Originally posted by: spidey07
Small people + small cars + small engines = high MPG.
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: Allanv
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Allanv
90% of cars in europe are petrol not diesel. But i do drive a 320D BMW and i get 700 miles per tank thats 49.9mpg
but thats motorway driving / freeway to you and i weigh less than you lot so i save gas that way and i dont need a 300lb lunch box for my dinner so take that out of the weight
:roll:
oh its ok to post about british teeth but not about fat americans talk about one sided
Don't blame our heaviness solely on big bellies. I'm 6' (don't know how many meters that is to you metric folks ) and when I took a vacation to England, I was towering over 90% of the populace. Thus, we burly Americans need cars that we can drive without being forced into the fetal position.
90%??? I don't think so. Americans are no bigger than average. You want big boys? Try Netherlands or Denmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: Allanv
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Allanv
90% of cars in europe are petrol not diesel. But i do drive a 320D BMW and i get 700 miles per tank thats 49.9mpg
but thats motorway driving / freeway to you and i weigh less than you lot so i save gas that way and i dont need a 300lb lunch box for my dinner so take that out of the weight
:roll:
oh its ok to post about british teeth but not about fat americans talk about one sided
Don't blame our heaviness solely on big bellies. I'm 6' (don't know how many meters that is to you metric folks ) and when I took a vacation to England, I was towering over 90% of the populace. Thus, we burly Americans need cars that we can drive without being forced into the fetal position.
90%??? I don't think so. Americans are no bigger than average. You want big boys? Try Netherlands or Denmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
I'm sorry, I think I was the one who took the vacation to London, not you. My experience there was that I was taller than the overwhelming majority of people I saw there. And who says I'm not Danish? You do realize that besides Native Americans, America's population is made up of old-world immigrants, don't you?
Originally posted by: BouZouki
Even if that number is inaccurate, Japan and other 1st world countries have a much superior mass transit than us.
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: Allanv
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Allanv
90% of cars in europe are petrol not diesel. But i do drive a 320D BMW and i get 700 miles per tank thats 49.9mpg
but thats motorway driving / freeway to you and i weigh less than you lot so i save gas that way and i dont need a 300lb lunch box for my dinner so take that out of the weight
:roll:
oh its ok to post about british teeth but not about fat americans talk about one sided
Don't blame our heaviness solely on big bellies. I'm 6' (don't know how many meters that is to you metric folks ) and when I took a vacation to England, I was towering over 90% of the populace. Thus, we burly Americans need cars that we can drive without being forced into the fetal position.
90%??? I don't think so. Americans are no bigger than average. You want big boys? Try Netherlands or Denmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
I'm sorry, I think I was the one who took the vacation to London, not you. My experience there was that I was taller than the overwhelming majority of people I saw there. And who says I'm not Danish? You do realize that besides Native Americans, America's population is made up of old-world immigrants, don't you?
Oh I'm sorry, I just fly to London for work a few times a year and 6' would not put you 90% taller than anyone else, as that link proves.
Originally posted by: Parasitic
Yellow license plate = motor < 800cc in Japan right?
Originally posted by: ballmode
They drive slower, have smaller engines, and have more efficient engines.
Originally posted by: Allanv
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Allanv
90% of cars in europe are petrol not diesel. But i do drive a 320D BMW and i get 700 miles per tank thats 49.9mpg
but thats motorway driving / freeway to you and i weigh less than you lot so i save gas that way and i dont need a 300lb lunch box for my dinner so take that out of the weight
:roll:
oh its ok to post about british teeth but not about fat americans talk about one sided
Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
I don't think that this statistic is fair. US is a big country and people have to drive much farther than they do in Japan. A lot of cars in Japan are not really meant to be cars for long road trips and such, so hence they can be made smaller, lighter, and more efficient. Also realize that most things in Japan are just made compact because there is just no space.
Not saying that we couldn't do a better job here...its just they have different circumstances.
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: Allanv
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Allanv
90% of cars in europe are petrol not diesel. But i do drive a 320D BMW and i get 700 miles per tank thats 49.9mpg
but thats motorway driving / freeway to you and i weigh less than you lot so i save gas that way and i dont need a 300lb lunch box for my dinner so take that out of the weight
:roll:
oh its ok to post about british teeth but not about fat americans talk about one sided
Don't blame our heaviness solely on big bellies. I'm 6' (don't know how many meters that is to you metric folks ) and when I took a vacation to England, I was towering over 90% of the populace. Thus, we burly Americans need cars that we can drive without being forced into the fetal position.
90%??? I don't think so. Americans are no bigger than average. You want big boys? Try Netherlands or Denmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
I'm sorry, I think I was the one who took the vacation to London, not you. My experience there was that I was taller than the overwhelming majority of people I saw there. And who says I'm not Danish? You do realize that besides Native Americans, America's population is made up of old-world immigrants, don't you?
Oh I'm sorry, I just fly to London for work a few times a year and 6' would not put you 90% taller than anyone else, as that link proves.
Originally posted by: BouZouki
Even if that number is inaccurate, Japan and other 1st world countries have a much superior mass transit than us.
Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
Originally posted by: Prism
Originally posted by: Allanv
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Allanv
90% of cars in europe are petrol not diesel. But i do drive a 320D BMW and i get 700 miles per tank thats 49.9mpg
but thats motorway driving / freeway to you and i weigh less than you lot so i save gas that way and i dont need a 300lb lunch box for my dinner so take that out of the weight
:roll:
oh its ok to post about british teeth but not about fat americans talk about one sided
Don't blame our heaviness solely on big bellies. I'm 6' (don't know how many meters that is to you metric folks ) and when I took a vacation to England, I was towering over 90% of the populace. Thus, we burly Americans need cars that we can drive without being forced into the fetal position.
Yes we do, dangit :| It seems like every car today is made with "big" people in mind, short fat people that is. I'm 6' 4" and sick of having to lean my seat back in everything I drive; I can't ever see stoplights because the roof is in the way, and the rearview mirror is often at exactly eye level, so I can't see anything to the front-right of me without leaning back or hunching over.
Originally posted by: rivan
This is exactly the reason I drive an SUV - not because I love getting ~14 mpg. I'm 6'5" and have the same exact problems. When I bought my last car, I went to the Toyota dealership intent on buying a Highlander Hybrid. I got in, and with the seat fully lowered, I was still almost brushing my head on the roof. The roofline would have made forward visibility quite poor as well. I got into a Sequoia, felt like the car was big enough for me, found my only other choice in a Toy was a Land Cruiser (out of my budget) and here I am, driving the gas guzzler 3+ years later.
I'd much rather be driving a 30+ mpg car, but being large (I'm also 290 lbs - about 30 lbs overweight) and needing to get two kids into and out of car seats, I don't exactly have a lot of attractive options.