Re: Fuel Prices... again...

People are grumbling about the price of gasoline and there are plenty of 
cars on the market that get 30 MPG or more and plenty that can get more
than 
35 MPG.  The fact is buyers apparently do NOT want to buy the cars that
get 
36 MPG.   They will settle for 30 MPG to get a vehicle that suits there 
needs and wants.    Look at what they are buying, the number one seller,
for 
most every manufacturer, is not their midger or small car but their
midsize 
cars.    Take note of what you see on the highways, people are still
driving 
as fast and a far as ever and I still see a lot of campers and motor homes

on the roads.

What we should be concerned about is the price of diesel fuel.    Up until

the end of 2007, before the newest federal regulation for diesel fuel, the

average cost of diesel fuel was 50c LESS than regular gasoline.  Since the

regular went into effect diesel in now 50c a gallon MORE than premium 
gasoline.  Diesel trucks only get around 6 MPG.     Everything we buy is
and 
will continue to go up, because everything we buy is trans****ted by truck.

Even the food we eat us produced by using diesel fuel.

"George Mills" <geomb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Time for the manufacturers to start selling Kei cars...and every other
one 
> a 3 cyl diesel turbodiesel like the Smart car (was), that can go 80 mph 
> all day long and still get better than 60 (US) mpg, including running
the 
> AC.
>
> A neighbour has averaged about 75 mpg Imperial (about 60 per US gallon) 
> since new with his Smart, and still gets about 83 (66 US) on long trips
at 
> 65 mph+.   He drives a lot with his. (he can afford to)
>
> Jim B on PEI
>
> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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