<VV> Gas prices (no Corvair)]

[Frank DuVal]

Good one Dave, many people buy American made "foreign" cars without 
realizing it.

Eric, check the first digit of your VIN number. I bet it is not a J, but 
a 1,2, 3 or 4 .

J would indicate Japan as the country of origin.

The numbers are for North American plants!

Another digit indicates the exact assembly plant.


      VIN Character 1 - Manufacturing Country Codes


      1 or 4

	


      2

	


      3

	


      J

	


      K

	


      S

	


      W

	


      Z


        USA

	


        Canada

	


        Mexico

	


        Japan

	


        Korea

	


        England

	


        Germany

	


        Italy




Frank DuVal


Dave Foster wrote:

> Eric,
> I think your Honda is an American car.
> Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Kirven" <efki at gte.net>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:21 AM
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: <VV> Gas prices (no Corvair)]
>
>
>>  How many of you know how many gallons in a barrel of oil?. How about 
>> all the taxes you pay per gallon? Do we have a God given right to 
>> drive vehicles that get 10 miles per gallon at 75 miles per hour? We 
>> waste fuel and wonder why we have to pay so much. When the gas crunch 
>> hit in the 70's Carter dropped the highway speed limit to 55. Asked 
>> people to conserve. We showed we could reduce our dependence on 
>> foreign oil. We bought oil for $5 a barrel for so long we think we 
>> deserve it. Are you going to buy their sand when their oil runs out?
>> Then there is the issue of trying to get permits to build new 
>> refineries. Most people want to drive, but don't want a refinery 
>> anywhere near them.
>> My daily driver is a 2003 Honda because I saw this coming back then. 
>> Is there U.S. car that gets averages 35 mpg?
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: Gas prices (no Corvair)
>> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:09:57 -0500
>> From: "Rich Elwell" <richelwell at gmail.com>
>> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> References: <EFEKJCLJGCAPJEDHPOAJMEAHCJAA.chartzel at comcast.net>
>>
>>
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