Author Topic: Does he have the Cajones... Will he do it? (Read 3521 times)

Boxboy · « **Reply #120 on:** April 27, 2006, 04:57:29 PM »

Beetle you can quote crude oil prices till the cows come home, they have NO bearing on what I said, the word profit takes into account the cost of oil and indeed ALL the costs associated with it.

Less profit taking by the oil companies would equate to lower prices.

beet1e · « **Reply #121 on:** April 27, 2006, 05:30:57 PM »

HangTime

So let me see if I understand this...

You pay half what I pay for a gallon of gasoline - glad that makes you happy.

But... your cars are designed to consume four times as much - LOL! glad you think the deal you're getting is as good as you think it is!

But the American motoring public at large seem to have wised up - that's why the three best selling cars in America are Japanese imports.

OK, they might not fit the definition of "societally correct" vehicles (SCV) but they might consume less fuel. And... if you're worried about being shoe-horned into these vehicles, I can offer a crumb of comfort. It's called the Atkins diet. It really does work!

BoxBoy - you are correct - the price of crude oil has NOTHING to do with the price of gasoline!

Boxboy · « **Reply #122 on:** April 27, 2006, 06:11:16 PM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
HangTime

So let me see if I understand this...

You pay half what I pay for a gallon of gasoline - glad that makes you happy. But... your cars are designed to consume four times as much - LOL! glad you think the deal you're getting is as good as you think it is!

But the American motoring public at large seem to have wised up - that's why the three best selling cars in America are Japanese imports. OK, they might not fit the definition of "societally correct" vehicles (SCV) but they might consume less fuel. And... if you're worried about being shoe-horned into these vehicles, I can offer a crumb of comfort. It's called the Atkins diet. It really does work!

BoxBoy - you are correct - the price of crude oil has NOTHING to do with the price of gasoline!

Once again Beetle takes things OUT of context to make a point which is worthless since the reference is incorrect. I SAID that profit takes into account the price of oil and therefore LESS profit taking results in lower gas prices.

Debonair · « **Reply #123 on:** April 28, 2006, 12:44:56 AM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
...The computer you use to read this was developed with profit as a motivator....

i thought it was stolen from xerox with profit motive.
i'd bet it was developed impressing coworkers/nerds as a motive.

moot · « **Reply #124 on:** April 28, 2006, 12:58:04 AM »

so said nerd could profit from enhanced alpha nerd status?

Hangtime · « **Reply #125 on:** April 28, 2006, 02:31:38 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Hangtime

You pay half what I pay for a gallon of gasoline...

Wait... wait... say that again, Kyle... errr Beet.

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Originally posted by beet1e
Hangtime

You pay half what I pay for a gallon of gasoline...

no; wait.... again Kyle... let me hear you say it again...

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Originally posted by beet1e
Hangtime

You pay half what I pay for a gallon of gasoline...

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhh.. yesssssssssssssssss.

Thank you, Kyle.

Thank you.

beet1e · « **Reply #126 on:** April 28, 2006, 06:30:09 AM »

So HT - where do you gain if your vehicles are so inefficient that your rate of consumption is 2, 3 or even 4 times as much per mile as mine, in your SCV?

My fuel cost per mile is around 17 cents. What is yours? Hmmm??

lazs2 · « **Reply #127 on:** April 28, 2006, 10:11:10 AM »

beet... we could drive cars that get good as good a milage as yours but they are boring so we don't. Your car doesn't interest me as a car person.

We can buy any number of vehicles here that get more milage than your car. We just don't

in my Lincoln... with 4 people in the car I can only touch one of em and barely see two of em. It gets 24 mpg. It is extremely comfortable and will seat two+ in the trunk. I easily followed a BMW through some twisty roads after I installed the bilsteins and michelins. I use it as a people mover.

My el camino will do 0-60 in about 5 seconds and do the quarter mile in 12-13... It will burn the tires into smoking hulks at will... it gets 12-14 mpg. it is fun.

my Healey is just wicked... you wouldn't understand.

I also have an old 70's BMW 750 motorcycle with hard bags that will get up to 60 mpg.. I can put a weeks grocries in the hard bags if things get that bad.

It's all about options... them who pay twice as much for fuel have half as many options.... options are a good thing.

lazs

beet1e · « **Reply #128 on:** April 28, 2006, 10:22:37 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
We can buy any number of vehicles here that get more milage than your car. We just don't

Who is this "we" you keep talking about? If you mean the American motoring public at large, I think you're mistaken. I say this because the Honda Civic is one of the three best selling passenger cars in America (the other two are also Japanese imports) and Motor Trend has declared it Car of the Year for 2006.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/112_news051112_car_of_the_year/