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Old 10-07-2008, 09:40 PM   #20 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by flydude1221 View Post
I like my 14 year old CANADIAN built Honda Civic, and it seems like many people like their CANADIAN built Metros, and Flys
I wonder, though. Suppose you're a Canadian living in Vancouver. Does it take more energy to ship a Hyundai from Korea on a cargo ship, or to ship an Ontario-built car by rail or truck? A similar question might be asked regarding Americans west of the Continental Divide or thereabouts: is it more energy-efficient to get your new Honda from Ohio or Japan? It'd be interesting to see a map of the world scaled by shipping cost rather than distances or political boundaries.
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