Hi,
I would just like everyone to consider what happens to their car after
they trade it in on a new vehicle. More than likely it will be sold to
someone else and still spend years on the road, then it will be taken to a
salvage yard where parts will be taken from it. I know alot of times these
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Sent: 20 September 2004 12:16 PM
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Subject: Keeping older vehicles on the road - was Re: [Biofuel] good
readi
There is a point that's worth repeating here regarding older vehicles:
Most cars use more energy in the manufacture than they do in fuel
consumption over their entire lives - so as a rule the best way to
reduce the energy balance of vehicles is to make them last as long as
you can. If your concer
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Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] good reading
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> --- tommy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Here is a good reading piece if your wonde
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> Thank you for posting that link. I enjoyed reading it.
> But I disagree with your conclusions. As nice as a new
> diesel is I am still going to keep my 23 year old audi
> diesel. Once you consider that I only have about $500
> into it not counting fuel or oil changes and that it
> gets 50 mpg
--- tommy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is a good reading piece if your wondering about
> why it's pretty much a waste to try to get those
> "Cheap" running junkers working and focus on new
> tech
> engines.
Thank you for posting that link. I enjoyed reading it.
But I disagree with your co
Here is a good reading piece if your wondering about
why it's pretty much a waste to try to get those
"Cheap" running junkers working and focus on new tech
engines.
This tech is what the "Big fuel" petro industrial fuel
suppliers will get the gov to back instead of
bio-fuel, keeping themselves i
I am not sure if any of you are big wendell berry fans, but his most recent
essay, which was published as a full page add in the NY Times thanks to some
serious fundraising by good friends. It is worth looking at if you haven't.
Also look at Senator Robert Byrd's statement on the senate floor
