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Re: Daily gripe: all the traffic is in the left lane

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From: Chuck
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 00:00
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Vince Young wrote:
> 
> 
> >
> I agree with you totally about public transport Brian, but I'd not agree
> that gas costs too much. Try driving in England... gas costs about 3
> times the cost in the US.
> 
> Maybe if the price of gas was increased people wouldn't go out and buy
> those 4 by 4 s which have big ebgines. You don't need a car with a 4
> litre engine, it's wasteful. My father in England has never had a car
> over 2 litres and he still can go flying round the motorways at 90 mph
> quite happily.
> 
> I looked at the fuel efficiency rating of a Jeep Grand Cherokee once, 14
> mpg in the city and about 18 on the open road, this is dreadful. We had
> a VW that did 36 mpg. Costs a lot less in gas and is far more efficient.
> 
> Vince

Yes, but which would you rather travel 600 miles in a day, with 4 other
people in the vehicle?  There is a huge difference between the driving
styles on England (a tiny island) and the USA.  Some of us kind of like
that open road, long distance ride.
-- 
Chuck.....

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From: Chuck <Chuck.K@Spamers.mustdie.com>
Subject: Re: Daily gripe: all the traffic is in the left lane
Date: 1997/04/16
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