Earlier this year my wife's car needed replacement, and we bought a new Toyota
RAV4, which has the identical engine to my Avensis. She did not realize it was
diesel until I told her.
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA
On Nov 15, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> I don't believe Toyota sells diesel cars in the US. The prodominance of
> murricans that have not driven diesels in Europe seem unable to understand
> that it is possible to make on that is virtually indistinguishable from gas.
>
>
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
>
> From: Nathan Wajsman [mailto:photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 12:58 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
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>
> When I needed a new car 3 years ago, I also very seriously considered a
> Prius and test drove one, also lightly used (1 year old). I hesitated a bit
> for two reasons: the slow acceleration AG mentions, and the fact that we
> tend to take long drives, and I was wondering about the reliability of the
> whole battery setup and the ability to get it fixed in the middle of
> nowhere. While I was thinking about it for a few days, the car I had test
> driven was sold to someone else, so that made my decision--I got a diesel
> Toyota Avensis instead, and I am very pleased with it.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>>> I remember the old question, "Which handles better, front or rear wheel
>>> drive?"
>>> Answer? Rental!
>>
>> This, being a Prius, is not anything to brag about in accelleration. I
>> could swear that the car is going backwards when you try to merge with
>> traffic on the Interstate.
>>
>> AG
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