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Greener than a Prius
So according to this months What Car, the D3 is greener than a Pious, in terms of "dust to dust" energy consumption.
Out of 96 cars, D3 comes in 53rd
RRS 48th
Priapus 74th
In$highte 64th
and the Jeep Wrangler came in first ??? Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
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2nd Oct 2006 9:55 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Quote:
and the Jeep Wrangler came in first ???
Thats cos' its made out of wood
2nd Oct 2006 9:58 pm
SN
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Why doesn't Red Ken read any of this?Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
2nd Oct 2006 10:00 pm
Richard(Jim)B
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Got a link to that article? Must take a look at that one!
2nd Oct 2006 10:00 pm
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Apparently all the batteries in these eletric Prius things have to be replaced at around 100k21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
2nd Oct 2006 10:01 pm
SN
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Tried to find article on whatcar.co.uk website
Clicked on Drivers Guide To Going Green
Attempting to click on any of the links from here results in:
Access is Denied!
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2nd Oct 2006 10:03 pm
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They don't usually publish current magazine material on the web....you might not buy their mag then 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
2nd Oct 2006 10:06 pm
Richard(Jim)B
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now this would be a cool basis for a lobby to pay reduced taxes for a 4x4 not increased 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
2nd Oct 2006 10:18 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Can I suggest we all start firing emails at the letters sections of the daily news papers quoting these articles and statistics?
I will do one tomorrow to the daily mail. There is no point in this information if it goes no further than What Car, as only car enthusiasts read it.
Get typing and spread the word.
2nd Oct 2006 10:25 pm
simon
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Good idea Gareth
So who in London is going to bombard Red Kenneth's home address
2nd Oct 2006 10:28 pm
dylansdad
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yeah but what with? anyone got a muck spreader 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
2nd Oct 2006 10:29 pm
DaveT
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The What Car article is indeed based on the CNW survey.
The Wrangler comes out on top because of its simplicity, established technologies & parts shared with other cars.
I'd take a few of the results with a pinch of salt, accepting that the calculation of the whole-life environmental cost of a car is a wee bit complex! and suspect that it doesnt cover all available vehicles, otherwise the Defender would surely feature somewhere near the top of the list.
As this method of counting the cost of cars evolves, I suspect there will be a few red faced greenies and a few LR owners having the last laugh Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
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2nd Oct 2006 10:30 pm
simon
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qzdcg8 wrote:
Attempting to click on any of the links from here results in:
Access is Denied!
mmm I get the same thing for any of their links and the site fails to load correctly. Same with Autocar recently too... Haymarket must has server problems or their sites have gone Mac unfriendly.
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