to pay for it, no more will appear in the ground.
Since we use that oil for so many things, functions like agriculture and transportation of goods will likely have to have a higher priority.
There are other souces of oil, such a tar sands, but a barrel of oil from there takes far more energy and money to get than does the crude we've been pumping thus far.
The choice to buy an inefficient vehilce of any kind will simply become unreasonable for most. If you get an SUV now, I suggest you lease it!
The thing that strikes me from reading this thread is that people still think there will be a choice - that we'll continue to be able to decide if we want to drive an inefficient veheicle. It's not as if the last drop of crude is going to drip out tomorrow, there is an enormous amount of oil left in the ground. It's just that we've already pumped the best and easiest to get, they haven't discoverd any big new fields in a very long time, and the world is using as much or more than can be pumped. Demand is increasing exponentially, and supply is leveling off, and soon will decline. There are and ever will be more people who want it, and less of it to be had. So there will be less oil in total, and we'll get a smaller share of it. Oil is going to get very expensive, especially if you include the costs of the inevitable conficts. And no matter how much you're willing to pay for it, no more will appear in the ground.
Since we use that oil for so many things, functions like agriculture and transportation of goods will likely have to have a higher priority.
There are other souces of oil, such a tar sands, but a barrel of oil from there takes far more energy and money to get than does the crude we've been pumping thus far.
The choice to buy an inefficient vehilce of any kind will simply become unreasonable for most. If you get an SUV now, I suggest you lease it!
