On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:51:26 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Cars in the US are a fair bit cheaper than they are in the UK.  Part of
>>the reason for that is the additional cost of actually delivering the
>>vehicles to the island - there's not a lot of space for manufacturing
>>plants (though there are a few, of course).
>>
> There are a few manufactories on this sceptered isle, you know  We do
> make some cars and even export them.

Oh, yes, I know (miss the paranthetical?).  But I also know that a lot of 
the materials still have to be imported, which adds to the cost - 
especially with the increase in oil/gas prices.  And that said, petrol 
isn't exactly cheap over there.

Jim

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