[Leica] A First

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

>As others have said $3 bucks or higher a gallon is a piece of cake, 
>visit Canada and pay $1.15 a litre and climbing. I suppose that 
>works out to over $4.00 a gallon but still much cheaper than many 
>other countries around the planet.

$1.15CDN a litre is $3.57US a gallon, but most of that difference is 
taxation difference. What you should really compare it to is the 
price in Atlanta, which produces no oil but where the executives sit.

>So relax and when it gets to $7-8 dollars a gallon then I suppose 
>you might have something to cry about... but until then you guys are 
>laughing.
>
>Now if some body would only figure out a way or a vehicle to run on 
>salt water we might all have it made. ;-)
>
>ted

In the US the Prius sort of makes sense, if you drive a _lot_. 
Mainly, you get the benefit of driving a car which is somewhat more 
socially responsible. In Europe, turbodiesels, which are a huge 
portion of the market, make sense. The premium you pay for a diesel 
car is less than the premium for a Prius, diesel fuel is cheaper than 
gas and there is a huge choice of a lot of models from all 
manufacturers. Some get substantially better mileage than the Prius 
and many handle better or have other features.

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