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From: Mike on 9 Aug 2010 16:48 And if the dog did stop to $#it he would have caught the rabbit. .The leaders of Iran may be nuts but they are not stupid, it they block straights of Hormuz they would be nuked off the planet ;) "Clive" <clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:XtSfbgG$FFYMFw6b(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... > In message <deidnVItQfwAsP3RnZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d(a)ptd.net>, Mike > <mikehunt2(a)lycos.com> writes >>If safety is one of your concerns, stay away from the small of midget >>cars. >>Why subject you family to those cars just to save a relative few dollars a >>year on fuel? Compare the estimated annual fuel costs among different >>size >>vehicles. There are plenty of the much safer mid-size cars, or even full >>size cars like the Taurus, that cost less the $400 more a year for fuel >>than >>a small car. > Possibly, but on the CNBC network they were discussing Iran getting four > submarines, saying this could push crude north of $200 per barrel if they > threaten to block the straights of Hormuz. > -- > Clive >
From: Clive on 9 Aug 2010 16:59 In message <nLudnXqrLuQE9P3RnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d(a)ptd.net>, Mike <mikehunt2(a)lycos.com> writes >And if the dog did stop to $#it he would have caught the rabbit. .The >leaders of Iran may be nuts but they are not stupid, it they block straights >of Hormuz they would be nuked off the planet ;) Dream on. -- Clive
From: Mike on 9 Aug 2010 17:19 DUH, what do you think would happen if Iran stopped oil shipments to the world? The economy of the world runs on oil. LOL "Clive" <clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:RL3+CtRpwGYMFwp1(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... > In message <nLudnXqrLuQE9P3RnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d(a)ptd.net>, Mike > <mikehunt2(a)lycos.com> writes >>And if the dog did stop to $#it he would have caught the rabbit. .The >>leaders of Iran may be nuts but they are not stupid, it they block >>straights >>of Hormuz they would be nuked off the planet ;) > Dream on. > -- > Clive >
From: larry moe 'n curly on 10 Aug 2010 02:44
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > > Then there's a Subaru Legacy Wagon. Already has AWD, just about $23,000. > Not bad. > > For a few pesos less, there's the Imprezza wagon (not the WRX > version...that brings up into Crosstour pricing again). > > But, Subaru's 'legendary' reliability comes into play; as long as you > maintain the daylights out of it (belts, hoses, etc) and you DON'T get one > with a congenital tendancy to blow head gaskets AND get one with a good > transmission, you'll have a good car. The Imprezza fits my work life quite > nicely, it's sporty enough, but after that it's a bit too small. > > If Toyota would come out with a few AWD wagons, or bring back the Japanese > style vans that they sell almost everywhere else, that would be an option. > But they don't, and the Matrix is too small for some things. The only Japanese style van I like is the Mazda5 because it's small like them but is still a Chrysler-style van. But I haven't ruled out the Kia Rondo. |