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Subject: Canadian Cars

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Dave (UK)

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Date Posted: 14:50:09 12/08/04 Wed
In reply to: Jim (Canada) 's message, "Cars" on 12:24:46 12/08/04 Wed

I noticed a lot of SUVs when I was there. I hired one - but I was advised that they were necessary, as a lot of the roads in some of the national parks are in a pretty poor state. Come to think of it, I think a tracked vehicle would have been more appropriate than a 4x4 for some roads!

I thought that driving would be very cheap given that petrol is half the price of UK fuel. However, I found that my Jeep drank it twice as quickly, so the cost worked out about the same.

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Andrew(Canada)
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Date Posted: 17:33:12 12/08/04 Wed

its true that there are still quite a few people who for some daft reason think an SUV is a good choice of vehicle in Canada, how they afford the fuel costs is beyond me, or how they can have a clear conscience...however, i had the misfortune to live in texas for two years, and, i kid you not, EVERY OTHER car was either a truck or an SUV...it was appalling...so i may be a bit biased, but compared to texas, Canada does not have nearly as many...personally i hope the Canadian Gov't will put a hefty tax on unefficient vehicles to discourage those who don't need them from buying them(those who do, such as farmers, would be exempt from the tax).

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[> [> [> [> Subject: It's referred to as 'keeping up with the Joneses'
Author: Jim (Canada) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:33:50 12/08/04 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: I think we are getting a bit off-topic here - we should get back to discussing the federation plan
Author: Jim (Canada) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:39:56 12/08/04 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]