[SEL] OT PA trip & fuel costs

[Tony & Jackie]

I remember in 1999-2000 gas around here was in the neighborhood of 
$1.00 per gallon.  Gas is now over three times that price.  I hardly 
think the number of cars on the road nor amount of gas consumed has 
TRIPLED in the last 7 years.  I'd also like to know why gas goes up 
in 10-20 cent jumps, but never drops more than 1-2 cents at 
once.  Fluctuations should go both ways, should they not?

One thing that Europe and the rest of the world has that the USA 
doesn't is an abundance of diesel cars.  The liberal tree hugging 
idiots have done a good job of keeping them out of here (along with 
some people's misconceptions that all diesels are like the Olds 350 
diesel of the late 70's).  VW and Mercedes quit selling diesels in 
the US a few years ago.  Related to the ultra low sulphur diesel fuel 
changeover and the fact that they couldn't pass the EPA emissions, 
blah-blah-blah... (insert liberal BS excuse here).  Fact is, diesels 
get better mileage, last longer, and can run on a more diverse 
mixture of different fuels than a gas engine.  And around here, 
diesel is about 50 cents cheaper per gallon than gas (should be ALOT 
cheaper since it's just a refinery by-product, but whatever).

I run my VW Jetta diesel on used motor oil (or used cooking oil) and 
get 43 MPG.

-Tony


At 07:34 AM 6/5/2007, you wrote:
>Seeing you guzzle the largest amount of the worlds GAS, why shouldn't you
>pay for it. (smile) now watch the flames get thrown ;-)))
>It is only going to get more expensive, so hang on to you wallets.
>
>Peter, Oz