Citrons are OK. However, I'm on my second Toyota Prius. 2010 will be my
next Prius.
My first Prius (2002) which our son has well over 100,000 miles with only
routine maintenance. Our current 2005 Prius has over 60,000 miles and has had
only routine maintenance too. I got 51 miles per gallon during a 270 mile trip
last Spring. I normally get about 48 mpg. It too has had only routine
maintenance - grease job, oil changes, tires etc.
My 2000 Cadillac Deville is still doing well too.
Sorry for not using SI units.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Humphreys
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:48 PM
Subject: [USMA:46230] Re: Ergs???
Citroens and Mercedes. Reliable - safe - boring. (Sorry - my opinion ;-) )
> From: j...@frewston.plus.com
> To: usma@colostate.edu
> Subject: [USMA:46224] Re: Ergs???
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:19:51 +0000
>
>
> What's wrong with Citroens? I have two - a C2 and a C5, both diesels, both
> untterly reliable, both very strong, VERY quiet, smooth and very 'long
> legged' cars (C5 at 2000 rpm is doing 110 km/h). Previous C5 - 180 000 km,
> no problems, routine maintenance only. Current C5 - 75 000 km - ditto (and
> maintenance every 32 000 km only). C5 is an incredible car - totally
> digital (including its hydropneumatic suspension), and after 32 months I am
> STILL finding new things about it that I can program or it can do. Our C2
> is new - just 8 000 km so far. Fuel economy an incredible 4.5 L/100 km. It
> replaced a very unreliable Ford.
>
> Don't knock Citroens - they are as bulletproof as a Mercedes at half the
> price. I guess it really does take a few years to live down old
> reputations.
>
> John F-L
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pierre Abbat" <p...@phma.optus.nu>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:17 PM
> Subject: [USMA:46222] Re: Ergs???
>
>
> >
> > On Monday 30 November 2009 16:06:39 ezra.steinb...@comcast.net wrote:
> >> Anyone have an idea why the article (from our friends at NASA ;-) below
> >> would mention ergs for energy?
> >>
> >> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/news/solar_tsunami.html
> >
> > Beats me. It's not out of range of prefixes applied to the joule, assuming
> > that "1029 ergs" is supposed to be "10^29 ergs" (10^22 joules). When I run
> > the megatons of TNT through the units program, however, it comes out on
> > the
> > order of 10^19 joules.
> >
> > The erg is obsolete, except in the Sahara, where it is still in use, along
> > with the chott and the jebel. :)
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> > --
> > Don't buy a French car in Holland. It may be a citroen.
> >
>
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