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Model T marks 100 Low-priced car introduced motoring to the masses
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100 years later, the average passenger vehicle in the U.S. gets 23 miles per gallon.
It's a travesty that in 100 years our average fuel economy has actually decreased 35%. Of course, this is due to consumers' demand for better acceleration, higher speeds, more gadgets that make the car weight more (on board DVD system, anyone?). But it's still a total joke that there isn't a single mass-produced car on the road that gets 100 mpg, and only one car that gets 50 mpg. And now consumers are (rightfully) stuck with the check.
Progress has happened in every industry except automotive.
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That tradition hardly exists these days. Try fixing your computerized car these days! The average person can't fix a car which requires all kinds of electronic gadgetry to repair. As expensive as cars are, one must take out a second mortgage on his/her car to purchase one!
What a joke!