----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hunter" <matthew at infodancer.org> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: Petrol Prices > On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 10:50:55PM +0100, "David J. Weller-Fahy" <dave-lists-dragaera at weller-fahy.com> wrote: > > * Jeff G. <Log0n5150 at hotmail.com> [2005-03-21 22:40 +0100]: > > > mpg. I try to combine the best of both worlds, the 2.4 liter engine in > > > my compact car produces over 240hp, and gets 30mpg on the highway. > > Which car is that (as someone who, in a few years, will be moving back > > to the US)? > > You can do better than that, and you don't even need a compact > car. I get about 28mpg highway with 400 hp, and that's about 8 > years old by now... technology has really advanced significantly with > regard to fuel efficiency. > With 4 doors, 5 people, and a real trunk? For under $20k new? Heh. Neither the C5 nor the C6 can do that. I drive a Dodge Neon SRT-4. Sadly, production end this year, along with the entire Neon line. Personally though, I would rather teleport, regardless to the possible side effects to digestion. (Back on topic, sort of.) Jeff