Before they do any of that, I bet they'll ban and crush all our old cars. :-)
Ed 300E On 17/04/2008, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How about we impose larger restrictions on fuel wasters, houses greater > than 2000 square feet with families smaller than 6 for instance? > Smaller houses waste less fuel. > Smaller cars waste less fuel, lets put an end to large pickups not meeting > fuel economy standards just because they're supposed to be "commercial > vehicles". > If we'd put on a $1/gal gas tax 4 years ago we might not be in quite the > pickle we're in today. > I suspect fleet fuel economy has risen 1-2mpg in the last 3 years in line > with rising fuel prices. As prices continue to rise fleet economy probably > will also... > > I believe in the RE (renewable energy) mantra, every $1 spent on > conservation is worth $5 (maybe more) in production. > > -Curt > > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:47:29 -0500 > From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 Diesel vs. Gasoline > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Good thinking Don! > > As near as I can tell, there isn't a nickel's worth of difference in > dollars. I'd say run your Diesel as long as you like and curse the > fuel prices. The cost of selling your Diesel and buying a similarly > decent gasser, then fixing it up ($1000 to 4000) will be higher than > the cost savings of Diesel over gas or vice versa. > > If everyone would start calling their congresslizards and > Senatoreptiles and demanding that drilling restrictions be relaxed, > that Anwar be opened for drilling and that we increase domestic power > production by all means, then we might start to get somewhere. > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > _______________________________________ > 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
