Mad Max - oh really?

Was thinking the other day about the movie, Mad Max...as you do.

I can finally see the huge plot hole in this movie - it's been bugging me since 1979 and recently at 3am I shot up out of bed (not really) with the answer to the mystery.

Picture the plot: it's the future, there's no oil left and what oil you can find (and fight for), you can keep. But here's the thing: there's buggar all petrol left and what do all the villains and heroes drive? Big, fat, huge gas-guzzling V8 behemoths that must do all of 3 miles to the gallon.

Picture yourself in the future scene - would you be driving these car-tanks, basically going from one fight for petrol to the next, or would everyone be driving scooters, mopeds (or the rich ones with Toyota Priuses) and treading *real* lightly with the right foot.

Ok - it wouldn't be much of a movie and I expect it wouldn't have the cult following it does, but it just makes much more sense.

Holden Monaro with a 460 cubic inch supercharged nitrous injected V8 or hybrid Prius...who's gonna win the miles per gallon war now?