Posted by Noddy on July 21, 2009, 12:15 am
> You aren't giving yourselves enough credit. John Howard took care of that
> for you when he (you) joined Bush's invasion of Iraq.
When we sent 300 troups you mean?
Oh my God. Australia started a war! :)
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Posted by Noddy on July 21, 2009, 12:14 am
> I should really add that, in the past 8 years or so, I don't think we're
> any better. At all. I *used* to think we were generally more
> intelligent. We just haven't had the opportunity to display our
> stupidity to the world like the yanks have, is all.
Probably not, but then it's as much about *wanting* to show the world how
dumb you can be and while we may lack the ability to do that on a grand
scale we don't seem to be much interested in doing it on a per capita basis
:)
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Noddy.
Posted by D Walford on July 18, 2009, 2:26 am
Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>>> Fuel economy has made TREMENDOUS strides since your 65 Sprite.
>>>
>> Yeah but my missus regularly gets 40mpg in a $5,000 AUD Kia Rio.
>> That's not bullshit "highway cycle" imaginary figures; that's real-life
>> stop-start air-con on driving.
>> Spend an extra $5,000 to get a (very maybe) 8mpg more?!!?
>> You'd have to be beyond idiotic.
>
> I've been getting 50 to 53 MPG with my 2004 Prius; the base model listed
> for somewhere between $9,000 and $0,000. The model I bought came to
> $6,000 including tax and title fees.
>
> Even the most expensive 2010 Prius costs $2,000. From what orifice did
> you pull that "extra $5,000"?
>
By the sound of it you are in the USA, Knob is in Australia where the
price difference is as he says.
If a Prius is more competitively priced compared to other similar sized
cars in the US than here then it might make more economic sense there
than it does here where it makes no economic sense at all.
Daryl
Posted by Kev on July 18, 2009, 8:58 am
Knobdoodle wrote:
> Yeah but my missus regularly gets 40mpg in a $5,000 AUD Kia Rio.
> That's not bullshit "highway cycle" imaginary figures; that's real-life
> stop-start air-con on driving.
> Spend an extra $5,000 to get a (very maybe) 8mpg more?!!?
> You'd have to be beyond idiotic.
you are talking Imperial gallons I take it
the 48MPG from a US test would most likely be US gallons
so work out the MPG again using the 3.8L(or close to it) per gallon and
see what you get
Kev
Posted by the_dawggie on July 18, 2009, 11:21 am
> Knobdoodle wrote:
> > Yeah but my missus regularly gets 40mpg in a $5,000 AUD Kia Rio.
> > That's not bullshit "highway cycle" imaginary figures; that's real-life
> > stop-start air-con on driving.
> > Spend an extra $5,000 to get a (very maybe) 8mpg more?!!?
> > You'd have to be beyond idiotic.
> you are talking Imperial gallons I take it
> the 48MPG from a US test would most likely be US gallons
> so work out the MPG again using the 3.8L(or close to it) per gallon and
> see what you get
> Kev
I think anyone posting in AU (or international) NGs should
use SI units such as litres and km.
For all we know also 01/12/2009 could have already happened.
Same goes with $s too.
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> for you when he (you) joined Bush's invasion of Iraq.