And the oil companies are loving it. What a deal! Sell less for more. Hard to beat that. If McDonalds could sell you a 1/4 pounder for $3 or an 1/8 pounder for $6 you can guess what you would be getting. It is criminal but no one seems able to do anything about it. The government (here in any event) loves it as they get more tax on a higher fuel price and can claim that they are helping to reduce consumption for environmental reasons. Nothing a politician likes more than the ability to raise the taxes without saying so and still being able to tell you it is for your own good.
Randy - who is becoming a curmugeon (that is not how you spell it is it?) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:11 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] RE OT: The World Has Plenty of Oil John Robbins wrote: "Another point is that as oil gets more expensive the more people will try to conserve energy. If gas hit $5 a gallon you can bet people would be driving less and buying more fuel efficient vehicles." I agree with that! My wife and I have already said if gas gets to $5 a gallon, we will start commuting to work together (that won't last long I work a lot more hours than she does). ALSO, if it gets to $5 a gallon I am going to park my expedition and buy a Honda Civic. I might have to sit in the back seat to drive it, but the Expedition gets about 12-13 mpg in town with about 15 for mixed driving. I try to think of it in terms of a 100 mile trip. At $3/gallon it costs me $20.10 to drive 100 miles in my big ole SUV. At $5/gallon that goes up to $34. If I get 30 mpg, then the same trip costs $9.90 at $3/gallon or almost $17 at $5/gallon. Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
