Subj : Gas Crunch
To   : Diamond Dave
From : Deuce
Date : Mon Aug 29 2005 14:45:00

  Re: Gas Crunch
  By: Diamond Dave to Digital Man on Sun Aug 28 2005 11:50:00

 >  > I own a "gas hog SUV". However, it's only drive for about 5000 miles a ye
 >  > I don't think it's effecting the world's fossil fuel consumption rate muc
 >  > car I drive every day gets a respectable 25+ mpg. So just *owning* an SUV
 >  > does not immediately make one a "gas hog".
 > 
 > Is that what the tag says, or did you actually do some calculations when you
 > filled it up at the gas station?
 > 
 > Those so-called MPG signs on new cars are almost never right.

The car that's driven most often in our family gets 45 miles per imerial
gallon... someone else can do the conversion if the care enough, but I think
it'd work out to around 41mpg (US)

But, we've got a wide assortment of gas guzzlers at our disposal... a truck, a
minivan and a sports car.

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