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Originally Posted by Si G
If you've had the choice of fuel efflicient car or a non-fuel efficient car, and chosen the latter, then you have no right to complain. You are part of the cause of the problem. Fuel costs are spiralling because demand is exceeding supply. If everyone who gets less than 30 mpg started getting 65 mpg +, then the amount consumed would fall and so would the prices. Unfortunately this step change would have to be world-wide for us to see the difference.
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Fuel efficient is a mis-leading term. I recently sold a low tax (hence fuel efficient..) vectra. It was a great car, never let me down and went all the way from York to Tiverton and back a few years ago on 1 tank of fuel. However it was totally crap going 6 miles to work and back - approx 150 miles to a 60 litre tank.
So I bought a nice little (not bayracer at all........
) saxo vtr. Technically a less fuel efficient car (although the same tax band). Every confidence it will be garbage on a run due to it's gearing but to work and back I get nearly 250miles to a 40 litre tank.
And it's a shitload more fun to thrash about
