A parody of the Elvis song ‘In the Ghetto’.
In a Yugo
As the snow flies
At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
Cause if there’s one thing that this world needs
It’s environmental friends who’ll take the lead
In a Yugo
They say, “people don’t you understand
Those suburbans are ruining the land”
But they’ll wish they had a full size van one day
They point fingers at you and me
They say we’re too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose another way?
As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon
And their knees on their chest
They’re gonna save enough gas
For all of the rest
In a Yugo
Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
They’re squashed beneath a produce truck
But they drove with pride…
And as the crowds drive past a little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas
But they didnt get far
In a Yugo
And as they’re trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo….
And they drive with pride…
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Performed by Paul Shanklin. Song and recording copyright Paul Shanklin. Paul has done tons of really funny song parodies. Visit his site to buy CDs of them.
I read the article regarding insurance costs associated with lighter private passenger vehicles than with hearvier vehicles. With the rising cost of gas prices and no reflief in site of prices going down, there is no choice for Americans to opt for smaller, lighter vehicles which provide better gas mileage (and should have been on the roadways long before the energy crisis!). I am not sure if the data derived from this report would support the need for higher insurance rates. Since more people will be utelizing smaller vehicles and, assuming the over the road exposure would be reduced to save on gas, I think data/statistics should be drived for a period in the future to make a more accurate determination of injuries from lighter vehicles. Also, it is common sense damage and injury to person(s) in an SUV or truck would typically be less if they were in an accident with a car, especially a lighter car. Was data collected regarding damage and injury to similar vehicles? I don’t think it is fair to prematurely raise rates for lightweight vehicles. With less and less SUVs and trucks to be on the roadways, it may very well be damage and injury will not be as severe to lightweight vehicles colliding. Send a message out for people to encourage reduced rates for accident-free “arrive alive” policies – I’d rather be late than dead!!
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A parody of the Elvis song ‘In the Ghetto’.
In a Yugo
As the snow flies
At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
Cause if there’s one thing that this world needs
It’s environmental friends who’ll take the lead
In a Yugo
They say, “people don’t you understand
Those suburbans are ruining the land”
But they’ll wish they had a full size van one day
They point fingers at you and me
They say we’re too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose another way?
As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon
And their knees on their chest
They’re gonna save enough gas
For all of the rest
In a Yugo
Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
They’re squashed beneath a produce truck
But they drove with pride…
And as the crowds drive past a little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas
But they didnt get far
In a Yugo
And as they’re trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo….
And they drive with pride…
——————————————————————————–
Performed by Paul Shanklin. Song and recording copyright Paul Shanklin. Paul has done tons of really funny song parodies. Visit his site to buy CDs of them.
I read the article regarding insurance costs associated with lighter private passenger vehicles than with hearvier vehicles. With the rising cost of gas prices and no reflief in site of prices going down, there is no choice for Americans to opt for smaller, lighter vehicles which provide better gas mileage (and should have been on the roadways long before the energy crisis!). I am not sure if the data derived from this report would support the need for higher insurance rates. Since more people will be utelizing smaller vehicles and, assuming the over the road exposure would be reduced to save on gas, I think data/statistics should be drived for a period in the future to make a more accurate determination of injuries from lighter vehicles. Also, it is common sense damage and injury to person(s) in an SUV or truck would typically be less if they were in an accident with a car, especially a lighter car. Was data collected regarding damage and injury to similar vehicles? I don’t think it is fair to prematurely raise rates for lightweight vehicles. With less and less SUVs and trucks to be on the roadways, it may very well be damage and injury will not be as severe to lightweight vehicles colliding. Send a message out for people to encourage reduced rates for accident-free “arrive alive” policies – I’d rather be late than dead!!