"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:48:21 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

They said they
were gonna' do it. I know most of you here aren't bothered by the price
of gas, but that nearly 75 extra dollars a week we are spending is
killing us....

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I think everyone is affected by the price of gas to one extent or
another. My suggestion to people who do a lot of driving is to get a
more fuel efficient vehicle if at all possible. My truck is getting
expensive at $80+ per fill up. I find it very strange that we don't
have the large variety of small, fuel efficient diesels like they do
in Europe. My gut feel is that it is yet another head-in-the-sand
Detroit issue. Last year we drove a full size Volkswagon diesel van
through the mountains of France, Switzerland and northern Italy. It
had plenty of power, seating for 6 adults, and a huge amount of
luggage space. Average fuel economy was better than 20 mpg.


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Is the EPA. Say the small diesels put out to many particulates. A VW Jetta
TDI I rented in Italy 6 years ago, got over 50 mpg. How much more pollution
do you get from a 50 mpg vehicle than a 25 mpg vehicle that burns most of
the extra energy in the pollution controls? And even my 2004 Duramax diesel
has a particulate filter.