quattro digest, Vol 1 #1375 - 17 msgs

[Edward Birch]

> Subject: Re:price of gasoline.
>
> At 21:37 01-04-18 -0400, Edward Birch wrote:
>
> >Ah, yes, Europe.  Where they have street cars, *on time* fast running
> >trains, superhighways W/O speed limit....

>Aleksander Mierzwa commented.........

> I always smile when I hear our American listers talk about Europe as it
was
> some kind of an automotive heaven.

Uh, well, here in the USA, we hear about those fabulous Polish women and
Vodka, and, well, it affects our thinking!  (Or some other lame excuse).

> The only European country with no speed limits on highways is Germany and
> it only applies to selected fragments of some Autobahns. Everywhere else
> there are speed limits and they are enforced with automatic
phototraps.......

Some US police organizations are trying to implement phototrap usage.  But
action by the AAA and other groups, has resulted in a grass roots effort to
ban the photo trap.

> The reason diesel cars are so popular is because people are sick of gas
> prices. Ask Tom Nas how many gas cars in Holland drive without spare
> wheels, because the spare wheel well is occupied by a LPG tank which the
> owner installed to offset gas prices. Don't get me wrong, I think modern
> diesels are really great engines and I would be the first to buy an A4 V6
> tdi. In fact, even the new Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI would suit my needs fine,
> thank you....

In contrast, in the US, we can afford the Diesel car.  We just cannot
purchase one, other than the VW-TDI, because of Governmental interference.
(The anti-Diesel coalition in America doesn't help either).

>because our Europe Union-aspiring, know-it-all-better,
we-have-overthrown-the-communist->regime-so-we-deserve-respect goverment
takes *** 80% *** of my salary in form of various >taxes to either spend on
things I don't need or simply waste....

It seems to me that your government is taking lessions from our government.

> So here I am, working as a computer
> professional, yet driving a 15 years old car and living with my mother,
> cause there's no way in h*ll I could afford an apartment for myself.

Too bad that you cannot move to this side of the *Big Pond*, IF you so
choose.

Edward Birch
93-100S