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Mar 27th 2008, 9:00 am

#61

twyntub

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Re: Red diesel

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Originally Posted by leighbloke

From memory the Prius was worst by a fair margin - the best by a long chalk in overall "low" CO2 contribution was the gas guzzling, 20mpg, Jeep Wrangler.
The reason? - plastic and batteries - their production and re-cycling massively outweigh any possible benifits in emissions reduction during driving.

The higher "Total environmental impact" of the Prius doesn't surprise me. A newspaper recently drove a Prius and a BMW 520d to Geneva, including an additional 100 miles of heavy in-town driving so that the Prius could really cane the big, heavy, gas-guzzling, environmentally unfriendly BMW.

Needless to say that the BMW won, using just over 10 gallons of fuel compared to the Prius using just over 11 gallons.

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Originally Posted by leighbloke

If what I am told is true the largest single "man made" contributer to CO2 is Cement?? - Don't even think of trying to use it in your diesel engine though even though it is pretty cheap per litre.

It'll probably clog up your injectors.

I think the term is "Embodied Energy" or something like that. Best (greenest) form of housing is large-cross-section timber-frame constructions (green oak, etc - how they used to build houses) - apparently the stuff really does grow on trees!

Mar 27th 2008, 9:59 am

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Re: Red diesel

My car is very green.

'Audi Nile Green Metallic Clearcoat' to be precise.

Mar 27th 2008, 11:31 am

#63

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Re: Red diesel

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Originally Posted by Ragomuffin

My car is very green.

'Audi Nile Green Metallic Clearcoat' to be precise.

I like your Green Credentials!

Mar 27th 2008, 12:00 pm

#64

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Re: Red diesel

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Originally Posted by Ragomuffin

My car is very green.

'Audi Nile Green Metallic Clearcoat' to be precise.

I had a green 100E van once, 25 quid and it included a few months tax. lol
Best engine in the world for repair access, not like todays spider webs.

Mar 27th 2008, 4:19 pm

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Re: Red diesel

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Originally Posted by john1979

A friend i played golf with today filled up in Gibraltor yesterday for 55p a litre. Useless info but i am drunk after a crap day on the course and rather sunburnt

As long as it isnt red diesel

Mar 28th 2008, 2:42 am

#66

jurdyr

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Re: Red diesel

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Originally Posted by Ragomuffin

My car is very green.

'Audi Nile Green Metallic Clearcoat' to be precise.

i love it that greenest i see here so far .... you should be top off the class

well bad news again its going up again on sat night wed is the wholesells price day , and then passed on to the pumps with 3 days off that so fill up as you could see 2 cent incress

in Ireland on a fill off 20 euros the govment take 16.35 cent in taxes what dose spain take ?