http://todbrilliant.com/excess-disguised-as-less/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:45:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://todbrilliant.com/excess-disguised-as-less/#comment-6051 todb Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:18:13 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/excess-disguised-as-less/#comment-6051 <p>Amen to this, Kirk. Buying used is even better than buying recycled. REUSE is second to REDUCE in the holy R trinity. And, of course, by reusing our cars, we do reduce the number of new cars required to satiate the need. Unfortunately, cars are like new clothes and many of us feel that as soon as our car has gone out of style, we need to chuck it and grab the newest, latest. Aside from style updates, I cannot spot a significant advance in automotive technology over the past 20 years. The brand new cars are very little changed over those produced in 1987, offer no extra gas mileage or extra power and minimally improved safety features (side air bags).</p> Amen to this, Kirk. Buying used is even better than buying recycled. REUSE is second to REDUCE in the holy R trinity. And, of course, by reusing our cars, we do reduce the number of new cars required to satiate the need. Unfortunately, cars are like new clothes and many of us feel that as soon as our car has gone out of style, we need to chuck it and grab the newest, latest. Aside from style updates, I cannot spot a significant advance in automotive technology over the past 20 years. The brand new cars are very little changed over those produced in 1987, offer no extra gas mileage or extra power and minimally improved safety features (side air bags).

]]> http://todbrilliant.com/excess-disguised-as-less/#comment-6036 Kirk T Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:15:54 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/excess-disguised-as-less/#comment-6036 <p>I'm always surprised when discussing green, and all things thereof, that more attention isn't paid to buying used vs new. It seems, to me at least, to be a nice middle point. Especially things like cars. I mean, your money can go a lot further for a three year old car vs a new one and lately three year old cars come with a warranty too.</p> I’m always surprised when discussing green, and all things thereof, that more attention isn’t paid to buying used vs new. It seems, to me at least, to be a nice middle point. Especially things like cars. I mean, your money can go a lot further for a three year old car vs a new one and lately three year old cars come with a warranty too.

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