Subj : Re: Gas Crunch To : Mrproper From : Finnigann Date : Sun Aug 28 2005 20:19:00 -=> Mrproper wrote to Diamond Dave <=- Mr> Re: Gas Crunch Mr> By: Diamond Dave to Digital Man on Sun Aug 28 2005 12:50:00 > 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? > > Those so-called MPG signs on new cars are almost never right. > Mr> My LeSabre calculates it's gas mileage and usually gets 23 mpg in the Mr> city and I think the epa calculated around 27 in the city on the Mr> sticker. You know of course that this was where those figures were at in the 1970's. We've come along way, baby! .... There is more to life than increasing its speed. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 .