From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Gary Britt wrote:
> Europe doesn't have the pollution control gas mileage sapping laws that we
> have here.  A car made for EU use can't be sold in the USA until lots of
> extra pollution control stuff is added to it.
>

Such as? We have very harsh emission laws here. Every car over 3 years old
has to be tested & if it doesn't make the grade then it can't be used
on the road (unless it qualifies as a "classic").

> Gary
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:445604b0$1{at}w3....
>>> British gallons are bigger than Texas. Gallons, that is. It therefore
>>> follows that British ten gallon hats are bigger than Texan ten gallon
>>> hats,
>>> which means that Britons have bigger heads than Texans.     QED.
>> I agree. 
>>
>>> But seriously, 1 Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons, give or take a
>>> thinbleful.
>> I thought there was a little difference.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Don Hills"  wrote in message
>> news:S7eVEtgaXKxJ092yn{at}attglobal.net...
>>> In article , "Robert Comer"

>>> wrote:
>>>> You sure you aren't using bigger gallons than we do here? 
None of the
>>>> Audi's sold here even come close to that.  The A3 is supposed to get
>>>> around
>>>> 32MPG highway and it's the smallest. (other than the TT,
which doesn't
>>>> mention the mileage, but I doubt it gets any better.)
>>> British gallons are bigger than Texas. Gallons, that is. It therefore
>>> follows that British ten gallon hats are bigger than Texan ten gallon
>>> hats,
>>> which means that Britons have bigger heads than Texans.     QED.
>>>
>>> But seriously, 1 Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons, give or take a
>>> thinbleful.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
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>>
>
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