<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff>I googled your car and found it is rated= for 32 mpg overall.  Are you driving downhill all the= time?..;-]<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Joe Garrett= <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: pianotech= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 14:33:13= -0700<BR>Subject: Re: Energy<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sussssan said: "<FONT= face="Times New Roman" size=3>1993 Toyota Corolla wagon, 31 mpg,= and kinda wishing I had a plug-in<BR>Prius= instead."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>TSK! TSK! Susan! 31 mpg is "wasting"= fuel IMO. The technology has been around way longer than your= 93! My 85 190D gets at least 40mpg. And, on a recent trip to= Bend it got 49! As for the "Prius", that's a damned JOKE, they= don't get as good a mileage as you get. AND they are selling at= ridiculous prices! AND, where do you think the electricity comes= from? From all those Dams that are killing our Native Species= Fish! Solar/Electric is the only answer. Save the oil for lubing= the wheels and action parts!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool= Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>