[DML] Re: Gas Prices

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can hardly believe that I'm adding to this thread. 

I find it hard to believe that the difference between $1.75/gallon 
and $2.75/ gallon would keep someone from driving to Pigeon Forge 
that was going to go anyway. (This is an extreme case but I like easy 
math.) On the assumption that you are driving 1000 miles each way at 
28 miles per gallon you're going to use 71 gallons of gas, give or 
take. If gas is $1 a gallon more than you expected, thats (duh) $71 
extra. For the whole event.

That's less than the price of one night in the hotel, about the cost 
of one of the dinners, i.e. relatively insignificant in comparison to 
what the trip is costing you. About 90% of the attendees won't be 
driving nearly that far, and at least at this time gas has not gone 
up a dollar since last summer. 

Like our European members remind us, we have nothing to complain 
about regarding gas prices. Get out and drive!

On a car that costs as much to keep running as the average Delorean, 
and is driven as little as the average DeLorean, gasoline is not one 
of your bigger expenses. (Note I said "average" twice, you guys who 
drive yours 20,000 miles a year are a long way from the average!)

Dave S


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jan van de Wouw <delorean@xxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 13:45:07 -0700,
> Steve Stankiewicz <protodelorean@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Can some of our members from the other side of the
> > pond report as to what gas prices are doing over there?
> 
> In The Netherlands we pay about EUR.1.30 per LITER
> (USD 5.86 per Gallon). As I live near the Begian Border
> I fill up there, for EUR 0.16 per liter LESS...
> That's "Euro 95", which is the lowest octoane you can get here.
> 
> Even with my DeLorean running about 9 km per liter (20mpg)
> opposed to my Nissan running 30mpg o a good day this has never
> stopped me from driving anywhere. Neither business nor fun...





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