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Re: Reminder: Case against environmentalism lecture

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From: Jim Cox
Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 15:38
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In article <1992May18.175443.26519@pencom.com> robin@pencom.com writes:
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>As far as who gets the better fuel economy... Whichever car goes farther on a  
>single gallon of gas gets the best GAS MILEAGE.  Whichever car gets more  
>torque/horsepower/foot-pounds/bullshit per gallon doesn't really matter  
>unless you need that much umph to push the heavy beast around.

Here is one American car data point: 1986 Olds '98 3.8L V-6.
I get 29-32MPG highway.
 
That beats my brothers Nissan by about 5MPG.
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From: jimc@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Jim Cox)
Subject: Re: Reminder:  Case against environmentalism lecture
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Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas
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