The bit I don't get is I would have thought that diesel cost less to manufacturer as it's closer to crude oil than petrol is? Glenn
_____ From: Stephen Rigley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 May 2008 09:08 To: Glenn Johnson Cc: miatapower List Subject: Re: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? I hear ya! Just paid 1.43euro a litre here (Ireland) for Diesel this morning.. Taxation on fuel here is high though.. lots of talk of cutting the % on Diesel but no movement yet. Steve On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Glenn Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You guys make me laugh! The cheapest regular petrol near me here in the UK: The Highest price in this area: 119.9p The Average price in this area: 116.3p The Lowest price in this area: 113.9p That's per litre, so doing the math for you, that's $8.52 per US gallon. And everyone is still driving the same 4x4s and performance cars just as much as they ever did... Those 60 hp/60 mpg cars won't help you when a teenager gives you the finger at the lights in their 70 hp car! :-) Glenn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: 29 May 2008 18:32 To: 'Robert McElwee'; 'Keith Tanner' Cc: 'miatapower List' Subject: RE: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? Instead of a calculator, I have a spreadsheet. At the top I punch in constants like weekly miles driven by me and wifey, and gas cost per gallon. Then I have 3 cars, my 19mpg Ranger, her 28Mpg Miata, and the ~45Mpg Geo Metro that will prob cost me $600 all told when it's on the road (hopefully). I also have a column of round trip destinations, and 3 columns for the 3 cars. Orlando = $560 $370 $230 respectively Wifes Commute = $11.00 $7.50 $4.60 Almost the same for mine. By switching my truck for the Metro, I save $142/month. If I sell the truck for $1700, and spend $1100 on a Dodge Neon to do my towing, then the savings begin immediately, but only about $100/mo because of the insurance on 3 cars. That's still $1200 per year. It's not huge, but our budget is fairly tight so it all helps. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:01 PM To: Keith Tanner Cc: miatapower List Subject: Re: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? Because people are stupid and don't know how to use a calculator <G>. These idiots are pissing me off because they are keeping me from buying the car that I want (causing the prices to go sky high). On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't understand why people are paying premium prices in order to > save a few miles per gallon. > > Keith Tanner > Flyin' Miata _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.3/1472 - Release Date: 29/05/2008 07:27 _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1474 - Release Date: 30/05/2008 07:44
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