Date:         Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:50:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gas price war / costs of road trips
Comments: To: Andersen <jayjay@ZORCK.DK>
In-Reply-To:  <200604211048.AA142934226@zorck.dk>
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The short answer is....even at $3/gal it hasn't yet affected their pocketbooks.  They can still afford to pay at the higher price.  Until the price rises to some still unknown level people will buy they gas for their bigger cars and trucks.  I am of the opinion that new engine technology or an alternate fuel source...be it biodiesel or ethanol....will become available to power the larger vehicles before we reach that "too high" price.  Americans like the big cars and industry will find a way to keep delivering them.
Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)


Andersen <jayjay@ZORCK.DK> wrote: Hi,

Being from Europe, one thing we dont understand, is why the US doesnt do something drastic about their gas-guzzlers.

We cannot understand the american car, huge, heavy, big engine, guzzling gas.

Can someone explain why the market isnt shifting - and why people still buy suburbans, explores, F150/250 etc?

I agree, some have the need for such a vehicle, but most americans could do with a Peugot 107?

Guess that a move from giant gas-guzlers to mini-cars, would be the biggest environmental benefit the US could do?

Happy driVWing

Jens Jakob
From Denmark, where gas just have crept above 1.95$ - pr. LITER!!!!!!!,



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