"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote:

Wes: We are driving a 2003 car that if it ever gets below 40mpg at 80mph,
I'm going to start checking it over. Recent trip to Oklahoma and return was
done with the speedo showing 80 in all the 75mph zones even in head winds.
The worst we got was 47mpg. However you can't buy a new one of these in
California. The VW Jetta TDI would have to be degraded to get down to
35mpg. We have a few J*ck*asses in California. BTW the car can exceed
100mph if it has to without exceeding redline.


But diesels are BAAAADDD in the USA, good in Europe. I'd drive a decent
afordable small diesel in a heart beat. As it is, I'm driving a Saturn SL
which does get 35-36 mpg (summer) using gasoline.

Simple economics will drive people to more fuel efficent cars.

Wes