On of my clients that all the fuels are related in price, so if oil goes up then that effects other fuels as well as they are based some what on energy. Do Diesel me be closer but that just means more profit.
There is a company up here called FasGas, they have an interesting process where they buy sludge from the other refineries, process it and sell it as car fuel. This sludge costs nearly nothing (I think when they reported it was like $5/barrell probably now it would be $10... and they make huge, and I mean HUGE profits from it. ) On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fuel tax shouldn't be a "percent". Not with volatile, skyrocketing > prices. The tax should be a flat amount, indexed to inflation. That would > be good public policy > > > > But now they are using the percent along with foot dragging, to reap a > windfall for the govt coffers. And that is just bad public policy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Glenn Johnson > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:18 PM > *To:* 'Stephen Rigley' > *Cc:* 'miatapower List' > *Subject:* RE: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- Cheers, Quentin J Sarafinchan, B.Sc. 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