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Old 07-20-2008, 11:59 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Re: Real world MPG

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Originally Posted by Exploder View Post
Why do I get an unsettling feeling that Europeans will laugh the **** out of the numbers you guys have posted? I'm not doing that, by the way, just thinking.
A little thought is a dangerous thang.

However, in the interests of PC Thought Disorder and World Peace, I am soon going to schedule some time between 2AM and 3AM to awaken, troubled, and have some unsettled feelings about what some Europeans may think of me.

It's the least I can do.

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Originally Posted by EldoFan View Post
Because alot of em drive smaller cars that have smaller (and more advanced) engines.....not to mention the fact that their urban planning has taken a vastly different track than ours, which in turn influences traffic patterns/flow of people, which brings me back to the cars again.......you get the idea...
Considering that Europe is about as big as Nebraska and the two Dakotas, and has been settled for 2000 years during which time their cities were built, invaded, burned, sacked, built again, burned again...

Europe was old when the motor vehicle was developed. Motor vehicles for all intents and purposes are time machines, allowing one to travel 200 miles in the time an ox cart would travel 10 miles.

Good survey topic for the terminally bored: How many GMI-ers worry about our Atlantic neighbors' thoughts concerning our time machines.
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