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Your right, at the last count the Government here in UK had placed 85% Tax levy on fuel. They had planned to increase the tax very year to discourage people from using their cars. But two years ago we had a National Go Slow where all vehicle traffic was brought to a halt by the hauliers and farmers.
This latest agreement on Global Warming with Russia may re-start that tax spiral again. In which case I will join another National Go Slow.
Its OK in theory to say use your car less, but there are no realistic alternatives. I drive twelve miles to work every day. This takes 40 minutes each way.
If I relied on public transport the same journey would take 2 hours each way.
I dont know where all the tax in the UK goes. I suspect it goes to line certain individual pockets. If George Bush does launch an attack on four more countries, I hope that his Pet Dawg does not follow him again.
I think most modern cars are girly, unless you want to spend $30,000 on your grocery getter. So I drive a Grand Am, which I bought because I got a deal on it. However, my masculine side has the king of muscle cars. It's funny, I won't go around that car as a girl, the incongruity is overwhelming.
Adriana Lima and I were born with each other's bodies. I hope someday this mistake can be reversed.
I drive a full size GMC extended cab pick-up.. black (I hate black) but it towes my camper and gets me around. I do wish it got better gas milage.Here in maine I think the color would be the girlish thing, not the type of car or truck.
Well I love my Dodge Diesel D2500 Extended Cab Pickup in White 4x2 Long bed. I have a 36' 5th travel trailer that I pull with it.
I am looking for a vechicle to use as a company vehicle I am thinking of a Jetta with the 1.9 TDI Diesel as it gets 50mph where as my pickup does get 20mph.
I was also thinking of a s40 or s50wagon Volvo for me to use for work.
I looked at the S40 when I changed my car last year. But It is very low slung which didnt suit my wife's arthritis for ease of getting in and out. Ive never heard of the S50 , but here in UK we have the S60 which is a very nice motor.
My Ford Mondeo 2L Diesel returns 54 to imperial gallon on a run, towing my caravan or driving around town, the mpg drops to about 35 but then I am a bit heavy on the gas pedal.
I own a Chevy El Camino. It's a '65, and it has a 350 ci engine. It pushes about 330 horsepower. Basically, it's not so much a car as a rubber-burning machine.
Tracy wrote:I own a Chevy El Camino. It's a '65, and it has a 350 ci engine. It pushes about 330 horsepower. Basically, it's not so much a car as a rubber-burning machine.
I want a hybrid but so far they just don't make them with enough room for all the people and the stuff I need to cart around. At least not in my price range, anyway.
Love is a verb. It's a doing thing. No action, no love! - Terri
It's funny, I won't go around that car as a girl, the incongruity is overwhelming.
