And eliminate the tow most are getting behind big trucks on the highway. lol
Ed 300E On 07/02/2008, John Freer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Somehow you would need to convert this comparison to cost per gallon > to factor in that only the Smart requires premium fuel. Somehow I > think the Smart would end up at the bottom. > > On 2/7/08, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > > > > 2) what comparably priced cars get better fuel economy than a Smart? > > > > Smart = 33/40 EPA. > > Aveo = 24/34 EPA > > Yaris = 29/36 EPA > > > > My Horizon matched the Aveo, but that was on a different scale. > > The 1989 base Metro was something like 48/56, but again, the same > > car got higher numbers on the old rating system. > > > > Mitch. > > > > > > > Note: Dealer retail price is $12 K for the Plus2 Pure to 18K for the > > > Passion. Not sure about the Cabriolet pricing. The basic Pure model > has > > > manual windows, no radio, no AC (not kidding), and manual starter with > a > > > crank like the Model T (kidding!) The Passion is loaded. > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 12:04 PM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Few years back, Subaru required premium fuels here too, and it put a > lot > > > > of > > > > buyers off. I hear most now run on regular, other than their "hot" > cars. > > > > All my cars run on premium, but I don't really mind. Here, they cut > the > > > > lower grades with ethynol, so you're paying for gas, and yet getting > > > > something with less bang for you buck, or less bang per litre > anyway. > > > > Some > > > > stations cut everything, but the one I use cuts there regular by up > to > > > > 10%, > > > > and their mid grade by up to 5%, while premium is not cut at all. > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > 911SC > > > > > > > > On 07/02/2008, John Freer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > To add insult to injury, that 3 cylinder Mitsu gas engine is tuned > to > > > > > burn premium fuel....what were they thinking? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/7/08, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > They are a real fashion thing here, but if you're mostly after > good > > > > fuel > > > > > > economy, there are cars built as well, that are larger, cheaper > and > > > > are > > > > > as > > > > > > just as good on fuel. Or, as Jeremy Clarkson would say, "close > enough > > > > > to > > > > > > makes no difference". > > > > > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > 300E > > > > > > > > > > > > On 07/02/2008, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just found out that EuroMotorcars in Germantown, MD stocks > them > > > > and > > > > > has > > > > > > > several on the lot. Apparently people have been pre-ordering > and > > > > then > > > > > > > declining to take them after they see the cars. No diesels > yet and > > > > > not > > > > > > > likely anytime soon, which is a shame. I wonder why the fuel > > > > economy > > > > > is > > > > > > > less than one would expect? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 4:27 AM, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > both those colors are neat. > > > > > > > > I might opt for the dijon-looking yellow - don't want to be > too > > > > > awfully > > > > > > > > noticeable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2008 7:59 AM, Gary Thompson < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There's a '76 here on Craigs list too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://austin.craigslist.org/car/563387950.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary Thompson > > > > > > > > > 1995 E320 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/4/08, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > That's closer. Maybe it's time to bid a little. > > > > > > > > > > Bob R. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 7:09 PM > > > > > > > > > > To: mercedes Mailing List > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [MBZ] this is nice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1975-Mercedes-Benz-3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 00D-Classic-Collectible-LOW-MILEAGE_W0QQitemZ230219981077QQihZ013QQcategoryZ > > > > > > > > > > 6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Kaleb C. 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