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The Polo is a diesel car, though, isn't it? I think there are pretty big differences between diesel and regular gasoline on mpg.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:03:51 PM EST
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Re: Smart (Clown) Cars (4.00 / 2)

I wanted a Smart but couldn't justify one when I checked the mpgs.

I bought a slightly bigger car with a slightly smaller engine, which seems to work better overall. It doesn't look as trim but you can still pack it full of things - and it will even drive up a hill, if you're not in a hurry.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:07:34 PM EST
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Re: Smart (Clown) Cars (none / 1)

Sounds like mine in re: hills. Zero to 60 in ten minutes!

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:10:19 PM EST
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Re: Smart (Clown) Cars (none / 0)

well on petrol it's worse than the smart, but why buy the petrol?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:16:02 PM EST
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Re: Smart (Clown) Cars (none / 0)

Well, it might make sense to use diesel there, but our cars generally run on petrol. I think it's only a few from VW that run diesel.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:24:25 PM EST
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