price of gasoline.

[Tiberius Gaius]

Maybe time to consider taxing vehicles based on length/displacement/weight
or some combination of all as many euro countries and japan does?  This, in
conjunction with higher fuel prices, will drive our suppliers to consider
more favourable the merits of modern technology as opposed to the junk many
are selling today (directed mostly at US car firms but at euro too; I want a
mercedes v8 turbo diesel!!!  or an audi 12 cyl TDI....heheh)

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelvin" <kelvin at ptdprolog.net>
To: "Edward Birch" <edwbirch at home.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 6:49 PM
Subject: Re:price of gasoline.


> Edward Birch commented...
>
> >But in the U.S. of A., a 150lb person needs a two-ton gas-guzzling SUV
for
> >commuting to work!
> And that's the best illustration of why our gas prices are where they
> are. When many, many folks in the US choose 10 mpg vehicles as their
> daily transportation, what's $1.50 or $2.00 per gallon? In fact, to them
> what difference would it make if the price were $5.00 gallon? Likely
> none. So long as the price of gas is viewed that way by many, I can't
> fault OPEC for wanting higher prices.
>
> Kelvin Kean