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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

I still don't understand how £1.34 per litre means $0.91 per litre. 


It doesn't.  £1.34 per litre is what Dean, Jim, and our other UK friends pay.  Not what we pay in the USA.


That's what I understood too. Maybe his phrasing wasn't the best, but it looks like what Henry's saying is that the £1.34 price means 0.91 when converted in dollars.


Well, he responded directly to Jim's question as to what folks were paying for gas/petrol.

I think I can see the confusion because he mentioned conversion - in the US we pay per gallon, so he meant he had to convert gallons to liters to get the price per liter here in the US.
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It apparently needed reinforcement.  Geek

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OMGLOL, now I get it! I had to concentrate really hard to read Henry's line in other ways than the one that stuck in my head. It looks so much like he's adressing Jim's second line that it tricked two people not one.



Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now.

Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other


I knew about GM, when I mentioned the takeover I was referring to the planned takeover of GM by Fiat. That would have probably meant Fiat also owning Opel.
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

OMGLOL, now I get it! I had to concentrate really hard to read Henry's line in other ways than the one that stuck in my head. It looks so much like he's adressing Jim's second line that it tricked two people not one.



Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now.

Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other


I knew about GM, when I mentioned the takeover I was referring to the planned takeover of GM by Fiat. That would have probably meant Fiat also owning Opel.
Fiat took over Chrysler.  I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM.
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now.

Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other
GM have owned Opel since 1929 according to Wiki, (and Vauxhall since 1925), and they have been re-badging Opels as Vauxhalls since the late 70s (much like Ford UK & Ford Germany)
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

OMGLOL, now I get it! I had to concentrate really hard to read Henry's line in other ways than the one that stuck in my head. It looks so much like he's adressing Jim's second line that it tricked two people not one.



Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now.

Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other


I knew about GM, when I mentioned the takeover I was referring to the planned takeover of GM by Fiat. That would have probably meant Fiat also owning Opel.
Fiat took over Chrysler.  I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM.
Fiat only wanted to buy Opel/Vauxhall from GM in 2009 just after GM filed Chapter 11 ... I think only Saab was sold-off in the end.  
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

OMGLOL, now I get it! I had to concentrate really hard to read Henry's line in other ways than the one that stuck in my head. It looks so much like he's adressing Jim's second line that it tricked two people not one.



Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now.

Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other


I knew about GM, when I mentioned the takeover I was referring to the planned takeover of GM by Fiat. That would have probably meant Fiat also owning Opel.
Fiat took over Chrysler.  I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM.
 
To my knowledge, Chrysler (and Jeep) is owned by Daimler-Benz (as in Mercedes). I couldd be outdated , but I never heard of Fiat doing so
 
 
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As for VW Scirocco, I had a friend who owned one of those "vicious" G60 version Cool >> not the most habitable (shoulder space) cars, though.... and damn near impossible to get laid on the back seatsEmbarrassedLOL
 
Although from the looks of the latest Scirocco model, this still seems to be the case. in terms of space
 
But the worst for that is the Volvo C30.... Better have a dismountable (in 3, preferably) tooth brush, if you want to put in in the trunk... the toothpaste tube wikll thenfind space on the backseatConfusedLOL
 
Volvo C30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Edited by Sean Trane - June 29 2011 at 10:13
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:



It apparently needed reinforcement.  Geek

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I guess people still didn't get that benzene/petrol/essence/gasoline is sold by the gallon in the US.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

OMGLOL, now I get it! I had to concentrate really hard to read Henry's line in other ways than the one that stuck in my head. It looks so much like he's adressing Jim's second line that it tricked two people not one.



Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Opel used to be good - German engineering for those who can't afford Merc, BMW, Audi, VW. Did they survive the crisis? I heard they were took over and I don't know what they're building now.

Opel have been owned by GM for quite a while now, but they've only been re-badged Vauxhall's/Holdens/Chevrolete's for 20 years or more now, and FIAT and GM both own a fair few shares in each other


I knew about GM, when I mentioned the takeover I was referring to the planned takeover of GM by Fiat. That would have probably meant Fiat also owning Opel.
Fiat took over Chrysler.  I don't think there was ever any talk of them taking over GM.
 
To my knowledge, Chrysler (and Jeep) is owned by Daimler-Benz (as in Mercedes). I couldd be outdated , but I never heard of Fiat doing so
 
 
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As for VW Scirocco, I had a friend who owned one of those "vicious" G60 version Cool >> not the most habitable (shoulder space) cars, though.... and damn near impossible to get laid on the back seatsEmbarrassedLOL
 
Although from the looks of the latest Scirocco model, this still seems to be the case. in terms of space
 
But the worst for that is the Volvo C30.... Better have a dismountable (in 3, preferably) tooth brush, if you want to put in in the trunk... the toothpaste tube wikll thenfind space on the backseatConfusedLOL
 
Volvo C30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mercedes Benz unloaded Chrysler a few years ago.  Last year after filing bankruptcy, Fiat and Chrysler merged with Fiat taking over.
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the "G60" wasn't a factory-fit in the Scirocco so that must have been a custom retro-fit, it was put into the Corrado, but hey-ho - small german coupé made by VW - close enough. Approve
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

the "G60" wasn't a factory-fit in the Scirocco so that must have been a custom retro-fit, it was put into the Corrado, but hey-ho - small german coupé made by VW - close enough. Approve
 
 
You're absolutely right... It was a Corrado (the heir of the Scirocco), my badWink
 
and the G40 was installed in the Polo if memory serves (but apparently not always wellEmbarrassedLOL)
 
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For Daimler-Benz and Chrysler... Apparently I missed an episode (won't be the first... I'm not that much a car follower, except when I'm looking to buy a new one).... Did Mercedes keep Jeep?? (I think that was the main intent of the Germans... get a hold on Jeep)
 
 
 
 
 


Edited by Sean Trane - June 29 2011 at 10:29
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Nope.  Jeep stayed with Chrysler.  I don't know if Mercedes kept the technology or not though.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

 
and the G40 was installed in the Polo if memory serves (but apparently not always wellEmbarrassedLOL)
  
The G40 in the Polo was another "vicious" little car - one of those seriously embarassed me at the lights once  my fault for thinking it was just another Polo Embarrassed
 
... anyway the Scirocco had tonnes of room in the back (easily enough to get laid should the desire/oportunity arise), however mine was occupied by two 10" midrange speakers, a 12" subwoofer cannon and five 100W poweramps - I also upgraded the door speakers to 150W 8x5 elipticals (unfortunately the magnets were so strong they distorted the door-panels - a minor inconvenience).
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

 
and the G40 was installed in the Polo if memory serves (but apparently not always wellEmbarrassedLOL)
  
The G40 in the Polo was another "vicious" little car - one of those seriously embarassed me at the lights once  my fault for thinking it was just another Polo Embarrassed
 
... anyway the Scirocco had tonnes of room in the back (easily enough to get laid should the desire/oportunity arise), however mine was occupied by two 10" midrange speakers, a 12" subwoofer cannon and five 100W poweramps - I also upgraded the door speakers to 150W 8x5 elipticals (unfortunately the magnets were so strong they distorted the door-panels - a minor inconvenience).
 
My remark about the backseat was valid for the Corrado... Agreed that there was enough room in the Scirocco's backseatEmbarrassedBig smile... I was never big on big woofers, i preferred big hooters much more LOL
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

My remark about the backseat was valid for the Corrado... Agreed that there was enough room in the Scirocco's backseatEmbarrassedBig smile... I was never big on big woofers, i preferred big hooters much more LOL
LOL you won't get a pair of them in the back of a Corrado either Wink
 
Still, there's not much room for either in the back of a Mustang - at least not in the two I've hired in the USofA - rubbish cars, but great fun to drive - driving a Mustang through San Francisco was a school-boy dream come true for me.
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I think gas here is about $1.06 right now, which is ridiculous because they are making it down the street.
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I think gas here is about $1.06 right now, which is ridiculous because they are making it down the street.
Shocked what? They're fossilising organic matter at the bottom of a lake at high temperatures and pressures down the street from you? - that's going to take a while I think...
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

^ I think I saw that in the "worst 50 cars ever" top from Time Magazine... :))
 
Much cooler was this one >> The Mehari  (a great beach car) body is in plastic if you can believe it!!
 
 
 


That's not plastic! Its neo-prog-metal.

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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I think gas here is about $1.06 right now, which is ridiculous because they are making it down the street.
Shocked what? They're fossilising organic matter at the bottom of a lake at high temperatures and pressures down the street from you? - that's going to take a while I think...


No, but they are separating and refining hydrocarbons.
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Gas here is LA is about $3.65 a gallon. Wouldn't know the conversion in pound/litres/etc.
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Originally posted by Lark the Starless Lark the Starless wrote:

Gas here is LA is about $3.65 a gallon. Wouldn't know the conversion in pound/litres/etc.


I've heard that it in Europe it generally equates to what would be 8 or 9 dollars a gallon for us.
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