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ATTN: Americans: Bend over!
öde:
Anyone remember that post mods made a while back about not being complete dicks to people? No?
Nodaisho:
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--- Quote from: PantsFTW on 12 Sep 2008, 06:19 ---In most of those countries though, you either don't have to drive as much, or the wages are higher, so I think it is proportionally balanced.
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I have to drive forty miles to get to my job and forty miles back to get home. Usually four or five times a week.
My car is diesel so it adds up to about $80 a week in petrol.
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Isn't standard gas in the UK higher octane than the standard gas in the US? Course, diesel could be a different story, and truth be told, I have no idea what higher octane does to mileage. I have heard from people in the UK that you tend to have cars with better mileage over there, though. Or... do you use Imperial gallons for MPG? That could explain some of it.
Barmymoo:
I believe, and please don't quote me on this, that we have smaller cars, on average, because we have smaller roads, because we are a smaller country. My knowledge of cars is sketchy but I believe that a smaller car is generally lighter and therefore more economical with fuel.
ummmkay:
I got gas for $3.65 last night. It hadn't changed when I drove to campus this morning, then when I came back around noon it was up to $3.87, and now it's at $4.19. This is the first time I've seen gas over four dollars here. I'm pretty glad I filled up last night.
Nodaisho:
Barmy, you have city cars and the like, but you also have most cars that the U.S. has, and the guy I am specifically thinking about said that his merc was the worst car of his MPG-wise, and it had better than 34 MPG, so he didn't see why in the US people bragged about 30+ being high. Does mercedes-benz make city cars? Well, according to Wikipedia, the U.K. does use Imperial Gallons for MPG, so that does explain some of it.
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