Falling Gas Prices - Are we about to be mocked?
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Originally Posted by curtissac
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I am not bitter. I am a bit embarrased. I have learned a lot about my car by participating in hybrid related forums. But I told my wife just last night that I was quickly growing tired of all the holier than thou attitude that seems so pervasive here and in other forums.
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I am not bitter. I am a bit embarrased. I have learned a lot about my car by participating in hybrid related forums. But I told my wife just last night that I was quickly growing tired of all the holier than thou attitude that seems so pervasive here and in other forums.
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Also, don't confuse an emphatic defense of our vehicle choices as a 'holier than thou attiiitude.' We have had enough exposure to skeptics who delight in denigrading our choices and are quite willing to use less than honest arguments. A reply with the facts and data is only as 'holy' as the love of truth.
Bob Wilson
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Originally Posted by curtissac
Friggin American car companies make improvements on their own (didn't need laws to make them do it), and all I see among the "Prilitist" crowd is complaining about it.
Originally Posted by curtissac
I am not concerned about an oversized alternator in an Esaclade diluting the "hybrid" name.
Originally Posted by curtissac
I don't want to be driving down the freeway and have people look at me and think, "There goes another one of those hybrid owners that thinks his $h!+ doesn't stink." And why wouldn't they?
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Since I have been shopping for Prius the last two months, I noticed Toyota sales people (in SoCal and NoCal) far more aggressive this month (than July-August), calling me back and following up. They also have gotten a lot of back-out's (I tried 10+ dealers and all have back-out's), probably because people think cheap gas is here to stay.
While our government (regardless of parties) does not admit to controlling gas prices, they could easily affect the prices by amount of petroleum they put into strategic reserves (or take out). This is just like mortgage/prime rates; even though it seems like a free market, the government really is the dealer and customer.
While our government (regardless of parties) does not admit to controlling gas prices, they could easily affect the prices by amount of petroleum they put into strategic reserves (or take out). This is just like mortgage/prime rates; even though it seems like a free market, the government really is the dealer and customer.
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The problem with the "manipulation" of the reserves is that they are there "as an emergency" reserve. Using it to try to maintain a tiny bit of control is not sensible.
God fobid, but what if we have two or three Gulf hurricanes in one season? Those reserves are the last resort ace in the hole so to speak.
God fobid, but what if we have two or three Gulf hurricanes in one season? Those reserves are the last resort ace in the hole so to speak.
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Lars, you are right about strategic reserves as a Rainy/Windy/Cold/Disaster day fund, except the President/Congress (again, regardless of parties) get to define what an emergency is, not us. So how can they claim innocence over gas prices??????
I am happy gas is cheaper today (I still got a SUV and minivan to fee), but I bet US carmakers, airlines, utility companies, truckers are loving it even more. And if they all think like Southwest Airlines, they should be buying fuel futures like crazy now. So I suspect this will lead to another price hike, conveniently, after the election, and winter, OPEC, speculators, China, Ruassia, Chavez, ....... will all be blamed again.
Another round of hybrid-hating will start again.
I am happy gas is cheaper today (I still got a SUV and minivan to fee), but I bet US carmakers, airlines, utility companies, truckers are loving it even more. And if they all think like Southwest Airlines, they should be buying fuel futures like crazy now. So I suspect this will lead to another price hike, conveniently, after the election, and winter, OPEC, speculators, China, Ruassia, Chavez, ....... will all be blamed again.
Another round of hybrid-hating will start again.
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