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   Matthew Russotto to dead@gone.com   
   Re: London sees a different type of cycl   
   18 Jan 11 02:49:56   
   
   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   From: russotto@grace.speakeasy.net   
      
   In article ,   
   5847 Dead, 990 since 1/20/09  wrote:   
   >   
   >gets very good gas mileage.  It's one thing to say my office is only 12   
   >miles away, but it involves a climb in either direction of 1,200 feet,   
   >which eats an extra 15-20% in gas, more during the winter, when road   
   >conditions get dicey.  (You can tell when a local old lady is feeling her   
   >age; she slows to 55 miles an hour in blizzards).   
   >   
   >Smart Cars make sense here, especially as backup transportation.   
      
   If I lived in mountain country I'd want more than 70hp in my car.   
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