Subj : Gas Crunch
To   : Diamond Dave
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Aug 28 2005 14:58:00

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

 >   Re: Gas Crunch
 >   By: Digital Man to Diamond Dave on Sat Aug 27 2005 06:51 pm
 > 
 >  > 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?

I always calculate my MPG. I get 30+ MPG when traveling long distance (freeway
only).

 > Those so-called MPG signs on new cars are almost never right.

It's definitely the "best case scenario" numbers. Right fuel/octane, tire
pressure, flat roads, no traffic/signals, etc. :-)

                                                  digital man

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