Date:         Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:43:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gas price war
Comments: To: Brian Honan <cartruckbus@gmail.com>
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I doubt a boycott of Exxon or Mobil stations would really make a dent.
Because refining is so tightly consolidated (especially here in California
with just a few refineries), whatever refined product that's not delivered
to their stations end up being sold and marketed to the smaller independents
(without the proprietary blend of course).  People are gonna need gasoline
to do what they have to do.  There's so much collusion between the oil
companies that a boycott would have to be massive and continuous for a long
time for them to seriously take notice.

I'm getting ready for a cross-country trip in Ole Putt at the end of the
month for two weeks.  Because of the crazy jump in gas prices, I've had to
allocate over $1K just in gas expenses alone.  As of last night, the local
ARCO here in Ventura, CA is $2.89, while the
Chevron/Texaco/Exxon/Mobil/Valero/USA stations are averaging around $3.00 to
$3.05.  It's a good thing Ole Putt is mostly a stationary living quarters
rather than my primary mode of transport.
--
Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 4/19/06, Brian Honan <cartruckbus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Volks,
>
> Perhaps this has been run through the list before or several times but
> here goes.
>
> I just got an E mail proposing we start a Gas price war
> by boycotting Mobil Exon, and only purchasing from smaller gas companies.
> If
> the trend realy took off viea E mail chain letters, like 300 thousand
> drivers boycotting Exon Mobil, would that force them to lower the prices ?
> Or is there only a few refineries that are making billions off of us and
> the
> only thing to do is drive less ?
>
>
> Brian
>
> 87 Vanagon, soon to be on the road if I can aford gas for it.
>