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Originally Posted by B44&501xRacerEX
Oh...I forgot european cars are more reliable than ours.  |
Sorry, thought you were American, where mileage means fuel consumption - mpg - not distance. What I meant was that European cars do almost twice as many miles per gallon as US cars, so even though we pay almost twice as much for fuel, the same journey costs the same amount of money.
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Originally Posted by Lee
At least the americans get a choice of engine size to use, they could easily buy a honda or something similar and save on fuel. We dont get that option.  |
What? I can buy cars of the same type with engines from 1.2 litre to 2.something litre. In the US, it's usually 3.something to 4.something - where's my lack of choice?
They could buy a Honda, or something similar. Apparently, the biggest reason for not doing so is that they think smaller cars are unsafe when others are running around in pick-up trucks, etc. Almost half the US car market is pick-ups; the biggest selling car by model in the World is the Ford F150 pick-up truck, not any Honda, Toyota, VW, etc.
At least, it used to be. With these fuel prices, no wonder Ford, GM and Chrysler are in the poo, and Honda, Toyota and Nissan are laughing all the way to the bank...
