Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:08:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Energy Non-Crisis
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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Like everyone else on the planet, our family has thought long and hard
recently about what to do regarding our cars. What we decided is to keep
driving what we have, which includes two vanagons, but to drive them as
little as possible. I put $40 bucks worth of diesel in my westy 3 weeks ago
and still have half of that. It's hot here, but I'm riding my bike nearly
every day and do most of the shopping with the pannier bags. I love it, and
I feel better for it. And I'm saving more money than I would by buying any
high-MPG car.
Jim

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know. He's got a pair of "beady" lookin' eyes! --- ;^)
>
> Interesting so far.
>
> IMHO, balance is the key. Lets say there is more fuel than Joe Public
> knows about. Ok. Sure. Use fuel. My hope is that we will learn to use
> natural resources more responsibly too.
>
> Personally, I hope my engine conversion helps to strike a better
> balance. Presumably the air cooled that was in there, was less
> efficient than what I installed. That way I can continue to use my
> Westy, but with (hopefully) less of an impact than before.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:56 AM, The Westy man <zolo@foxinternet.net>
> wrote:
> > Let's see what the List says about this
> >
> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>