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In article <33558C62.46E7@SPAMBLOCK.wmin.ac.uk>,
Vince Young  <fsaec@SPAMBLOCK.wmin.ac.uk> wrote:

>I agree with you totally about public transport Brian, but I'd not agree
>that gas costs too much. Try driving in England...

I (and they) would prefer I didn't-- after all, they drive on the
wrong side of the road ;-)...

>gas costs about 3
>times the cost in the US.

That doesn't mean that it should cost three times what it does here 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.

Why do you wish to restrict the choice of vehicle which I choose to
drive?  It should be up to me.  I'm the one who has to pay for the
fuel...

>You don't need a car with a 4
>litre engine, it's wasteful.

Again, this isn't up to you to decide.  Suppose I have a boat which I
need to pull on a trailer.  Then may I please have a 4 litre engine?
What if I want to put a snow plow on my vehicle, to make money during
the winter?  Or perhaps a 4-wheel drive vehicle might be necessary to
get around in the winter?

>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.

That's fine.  He can pursue happiness in whatever way he so chooses.
I'm not about to tell him what he can and can't buy... just don't tell
me what to drive.

>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.

Wonderful for you.  Did it ever occur to you that the person who gets
half the gas mileage as you also pays TWICE as much for gas, including
TWICE the amount of tax money?  Those who use more pay more.  Wow,
what an equitable situation!

-JPC

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