2007 Yaris-only 35,000 miles on the clock

[bronsin]

Oooo the 1 liter we dont have that in the states. Sweet!

[Diego Murphy]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Oooo the 1 liter we dont have that in the states. Sweet!

is that sought after in the states? I would have thought you'd be happier with the bigger engine.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Diego Murphy

is that sought after in the states? I would have thought you'd be happier with the bigger engine.

Not really. Only people who drive to get as high a MPG as possible would want to try one out and we are distinctly in a minority.

I used to have a diesel back in the day when diesel fuel was 20% less than petrol. Those days are long gone. Now diesel is nearly 40% more than gas. ($2.90 VS $2.09) It thus makes no sense whatever to own a diesel car nowadays, economic sense I mean. You have to shoot for as small a gas engine as possible and those are rare in the States.

[Diego Murphy]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Not really. Only people who drive to get as high a MPG as possible would want to try one out and we are distinctly in a minority.

I used to have a diesel back in the day when diesel fuel was 20% less than petrol. Those days are long gone. Now diesel is nearly 40% more than gas. ($2.90 VS $2.09) It thus makes no sense whatever to own a diesel car nowadays, economic sense I mean. You have to shoot for as small a gas engine as possible and those are rare in the States.

Is that $2.09 for a gallon? if so, that's really cheap because a gallon of unleaded is $5.26 in Ireland!

[Flammable]

Originally Posted by Diego Murphy

Is that $2.09 for a gallon? if so, that's really cheap because a gallon of unleaded is $5.26 in Ireland!

how does 35 cents a gallon sound? My neighbor was stationed in Iraq a few years back and he said that is what gas was selling for.

[Diego Murphy]

Originally Posted by Flammable

how does 35 cents a gallon sound? My neighbor was stationed in Iraq a few years back and he said that is what gas was selling for.

That's in sane! Only thing is I'd probably be happy enough to pay an extra 5 dollars not to get blown up!

[Flammable]

Originally Posted by Diego Murphy

That's in sane! Only thing is I'd probably be happy enough to pay an extra 5 dollars not to get blown up!

I hear you lol😉

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Diego Murphy

That's in sane! Only thing is I'd probably be happy enough to pay an extra 5 dollars not to get blown up!

. Interestingly enough, the only time I've ever been exposed to that (could hear and see a few explosions from the road in a valley we were driving through) was driving from Belfast to Dublin toward the tail end of skirmishes re The Troubles. Also had to go through some sort of makeshift checkpoint on that drive.