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Date:         Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:03:37 -0700
Reply-To:     mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fw: gas prices
Comments: To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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Sacramento the cheapest regular is 1.81/ gal and going up daily.

Hawaii at $2 or Sacramento at 1.80...hmm.

----- Original Message ----- From: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 12:37 PM Subject: Re: Fw: gas prices

> Finally a subject on which I may be able to get some sympathy. Well, maybe > not on this list, but... > Gas prices on the island of Hawaii (east Hawaii that is) are at > $2.00/gallon... premium is $2.20 or more. West Hawaii (Kona/Kohala) is at > least .15 a gallon more. > > It ain't cold here, but we pay for it! > > Mick Kalber > 89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo" > Tropical Visions Video, Inc. > 62 Halaulani Place > Hilo, Hawaii 96720 > 808-935-5557 > 808-935-0066 (fax) > hotlava@interpac.net > www.volcanoscapes.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jennifer <ncc876@YAHOO.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:41 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: gas prices > > > > At 4:40 AM -0500 4/19/01, Max Wellhouse rearranged electrons to say: > > > > >Unfornately this gentleman has been conditioned to think that $1.29 is > cheap > > > > Here it is going for about $1.70 a gallon, perhaps a bit more since I > > last drove past the station. I last paid about $1.50 a gallon for 87 > > octane to fill my Golf. The next day it had jumped by 20 cents a > > gallon -- and I had to fill just about the entire tank (I'd let it > > get close to redline.) Ouch! Though part of it is the reformulated > > gas we use here -- St. Louis has smog problems -- that's still more > > than last year. > > > > One alternative that is available is to purchase a car that is built > > for 87 octane rather than 89 or 91. I could have had a 1.8 turbo Golf > > that has significantly more power, but I chose not to buy it because > > of the high gas prices of the time (which weren't as bad last year as > > they are this year.) The 1.8T is supposedly higher-mileage, but > > real-world reports on VWVortex' Golf 4 forum have shown that this > > isn't always true. Same goes for a local friend who owns a GTI VR6 > > (same car, two doors)... though some of the lost mileage may be due > > to, ah, spirited driving. A lot of the folks there like to brag about > > street races they won -- come on already... > > > > Many of the high-performance cars out there require more than the > > minimum 87 -- the Toyota Avalon requires 89, for example, while VW's > > own VR6/1.8T require 91. Some people on the Vortex even feed them 93. > > > > But how many people, especially recent dot-com millionares (before > > AMT... I'm *so* glad we didn't take any stock options!) think of > > that? Now they're stuck with higher-performance vehicles that take > > premium fuel... > > > > By the way, I'm plenty happy with my "2.Slow" Golf. I've trained the > > adaptive automatic to be more aggressive with its shifting pattern, > > and it works just fine for my driving style. > > > > ObVanContent: What sort of gas can I expect to need in the '90 westy, > > for both the 1.9 engine it'll have at first and the 2.1 that'll > > probably go in later? > > > > P.S. - Got out of the car at work this morning to discover a Golf II > > idling nearby and got cheerfully waved at by the owner. Ah, VW-love. > > :) There was a vanagon westy around for a bit, and a yellow old > > Beetle, but I haven't seen either of them in a while. > > -- > > > > ----- > > > > Jennifer - ncc876@yahoo.com > > ... knee-deep in the hoopla ... > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > >


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