On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:33:17 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
wrote:
>ameijers wrote:
>>
>> "Daniel J. Stern" wrote in message
>> news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0509182137160.12616@alumni.engin.umich.edu...
>> > On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, ameijers wrote:
>> >
>> > > > > So instead of a station wagon that would get 18 mpg and hurt the
>> > > > > CAFE ratings, we have to buy stupid SUV's that get 14 mpg but are
>> > > > > listed as trucks, so they DON'T hurt the CAFE ratings.
>> > > >
>> > > > Such is the crushing irony of CAFE.
>> > >
>> > > I do miss wagons, though.
>> >
>> > Move to Australia. Plenty of RWD full-size sedans, coupes and wagons still
>> > made down there. GM's got several. Ford's got several. They even have Utes
>> > (=Utility), which is what they call car-based pickup trucks we used to get
>> > (e.g. El Camino, Ranchero, Brat).
>> >
>> Yeah, but they drive on the wrong side of the flippin' road down under. I'm
>> too old to change.... :^/
>
>But if you figure that the roads are all upside down, they are back on
>the correct side again.
But, doesn't traction suffer?
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