I for one have never understood those people who go buy Ford Expeditions,
Chevy Silverados, and full size Dodge Rams and use them for commuting.
Maybe they're much richer than I, but money wasted on extra gas is still
money wasted. Full size vehicles have their place for heavy jobs, etc. But
whenever I'm simply commuting I want to get the best gas mileage possible.
I usually drive a car or even my motorcycle for that. . .
Mark mjh
-----Original Message-----
From: van Hoy <vanhilla@PACIFIER.COM>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] GAS OUT DATES HAVE CHANGED!!
>Our local paper ran a New York Times article yesterday about gas prices.
>Basically said that, at $17.50 per barrel, oil prices are a bargain. US
has
>lost 500,000 oil jobs and imports 55% of the oil we use, making us
dependent
>upon OPEC. Development of US oil fields and offshore drilling would only
be
>justified by $25-30 per barrel prices, they claim. Went on to say,
>"American consumers have been lulled into thinking cheap oil is their
>entitlement."
>
>The article then switched gears; "We insist on driving gas-guzzlers and
>using a grossly disproportionate amount of the world's energy, and we
>believe we should forever be able to do so at bargain prices." A
discussion
>of SUV's ensued.
>
>So what do you all think? Is the USA a becoming second-rate world power
>because of our reliance on cheap foreign oil prices? Should the USA take
>control by raising prices double-triple so we can tap our own natural
>resources?
>
>What does this have to do with Forward Look? Well, if you interpret
>"forward" in terms of future, will we enjoy driving our classics at $3.00
>per gallon? Just maybe the country would be better off with high gas
prices
>and economical daily drivers rather than $30K GM Subdivisions.
>
>
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