[Fwd: Re: <VV> Gas prices (no Corvair)]

[Cash Case]

Yeah I think it's ridiculous that car companies, American or not are  
touting 35 mpg. It's now 16 years since Dihatsu sold a small hatch  
back called Charade. Hilarious name I know, but I stopped laughing  
when two things occurred. First, we passed every gas station around.  
The car got 46-50 mpg on a regular basis. If it dropped to 42 I knew  
something was wrong. ;op
Second, when it was inspected, no matter where, the mechanics all  
scratched their heads wondering how the exhaust could be so clean.
It was a peppy little car. It beat my Chevy Celebrity all over the  
road. To bad we needed something better.
-Cash
On Sep 30, 2006, at 12:21 AM, Eric Kirven wrote:

>  How many of you know how many gallons in a barrel of oil?. How  
> about all the taxes you pay per gallon? Do we have a God given  
> right to drive vehicles that get 10 miles per gallon at 75 miles  
> per hour? We waste fuel and wonder why we have to pay so much. When  
> the gas crunch hit in the 70's Carter dropped the highway speed  
> limit to 55. Asked people to conserve. We showed we could reduce  
> our dependence on foreign oil. We bought oil for $5 a barrel for so  
> long we think we deserve it. Are you going to buy their sand when  
> their oil runs out?
> Then there is the issue of trying to get permits to build new  
> refineries. Most people want to drive, but don't want a refinery  
> anywhere near them.
> My daily driver is a 2003 Honda because I saw this coming back  
> then. Is there U.S. car that gets averages 35 mpg?
>
> Eric
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Gas prices (no Corvair)
> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:09:57 -0500
> From: "Rich Elwell" <richelwell at gmail.com>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> References: <EFEKJCLJGCAPJEDHPOAJMEAHCJAA.chartzel at comcast.net>
>
>
>
> There is an election  election coming up...
>
> On 9/25/06, Clark Hartzel  wrote:
>>
>> What is going on with gas prices?  Last week I drove to Vermont  
>> for our
>> annual tour and prices in New York were $2.75-2.89.  A little  
>> cheaper in
>> Vermont, but not much.  Here in the Detroit area there are several
>> stations
>> down to $1.99 and most are about $2.05.  Heck, if the drop  
>> continues in
>> MI,
>> I might even be able to afford a race car!
>> Clark Hartzel
>>
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