To elaborate on this: Most of Europe uses trains for shipping. Unfortunately, the widespread use of trains for shipping in the US died after the Rockefeller rea. Also, the road tax and gas tax is significantly higher in Europe. Where do you think it goes? And yes, the fact that our roads are subject to much heavier vehicles(how many Excursions do you think Ford is going to sell in Europe?), and many poorly-maintained vehicles as well, has a profound effect, too.
-Dave '91 GTX 16V In a message dated 1/28/00 10:06:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Lots of factors, but a couple of the major ones are that we allow much > heavier trucks than a lot of the world, and that we usually use asphault > rather than concrete to build roads. Asphault wears out REALLY quickly > compared to good concrete. We also use salt rather than chemical ice melts > or sand. Salt will eat roads, too. America DOES have some good roads, but > they're all in the south or california... _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
