Stupid "Experts"

[Joe Wicked]

I went into the break room here at work and caught the end of a segment on CNN about gas prices. They had a so called "Financial Expert" on who actually recommended buying a 0 emission propane (CNG) powered Honda to save money. She detailed how much money you will save by not paying the national average for gas. She claims that the average person drives 60 miles 1 way to work, and used a Tahoe at 15MPG for her calculation. I drive 14 miles 1 way. She came up with $650/month spent on gas for the average commuter, this is way over rated as most people could not afford to do that. The Honda could be leased for around $600/month, so you would save $50/month to buy the Honda. My first question is where do you fill up with Propane for free? I don't even know where to find a station to fill up the with CNG.

To me it is so obvious that she was paid by Honda. From that point on, the story was about the Honda, a complete sales pitch, right down to saying that dealers in your area will have them in stock by the end of the summer.