Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 20:23:47 -0400 From: Fred W <malt_houndnospamo.com> Subject: Re: GM's excess baggage - Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer
Eeyore wrote: > > Well.... US cars tend to have relatively poor fuel efficicency and are the last > bastion of the likes of live rear axles and poor suspension and indifferent > handling it has to be said. > > Graham Really? And what sort of factual evidence do you base this factual conclusion on Grahmam? You been buzzing around in the states in a bunch of chevys and fords lately? lemme give you my actual (as in experienced) recent results. I drove a Chevy (humoungous) Imapala recently from BH to Baltimore (450+ miles) and back and averaged over 30 mpg. This is a bohemoth sized car and I was completely astounded at the mileage. How? My guess i sth extremely high gearing and small displacement 6 cyl engine. -- -Fred W