Gas mileage

Not have to live in that country again.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> Yeah, but wouldn't it be worth $6/gallon to be able to drive 160 mph on the
> autobahn?

The main reason those and other countries have high gas prices is because
they have only minimum refinery capability and have to import their gas form
many countries of which the US is the largest supplier to all of them.
Coasty


"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Not have to live in that country again.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, but wouldn't it be worth $6/gallon to be able to drive 160 mph on
>> the
>> autobahn?

> 2. Make the lights. Cut back your speed around town 5-7 mph. and you
> will more easily be able to cruise through green lights.

Someone's tagline says that lights timed for 30 Mph are also timed for 60
and 90!
I have friends who are constantly messing with their Harleys in search of
more power, but they can still be smoked by any stock 650cc crotch rocket.
I prefer to drive my Jeepster when not on a bike, but it's not built for
fuel economy
If you really want economy, find and old VW or Mercedes Diesel, but stay
away from any with engine problems. My 82 Jetta returns 50 Mpg on the
freeway (rarely going there) and 40 while driving hard in the mountains. I
paid $400 for it and have spent far more on tires in the last 5 years than
on parts. There was one on Craigslist for $500 recently nearby, but it was
an oil burner.
And, for Bill, I can smell it when I follow it in another vehicle, but can't
see any smoke.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Then he has to buy a new Harley as they have the record:
http://www.nhra.com/drivers/driver.asp?driverid=193
Take a picture of it's rear bumper.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Stupendous Man wrote:
>
> > 2. Make the lights. Cut back your speed around town 5-7 mph. and you
> > will more easily be able to cruise through green lights.
>
> Someone's tagline says that lights timed for 30 Mph are also timed for 60
> and 90!
> I have friends who are constantly messing with their Harleys in search of
> more power, but they can still be smoked by any stock 650cc crotch rocket.
> I prefer to drive my Jeepster when not on a bike, but it's not built for
> fuel economy
> If you really want economy, find and old VW or Mercedes Diesel, but stay
> away from any with engine problems. My 82 Jetta returns 50 Mpg on the
> freeway (rarely going there) and 40 while driving hard in the mountains. I
> paid $400 for it and have spent far more on tires in the last 5 years than
> on parts. There was one on Craigslist for $500 recently nearby, but it was
> an oil burner.
> And, for Bill, I can smell it when I follow it in another vehicle, but can't
> see any smoke.
> --
> Stupendous Man,
> Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:57:46 +0100 (BST), Doug >
wrote:

>On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, "L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote:
>
>Flush!
>
>NetKKKop goat****er's post.

Plonk

Trolling is no better than (alleged) netkop-ing.

....

Well, I think a bigger reason is that they are seriously over taxed.
For instance in the 2nd Quarter of last year the Germans were paying
$5.54 a gallon, $1.53 of which was the actual price of the gas, the
remaining $4 was tax!

http://www.urban.org/publications/1000845.html

Jeff DeWitt

Coasty wrote:
> The main reason those and other countries have high gas prices is because
> they have only minimum refinery capability and have to import their gas form
> many countries of which the US is the largest supplier to all of them.
> Coasty
>
>
> "L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Not have to live in that country again.
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/
>>
>>billy ray wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah, but wouldn't it be worth $6/gallon to be able to drive 160 mph on
>>>the
>>>autobahn?
>
>
>

The amount the UK collects in petrol tax pays for the health service. So I
don't get too upset about it. One of my US friends took out a policy, got
sick, got made redundant, couldn't afford to keep up the policy and then
couldn't afford the new policy (having now had a medical problem) when they
got a job. The new policy would have cost thousands more than I ever would
have to pay in petrol tax.

Dave

"Jeff DeWitt" > wrote in message
. ..
> Well, I think a bigger reason is that they are seriously over taxed.
> For instance in the 2nd Quarter of last year the Germans were paying
> $5.54 a gallon, $1.53 of which was the actual price of the gas, the
> remaining $4 was tax!
>
> http://www.urban.org/publications/1000845.html
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> Coasty wrote:
> > The main reason those and other countries have high gas prices is
because
> > they have only minimum refinery capability and have to import their gas
form
> > many countries of which the US is the largest supplier to all of them.
> > Coasty
> >
> >
> > "L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> Not have to live in that country again.
> >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
> >>
> >>billy ray wrote:
> >>
> >>>Yeah, but wouldn't it be worth $6/gallon to be able to drive 160 mph on
> >>>the
> >>>autobahn?
> >
> >
> >