Doing my part to keep us dependant on Fossil fuels
We took delivery of a new Honda Odyssey last Friday. It has bells and whistles to satisfy the most demanding family. 16 cupholders. Seven cupholders within the driver's reach. Tri-zone climate control.
How I ever could have lived with just a simple on/off switch to control the A/C, I will never know :) This vehicle is a pleasure to drive, delivers a soft ride, and has enough space for my 6 foot something frame.
I have only two negatives. Firstly, the driver side arm rest is in the way of the seat-belt receiver. With place for eight passengers, I wonder if an engineer could not have found a better solution to this issue - perhaps the test drivers don't use seat belts, so they did not notice this? Who knows. The second negative goes against my grain. This fast, spacious vehicle needs its own supply of gasoline. Wow, it has doubled my gas bill. The last vehicle that I drove which drank gasoline liek this was a 1974 Chev. Which opens the debate again - why must we choose between gas-guzzling monsters and practicality? I need the Odyssey so that I have place to transport the occasional bulky object from Home Depot. I was struggling to fit a gas BBQ in my Civic, which lead us to obtain the Odyssey.
We can put a man on the moon, build an international space station, but we can't build an practical hybrid or hydrogen driven engine for our minivans? I don't believe this. We can, if we Dare to Believe that we can do it. It seems the question is if we want to build eco-friendly alternative engines.
The bottom line is that I love our Odyssey. I don't like the gas consumption or the fact that as civilizations we are doing so little to wean ourselves off fossil fuels.
Thats my rant of the day... Please post a comment with your opinion. How can we wean ourselves off fossil fuels?
Wayne
How I ever could have lived with just a simple on/off switch to control the A/C, I will never know :) This vehicle is a pleasure to drive, delivers a soft ride, and has enough space for my 6 foot something frame.
I have only two negatives. Firstly, the driver side arm rest is in the way of the seat-belt receiver. With place for eight passengers, I wonder if an engineer could not have found a better solution to this issue - perhaps the test drivers don't use seat belts, so they did not notice this? Who knows. The second negative goes against my grain. This fast, spacious vehicle needs its own supply of gasoline. Wow, it has doubled my gas bill. The last vehicle that I drove which drank gasoline liek this was a 1974 Chev. Which opens the debate again - why must we choose between gas-guzzling monsters and practicality? I need the Odyssey so that I have place to transport the occasional bulky object from Home Depot. I was struggling to fit a gas BBQ in my Civic, which lead us to obtain the Odyssey.
We can put a man on the moon, build an international space station, but we can't build an practical hybrid or hydrogen driven engine for our minivans? I don't believe this. We can, if we Dare to Believe that we can do it. It seems the question is if we want to build eco-friendly alternative engines.
The bottom line is that I love our Odyssey. I don't like the gas consumption or the fact that as civilizations we are doing so little to wean ourselves off fossil fuels.
Thats my rant of the day... Please post a comment with your opinion. How can we wean ourselves off fossil fuels?
Wayne
posted by Wayne Botha @ 9:35 PM
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