[ARC5] OT Costs - and everything else

[J. Forster]

Ben,

The distances in the USA are FAR greater than in the UK. The Tata is not
very different than a golf cart, but would be downright dangerous on an
interstate highway where lane speed is 75 MPH or more. Giant tandems do
that all day everywhere. It'd be fine for local errands.

The Bug could do highways, but with little to spare.

Most in the US don't think twice about going shopping (like to a mall) 50
miles away. Many in Massachusetts go to New Hampshire to avoid sales taxes
on major purchases.

-John

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>>>From the BLS calculator, $1200 1965 dollars equals about  $8200
>> 2009 dollars.  And given how primitive, inefficient, unsafe,  and
>> featureless cars of that era (especially the Bug) were  compared
>> to today, anyone making a similar vehicle today would be  lucky
>> to get $8200 for it, if were legal to market, which it wouldn't  be.
>
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>
> A bit O.T. I know but...  I think you'll find Tata, an  Indian firm, are
> making a car below that figure.
>
> Of course, if we are talking 5.6ltr, or 350 cubic etc, with  air con,
> heated seats, gun turret on top with 4x Vickers puff the magic dragon
> slayers,
> etc ... then you'r probably right.
>
> But I think the Tata one has 4 wheels, seats 4 and gets  from A to B. What
> more do we need?
>
> We all need to reduce our footprint, pointing no fingers of  course ! hi.
>
> Ben
> replace those wastefull tubes with string and tin  cans.
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