[200q20v] gas prices - can we help keep them down?

[Peer Oliver Schmidt]

You are correct regarding the taxation. It accounts for nearly 70% of the
gas price (i think).

However, due to the fact, that the US seems to be low on gas right now, they
are buying a lot of barrels from Rotterdam, thereby sending the gas prices
even higher here in Europe. The last 10% of the gas price hike came without
additional taxes.

Having said all that, I definitly liked the fact of being able to fill-up my
Miata for 12US$ while being in the States for 1,5 years, and touring thru a
lot of states (30000mls). After returning to Germany my first full-up was
60US$ (Audi 100q avant)

At least try to acknoledge the fact, that it is a lot cheaper to operate a
car in terms of fuel, oil etc. in the US than it is in other parts of the
world.

Best regards, and enjoy the weekend.

pos
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward J Kellock [mailto:ekellock at juno.com]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:18 PM
To: pos at theinternet.de
Cc: crangus at rof.net; fundsaloracing at yahoo.com; 200q20v at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [200q20v] gas prices - can we help keep them down?


I will not!

The differences in gas prices between here and other parts of the world
are completely contrived by governmental forces, on both sides of the
issues.  If you take away the taxes on fuel, the base cost of fuel is in
about
the same ballpark for you and I.  You're government is simply getting
away
with more of your money than ours.  The comparisons of gas prices between

one country's system of taxation and another are completely invalid.

In the case of our recent soaring gas prices, the taxes haven't changed.
In fact the govt has been urged to roll back taxes to help the consumer.
So in our case, it's the gas companies that are gouging us.

Ed

On Fri, 11 May 2001 09:24:08 +0100 "Peer Oliver Schmidt"
<pos at theinternet.de> writes:
> All you americans should be quiet! :-)
>
> My last fill-up was DM 160 which is the equivalent of nearly USD 80.
>
> But I still love to drive my car, even if it is costing DM 30 per
> 100km
>
> A good weekend to all of you, and remember, your gas prices might
> went up,
> but they are still dirt cheap compared to other parts in the world.
>
> pos in Germany
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 200q20v-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:200q20v-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Craig Angus
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 3:45 AM
> To: Fundsalo Racing; 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [200q20v] gas prices - can we help keep them down?
>
>
> At 09:38 AM 5/10/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >It can't hurt to try...
> >
> >> Subject:  Let's keep Gas prices down!
>
> (...)
>
> I just paid $2.45 per gallon for 91 octane Amoco in Aspen, CO today.
> Nearly $40.00 for a fill--ouch!
>
> Craig in Colorado
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