Dragaera

Petrol Prices

Mon Mar 21 14:36:20 PST 2005

----- 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