my car

my volvo is starting to show its age, yes it's true. partly due to its boxy shape, a design scheme no longer favoured by car manufacturers and consumers alike. the green boxy bodywork is marked by scracthes and dents like moles on an OAP. the retractable aerial no longer retracts. one of my favourite features though is how the 'econ' dial marks it presence on the dashboard. the needle moves to the right when i press my foot on the accelerator, with the section at the far right highlighted in red, suggesting that consumption of gasoline at that rate is dangerous. in the present global warming concerned world that we reside, it would perhaps be the right time for the dial to make a comeback in modern cars. in order to bring it up to date the 'econ' could simply be replaced by 'CO2'.