Wants have everything to do with it. I was going to keep my F-150 until 200k miles, but I couldn't wait any more, and bought my F-250 PSD when the F-150 had only 165k. Talked myself into it. (I can convince myself of anything!) -Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Barlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:20 AM Subject: [VAC] Rocky Mountain or Mount Washington Rally > Jim, Jere, Wayne, Dan, & Terry, > > Thanks to each of you for the advice. You prompted me to actually calculate > the probable cost instead of only reacting emotionally to the doom and gloom > of media predictions. > > I calculated the per mile costs of fuel and even assuming that the predicted > increase to $3/gallon does occur, and premium grade gasoline reaches > $3.25/gallon (my high mileage Ford now demands it), fuel cost will only rise > to approximately $0.41/mile with a worst-case scenario. > > Based on an actual analysis I guess I should just do what I want to do and > ignore the cost. > > Wayne, unfortunately "cheap" is a relative term. Although it has been more > than 25 years since I visited the Mount Washington area of New Hampshire > while we spent a week Airstreaming at Estes Park in the summer of 1994, I > estimate the cost of gas to attend the Rocky Mountain Rally at around $530 > compared to $1850 for the Mt. Washington Rally. And, the events are > scheduled at the same time so I'm forced to choose one or none, but not > both. Life is complicated isn't it? > > I have to confess: Underlying my "concern" about the cost of premium > gasoline is my increasing interest in a new Powerstroke Diesel tow vehicle. > You all know how we go through the complex mental gyrations to convince > ourselves that we "must have" rather than "want to have" a new automobile. > The familiar odometer on my gas 460 Ford is now reading 154k. I had planned > to keep it at least through the end of this tax year and maybe to the 200k > mile mark but the combined influence of cheaper diesel fuel, increased fuel > economy, and simple want is beginning to tip the balance in favor of a visit > to a local Ford dealer. > > I'm still thinking it over. > > Thanks for your input. > > Harvey To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
