Any Gas Saving Ideas??? - Page 4

StanF18 · #31 03-13-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by E5M1R

Sweden is the same. ($8 something / US galon)
I would like to get US gas price, what i would not want is insurrance bil from US

A big chunk of the US insurance is the Liability portion. That's because in the US, everyone like to SUE the crap out of everyone else. You tap someone on the bumper, next thing you know you get sued for $1 million with the guy claiming (among other things) that he can't "please" his wife anymore in bed because you screwed up his spine (never mind that it was a 2 mph bumper bump). The lawyers here get very creative!

There's no perfect country, every place has its' upside and its' downside.

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CGSTL · #32 03-13-2008, 12:09 PM

Why?

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Originally Posted by trapdoor

As of yesterday, I will have to pay the Government £450 per year ($910) just for owning the damned 3.0 X3 Sport!

E5M1R · #33 03-13-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CGSTL

Why?

Well in Europe and most of the other civilized world (beside US China and India) pay for the polution that our cars make, not only in form of tax like in UK but also in form of envoriment tax on fuel, why do you think you get to pay $3,50 / galon while rest of the world pays more then dubble?
A hint: it is not becouse you invaded Iraq

Becouse UK government wants their cittizens to drive fuel efficent cars, use public transport and so on

CGSTL · #34 03-13-2008, 12:48 PM

Why does the tax pay for? What does each citizen get for that extra tax money that they normall could not get on their own?

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Originally Posted by E5M1R

Well in Europe and most of the other civilized world (beside US China and India) pay for the polution that our cars make, not only in form of tax like in UK but also in form of envoriment tax on fuel, why do you think you get to pay $3,50 / galon while rest of the world pays more then dubble?
A hint: it is not becouse you invaded Iraq

Wagner · #35 03-13-2008, 12:48 PM

Don't the US, India and China produce almost everything in the world

Gas in the US should already be cheaper, if we removed the useless federal gas tax and state gas taxes..

How many refineries and oil fields on the island again?

E5M1R · #36 03-13-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CGSTL

Why does the tax pay for? What does each citizen get for that extra tax money that they normall could not get on their own?

We acctually have nation wide public tranport that works, our roads dont have holes every inch or so, there are many chronical conditions that are coused by polutions (we do get free medic care) and so on.
Then there is allways the chain effect witch everyone will benefit from, if we dont buy 4,8is becouse of the fule milage, BMW will make sure that the next model will be more fuelefficent so thet would sell. Why do you think that companies like BMW pur $$$$$$$ in eficent fuel consumption and alternativ fule, becouse thay care ? dont think so, thay do it becouse thay have to, becouse EU makes them to by making laws that dont permit cars to polute as mutch. On your end of the world last i heard it was opposite, California was sued becouse they wanted better air and to limit how mutch a car can polute?

CGSTL · #37 03-13-2008, 12:58 PM

Oh, and we invaded Iraq to prevent a growing terrorist development country (Example: Sudan, Afghanistan, etc) from creating a huge terrorist machine that will overrun peaceful countries like yours and mine. When 3000 innocent mothers, fathers and children in Stockholm are helplessly burned alive or crushed to death, you may feel differently.

The fanatical Muslims are coming. They are telling you very clearly. You can ignore it and be slaughtered; or you can work to prevent them from gaining the strength to do the slaughtering. Sorry for being so graphic; but that's the picture they are painting for us to read.

One of the thousands of good things about America/Americans is: When those countries who deny the terrorism (or fanatical dictator - Hitler) reality and do get over run, we will always be there to come and help. Why? Because it is the right thing to do to preserve freedom. Please don't forget the thousands of dead Americans who are buried all over Europe to save that continent from its own menace in World War II.

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Originally Posted by E5M1R

Well in Europe and most of the other civilized world (beside US China and India) pay for the polution that our cars make, not only in form of tax like in UK but also in form of envoriment tax on fuel, why do you think you get to pay $3,50 / galon while rest of the world pays more then dubble?
A hint: it is not becouse you invaded Iraq

Becouse UK government wants their cittizens to drive fuel efficent cars, use public transport and so on

E5M1R · #38 03-13-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wagner

Don't the US, India and China produce almost everything in the world

Gas in the US should already be cheaper, if we removed the useless federal gas tax and state gas taxes..

How many refineries and oil fields on the island again?

You have misstaken US for consuming everything in the world

Look att your export import ballance

CGSTL · #39 03-13-2008, 01:03 PM

I agree with the positive benefit of cleaner and more fuel efficient cars. I would rather our choices drive the car companies to make more fuel efficient cars, rather than taxes. If no one buys a 4.8is petrol version, then BMW will stop making them...

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Originally Posted by E5M1R

We acctually have nation wide public tranport that works, our roads dont have holes every inch or so, there are many chronical conditions that are coused by polutions (we do get free medic care) and so on.
Then there is allways the chain effect witch everyone will benefit from, if we dont buy 4,8is becouse of the fule milage, BMW will make sure that the next model will be more fuelefficent so thet would sell. Why do you think that companies like BMW pur $$$$$$$ in eficent fuel consumption and alternativ fule, becouse thay care ? dont think so, thay do it becouse thay have to, becouse EU makes them to by making laws that dont permit cars to polute as mutch. On your end of the world last i heard it was opposite, California was sued becouse they wanted better air and to limit how mutch a car can polute?