[Vwdiesel] per mile costs

[David Cook]

I think the easiest solution would be some sort of tax
deduction/reduction on the property tax of the diesel
vehicle as compared to the comparable gas vehicle.  

Some cars get tax benefits when purchased new to the
original purchaser but a used car purchaser of the
same car a year or two later get nothing.  Since I
will never purchase a new car (until I'm a
multi-millionaire and can afford to take the
depreciation hit without noticing--how do you think I
plan to *be* a multimillionaire?) I won't ever see
that benefit.

Another option could be that when you do something
like renew your yearly tags, you can register the
mileage and take some sort of discount for how many
miles you drove that year.

Hmmm...

David

--- Scott Kair <scott3491 at insightbb.com> wrote:

>     Good point, and one worth pursuing.  The catch
> is how to implement
> exempting or reducing automotive Diesel fuel from
> truck tax rates without
> adding a perceived undue burden to other interested
> parties. While doing it
> at the pump, perhaps accompanied by dyeing it, would
> seem immediately
> obvious, smaller commercial vehicles also fill up at
> our automotive pumps.
> This would set the larger fleet consumers to
> howling. Requiring separate
> pumps for commercial and non-commercial vehicles
> would certainly be opposed
> by the petroleum marketing lobby. 
> 
>     The question, I guess, is how to present a case
> for relief that doesn't
> add burden to other interested parties.


David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599

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