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Old 02-11-2010, 12:16 AM   #52 (permalink)
roflwaffle
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Fuel for fuel, there probably are instances where it's actually cheaper to run a car, even if you don't consider the actual impact of each fuel source.
That's true, but it's a minimum of two passengers, run on a compact diesel using WVO IIRC to get to see lower costs than a frugal cyclist/shopper. Everything else is more expensive.
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Remember, food takes more fuel to make, deliver, buy, and consume than fuel does.
That's not necessarily true. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. It depends on the fuel versus the food.
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