Acetone in Gas

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 02 May 2008 11:02

orald wrote:
HoosierDaddy wrote:Women drivers...
An oxymoron.

SC wrote:I remember the Oil Crisis. We learned nothing, as usual.

Or from Dune for that matter.

Or FH's first book.

Robspierre · Post by **Robspierre** » 02 May 2008 11:12

Crysknife wrote:I've seen a couple of these smart fortwo cars around town, but when you look at all the features and what they cost, it kinda defeats the purpose if you ask me.

http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-fortwo.aspx

They get around 30 miles per gallon and start at $16,000 to buy.

If they made something like this in the 7 to 10,000 range and 45 miles per gallon, I'll bet they'd sell like hotcakes.

My commute to school is 210 miles round trip. I drive 2005 Toyoto corolla and average 42 miles per gallon. Between work and school I drive 1000 miles a week.

I'm up to $360 a month in fuel costs.

Rob

orald · Post by **orald** » 02 May 2008 11:54

AToE wrote:Or FH's first book.

Yea, A Dragon in the Sea draws a clearer statement about this, without the need for allegory.

Robspierre wrote:My commute to school is 210 miles round trip. I drive 2005 Toyoto corolla and average 42 miles per gallon. Between work and school I drive 1000 miles a week.

That'd be about 17.6-7 km/litter, right? I'm not car savvy, but isn't that pretty good?

Robspierre · Post by **Robspierre** » 02 May 2008 13:21

It is, almost as good as several of the hybrids.

Rob