But Ella, you don't how far we drive when we go to Poland. In 2010 we drove 1,363 miles/2,194 km. We have to rent a car that hold 2 big suitcases in the trunk plus carry-on bags. We usually rent something like a Ford Focus Kombi and it takes regular petrol, not diesel. But it does have a manual transmission so that will help with the gas mileage. Debbie singmore wrote: > No need to sell the kids. > > Firstly, the distances in Poland are way shorter than in the US - so you do not drive hundreds or thousands of miles to reach your destinations -ergo you don't need as much gas. Secondly, the cars, and their engines, are much smaller and much more efficient - so the mileage per car is much better. Thirdly, diesel cars are very popular, and diesel fuel is much cheaper than gasoline, and mileage is way way better - e.g. the Volkswagen Golf makes 1100 km on one tank of diesel. So, overall, you will spend either the same or not much more. > > ella > > Subject: [POLAND] Gas in Poland > > For anyone still planning a trip to Poland and renting a car, gas is about 5.80 złoty per _liter_. That is about $6.65 a gallon in U.S. > dollars. Sell the kids! > > Debbie >

What areas of Poland do you folks go to?? -----Original Message----- From: Debbie Greenlee Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:12 PM To: poland-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POLAND] Gas in Poland But Ella, you don't how far we drive when we go to Poland. In 2010 we drove 1,363 miles/2,194 km. We have to rent a car that hold 2 big suitcases in the trunk plus carry-on bags. We usually rent something like a Ford Focus Kombi and it takes regular petrol, not diesel. But it does have a manual transmission so that will help with the gas mileage. Debbie singmore wrote: > No need to sell the kids. > > Firstly, the distances in Poland are way shorter than in the US - so you > do not drive hundreds or thousands of miles to reach your > destinations -ergo you don't need as much gas. Secondly, the cars, and > their engines, are much smaller and much more efficient - so the mileage > per car is much better. Thirdly, diesel cars are very popular, and diesel > fuel is much cheaper than gasoline, and mileage is way way better - e.g. > the Volkswagen Golf makes 1100 km on one tank of diesel. So, overall, you > will spend either the same or not much more. > > ella > > Subject: [POLAND] Gas in Poland > > For anyone still planning a trip to Poland and renting a car, gas is about > 5.80 złoty per _liter_. That is about $6.65 a gallon in U.S. > dollars. Sell the kids! > > Debbie > ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com ---------------------------------- Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. ---------------------------------- Browse the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots Search the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message