My brother has a Range Rover, and his last car was a Discovery. He converted both to use some sort of gas. Although he has to stop to fill up more it makes a big difference in the price. Still a fossil fuel though.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 April 2006 15:45 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices > > >From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I fill a Discovery tank with 20 gallons of diesel about once > every four > >days. Twice a week if busy. With the amount of shit it > chucks out the > >back, I grow more concerned for the harm I'm doing to the > environment. > >Fortunately I have a company-supplied fuel card, so it's > doing no harm > >to my wallet. > > > >Our family car, a 12 year old Rangey with a 2.5 litre diesel engine > >fills the same BUT that travels far less and so we fill it > once every 2 > >or 3 weeks. It may be more polluting than a small car, but it is > >recycling parts used previously on other vehicles to keep it > going, and > >as such contributes less to our 'throw away' society. No plans to > >change it anytime soon. 100,000 miles and going ! > > I fill our Discovery twice a week with mid-grade octane > gasoline (s/b hi-octane). It's costing on average about > $120/wk to drive the thing. > > Tom C. > > > > >
