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Feb 13, 2008 - Sisyphus Lives!

You might not think that Greek mythology is relevant in this day and age, but don't be so hasty. Consider the legend of Sisyphus.

For being a devious sort, Sisyphus was cursed by the gods and compelled to roll a large boulder up a hill. Every time he got the boulder almost to the top, he'd lose control and the boulder would roll back down the hill where he would start pushing all over again.

Boulder pushing is alive and well. All you have to do is to check the Suggested Improvements section of many of the consumer submitted reviews of vehicles here on Edmunds. Wanting improved mileage from a car is a common theme, but consider this gem:

I don't like the gas mileage.  I am also not very happy with the remote starter as you only get to press the button twice and then you have to manually start the car.  It only runs for 10 minutes at a time and has a range of 200 meters!  Not very far!

Imagine that. Your car will only run for 10 minutes when you start it from the next county and you're not happy with the gas mileage!

It's an election year folks. Please give me some hope that people are still able to think!

4:36 am | Categories: consumer reviews, fuel efficiency Permalink | Alert Administrator

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