Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 12:09:21 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Back from our Scandinavian holiday (incl. Saab Museum)
in article 87wudndp9m.fsfnopsama.informatik.gu.se, Jonas Oberg at jonasnopsamrmatik.gu.se wrote on 09/08/2003 12:49: > Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> writes: > >> 1. How much does petrol cost? <--- Plentiful American guzzlers (and see q.2) > > Between 9 and 10 SEK per litre. I guess that's about 417 US cent a gallon. Hmm, about the same as the UK then. >> 2. Do you guys run rich, or was it my sense of smell coming back having >> given up smoking the day we went to Stockholm? > > I don't think we generally run rich, no :-) Excellent! I've got my smell back :) >> 3. What are those electrical plug outlets for? I saw a lot of cars with >> electric plug outlets fitted to the front of cars. > > Engine and compartment heater. Can you/someone expand on this? >> 4. What's with the huge fog/driving lights? About half of the cars are >> fitted with three 9 inch lights in front of the grille. > > Extra driving lights for those very dark nights when you're out in the > countryside. I think half is an overestimate though :-) Yes, an over-estimation, but a lot though. The triple 9" cluster is quite a sight. Thanks, Paul
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