On Apr 24, 2006, at 2:27 PM, Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote:

> Joy Hecht wrote:
>
>> A few suggestions...
>>
>
> To which I might add one more... drive old cars.
>
> My cars average 38 years old (the Westy is the 'new' one at just
> 22).  I
> seem to recall that a significant portion of the pollution
> generated by
> a vehicle is the pollution that is a by-product of its manufacturer.

I've been trying to find some figures on this. Does anybody know how
much oil, how many BTUs it takes to make a car these days (of course
it varies by model) and how those resources stack up against the fuel
potentially saved?

Jim

> I
> never buy new vehicles and drive the used vehicles I do buy for
> decades
> rather than years.  In proper tune they are not horrific polluters,
> get
> good mileage and are very cheap to own and operate.
>
> Geo Hahn
>
>
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