CAR BRANDS

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I've always had the impression that american cars were these big gas guzzling tubs... Very wide, very long... not at all equipped for the european city environment - crowded, few parking spots, the ones that exist are about 5m long, so your car better be smaller than that.... plus, taxes. In some places, your taxed according to how much pollution you generate, in grams of CO2/km. The more fuel, the more CO2...

Did I read right when I saw some car that did 8 miles to the gallon?... that's like... (google).. 29.4L per 100km. DAMN! Anything that goes above 8L/100km (below ~30mpg) is wasteful!

Some time ago, I was perusing a magazine and an ad for a Hybrid Lexus took over two pages... it was a thing of beauty.... then I looked at the fine print... remember, this is a hybrid car, one that's supposed to waste little fuel... 10L / 100km (23.5mpg). LOL!
The Prius does around 5L/100km (47mpg).

Is Lexus still the high end Mitsubishi?

My little commuter car (VW UP), 1 litre 3 pot engine does average of just under 60 MPG for me at the moment in combined environments. Still costs £20 in tax (the UK has what you say, tax linked to C02 emissions, and my up! is just over the 100g threshold).

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I have to admit, I do have a bit of a soft spot for a BMW (known colloquially as Black Man's Wheels). Incidentally, the term 'BMW' can also be applied to the white ladyfriend of a gentleman of colour, for similar etymological reasons - the 'wheels' element being adjusted appropriately, of course.

Only problem with Beamers is depreciation hits them like a lead balloon, especially the bigger more expensive ones.