[Vwdiesel] Diesel prices

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/28/2008 10:11:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
toensing at wildblue.net writes:

> I don't complain about the gas tax but the tax should be earmarked for only 
> road/highway  maintenance, construction, etc. Roads don't just magically 
> appear, they have to be paid for in some manor. 

  I tend to strongly agree.  The fact that the money goes wherever, 
THEN the government whines that they don't get enough to fix the 
roads is my beef. They never seem to come up short on the budget 
for administrators...

The ones who have gouged us are the oil well owners, middle east &domestic. 
The 
> oil companies have made lots of money at our expense because they own lots 
> of oil wells. 


  Supply and demand isn't gouging.  Too many people, even near $4/gallon 
still wanted to drive their 14mpg pickup or suv as a daily driver.  I've had 
to 
park my work van a couple years ago and just use it for storing installation 
materials and tools now.  Can't afford to dump that much money into fuel.
 If people would cut back when the price went up, the price wouldn't have 
gone up as much.

> I have been interested in small fuel efficient cars since the '50s, when 
> gas was .25 cents a gallon. My first small car was a 1940 Willys bought in 1952 
> for $15. My first new car was a 1957 VW which cost $1595 including white 
> sidewall tires. Had to wait 6 months for delivery back then.

  Geez, I'd like to have that Willys!  I think Dad's first new car was 
the same Beetle!  '56 or '57.  The engine locked up on him going 
down the highway.  A 1500 industrial was available at the dealer 
so he slapped it in and it outperformed the 1500's when they finally 
arrived.  Made much better mileage as well, 32 or 36mpg and even 
did about that with a Corvair gas heater in the trunk!  Other than 
tractors, he didn't go diesel until 1970 when he bought a fairly new
220D.  That's what started me on the road to diesel.  :-)
     Loren


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