"Bruce" wrote in message
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Adrian C wrote:
Bruce wrote:
If I am on call I sometimes
have to go out in the early hours. Out of courtesy to my neighbours,
during my on call periods I park the car away from our houses so I don't
wake anyone up when starting.

That sounds jolly nice of you. Well done!

Thanks. I try to treat my neighbours with the consideration I would
like from them. Mostly it works well. ;-)

My Merc is quieter, but it doesn't get used for the work I get called
out to do. It still sounds like a truck when cold.

What you need is a diesel-electric...

Now, who made them?

The first Toyota Prius was available as a diesel-electric. The current
and forthcoming new models are petrol only, and completely pointless.

The new Prius just announced:
http://www.hybridcars.com/compacts-s...-overview.html
http://www.hybridcars.com/hybrid-dri...ius-25452.html
Swish...........