Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:50:35 -0400 From: "KeithG" <noonenopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: gas prices
H, your comment is purely logical. We all know logic seldom weighs very heavily in US car purchases... ;-) KeithG "H." <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message news:rqr8bu4iop7i98nq108jvq2fc28hkjlvvinopsamcom... > >This is a remark I have often made to other Dutch people: Yes, in the US > >fuel is cheap compared to us. But have you also considered they also have to > >drive bigger distances in an on average heavier car with a bigger/ more > >powerfull, less fuel efficient, engine with an automatic? The Dutch average > >milage is about 9.3k miles per year, while in the US this is about 15k > >miles. So I think it is pretty save to say that over a year somebody from > >the US on average spends the same on fuel as we do in Holland. Have you ever > >thought about that? Most people haven't thought of it like that. > > So why don't you buy smaller ligher cars with more efficient engines? > > ;-)