http://www.johninnit.co.uk/2008/04/24/porsche-off/ Scrapbook of a labor-geek - Unions 2.0 in the UK Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:57:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.johninnit.co.uk/2008/04/24/porsche-off/#comment-1078 Andy McKnob Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.johninnit.co.uk/2008/04/24/porsche-off/#comment-1078 Get you facts straight. The average Porsche has a much lower environmental impact and is a damn sight less polluting than you are inaccurately suggesting. More than 50% of all cars made by Porsche are still running - this in contrast to the massive number of volume cars that are scrapped at around 10 years or less. Boxsters, Caymans and 911s have similar fuel consumption to many 2.0l people carriers. Porsche owners do well below the average mileage per annum. Sounds like Porsche envy to me. Get you facts straight. The average Porsche has a much lower environmental impact and is a damn sight less polluting than you are inaccurately suggesting. More than 50% of all cars made by Porsche are still running - this in contrast to the massive number of volume cars that are scrapped at around 10 years or less. Boxsters, Caymans and 911s have similar fuel consumption to many 2.0l people carriers. Porsche owners do well below the average mileage per annum. Sounds like Porsche envy to me.

]]> http://www.johninnit.co.uk/2008/04/24/porsche-off/#comment-1079 john Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:20:17 +0000 http://www.johninnit.co.uk/2008/04/24/porsche-off/#comment-1079 Thanks Andy. That's my point really tho. Sure a boxster is so nicely put together that it's no worse than a family MPV, but come on - it's a piddly little 2 seater, it's not exactly apples for apples with something that lugs around the whole clan and their bags. Porsche really don't have so much to crow about in any case. They're doing less than Lexus say, who have thought enough to make a hybrid SUV for people who feel they really have to have an SUV in town - as hefty as the Cayenne but much better sitting about in London traffic. Thanks Andy. That’s my point really tho. Sure a boxster is so nicely put together that it’s no worse than a family MPV, but come on - it’s a piddly little 2 seater, it’s not exactly apples for apples with something that lugs around the whole clan and their bags. Porsche really don’t have so much to crow about in any case. They’re doing less than Lexus say, who have thought enough to make a hybrid SUV for people who feel they really have to have an SUV in town - as hefty as the Cayenne but much better sitting about in London traffic.

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