Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:17:34 +1000, Tat Chan

I have my eyes on the (non-WRX) Subaru Impreza AWD ...


BWAHAHA! Check the fuel consumption figures for those two. You *can*
squeeze a little more mpg from the 2-litre turbo by tootling gently
around (and where would be the point in that?), but once you put the
hammer down, those highly tuned turbos guzzle fuel at an alarming
rate.

Isn't Tat in Oz?
He could be talking of the non-turbo version, which doesn't drink.
Do the Ozzies give 3 quid to the government for every gallon of petrol?

--
Eiron.

Eiron wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:17:34 +1000, Tat Chan


I have my eyes on the (non-WRX) Subaru Impreza AWD ...



BWAHAHA! Check the fuel consumption figures for those two. You *can*
squeeze a little more mpg from the 2-litre turbo by tootling gently
around (and where would be the point in that?), but once you put the
hammer down, those highly tuned turbos guzzle fuel at an alarming
rate.


Isn't Tat in Oz?

Yes.

He could be talking of the non-turbo version, which doesn't drink.

Yes I was, see my other post.


Do the Ozzies give 3 quid to the government for every gallon of petrol?


I think there is a levy on a levy for petrol here ...
unleaded petrol is currently AUD$1.00 to $1.20 per litre ...

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:46:30 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:

Eiron wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:17:34 +1000, Tat Chan


I have my eyes on the (non-WRX) Subaru Impreza AWD ...

BWAHAHA! Check the fuel consumption figures for those two. You *can*
squeeze a little more mpg from the 2-litre turbo by tootling gently
around (and where would be the point in that?), but once you put the
hammer down, those highly tuned turbos guzzle fuel at an alarming
rate.

Isn't Tat in Oz?

Yes.

He could be talking of the non-turbo version, which doesn't drink.

Yes I was, see my other post.

Fairy nuff, that's a nice motor, and not as slow as you'd think.

Do the Ozzies give 3 quid to the government for every gallon of petrol?

I think there is a levy on a levy for petrol here ...
unleaded petrol is currently AUD$1.00 to $1.20 per litre ...

Grrrrrrrrrrrr, that's about 40-48 pence, just a little more than
*half* what we pay in the UK.......
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:46:30 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:


I think there is a levy on a levy for petrol here ...
unleaded petrol is currently AUD$1.00 to $1.20 per litre ...


Grrrrrrrrrrrr, that's about 40-48 pence, just a little more than
*half* what we pay in the UK.......

which makes it about a pound a litre. On a unit to unit comparison, it
works out to be the same if say a graduate accountant in the UK earns
£35k and a graduate accountant in Oz earns AUD$35k. ie petrol in Oz
might seem cheaper in absolute terms, but not once the cost of living
and wages are factored in.

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 07:57:42 +0100, Eiron wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:17:34 +1000, Tat Chan

I have my eyes on the (non-WRX) Subaru Impreza AWD ...


BWAHAHA! Check the fuel consumption figures for those two. You *can*
squeeze a little more mpg from the 2-litre turbo by tootling gently
around (and where would be the point in that?), but once you put the
hammer down, those highly tuned turbos guzzle fuel at an alarming
rate.

Isn't Tat in Oz?
He could be talking of the non-turbo version, which doesn't drink.

Good point, nice little motor that one, with an even better engine
note than the WRX. Me, I'd prefer a Forester - taken to full WRC spec
under the skin...... :-)

Do the Ozzies give 3 quid to the government for every gallon of petrol?

No, they feckin' don't!
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering