[BC] Gas Prices

[SteveOrdinetz]

  Kevin Tekel wrote:
>Mike Erickson wrote:
>
>High fuel prices make me glad I'm driving a car which gets 40 to 45 MPG
>and doesn't burn a single drop of gasoline.  Actually, there are many
>advantages to owning a diesel-powered automobile, so higher fuel economy
>and lower fuel costs are merely the icing on the cake.  For example, on
>long trips, my passengers and I need to stop more often for food and
>bathroom breaks than my car needs to stop for fuel.  (It has an 18.5
>gallon tank, and an EPA highway rating of 47 MPG -- you do the math!)


Of course much of the "advantage" is negated by higher costs for diesel fuel.

Dunno if they've improved them since the 80s, but diesels have lots of 
drawbacks too...sluggish acceleration and they don't start well when 
cold.  I get in the mid-ish 30s with my (gas) Cavalier, don't think I'll be 
getting a diesel anytime soon.