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**Travis** · May 11th, 2004, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigjohn

By the way, did you know that almost 40% of the price of gasoline in the US is taxes? It's more overseas....

John

i think in canada its about 60%

**Bigjohn** · May 11th, 2004, 11:42 PM

the more socialist the country, the more they sneek taxes into your essentials.... :read:

**Travis** · May 11th, 2004, 11:43 PM

so so true

**sam** · May 12th, 2004, 1:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigjohn

As long as the environmentalists require 'boutique' versions of fuel mixtures in certain cities during the summer (smog months), we're going to face this.

If the states could all agree on a 'summer blend' then we'd drop 20-30 cents per gallon out of the gas.

By the way, did you know that almost 40% of the price of gasoline in the US is taxes? It's more overseas....

John

why the heck do we have botique gas and summer blend anyway? all that MTBE stuff just wound up soiling the water supply.

:pills:

**Etan** · May 12th, 2004, 1:37 AM

well my next ride is a hybrid - plain and simple - suv's and pu's coming out this year.

not to mention ya get to use the HOV lanes in many states just by virtue of driving a hybrid, regardless of how many occupants!

**sam** · May 12th, 2004, 1:43 AM

sometimes i get so dang mad i just want to find a 1979 LTD Crown Vic with a 351.

and i want to jam down the gas and watch the speedometer race the gas gauge.

then the wife wakes me up, and i get into one of our conservative sedans.

**Kayla** · May 12th, 2004, 1:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sam

sometimes i get so dang mad i just want to find a 1979 LTD Crown Vic with a 351.

and i want to jam down the gas and watch the speedometer race the gas gauge.

then the wife wakes me up, and i get into one of our conservative sedans.

:doh:

**Bigjohn** · May 12th, 2004, 7:40 AM

LOL

I laugh at every Expedition and Cadillac Tank that I see.

I drive a mazda protege.

**javaqueen** · May 12th, 2004, 8:21 AM

Our gas just went up to $1.22 ltr, that's about $4.80 gallon. We don't tend to drive very large cars here ........ guess why.

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Travis ubuntu Fan Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Calgary Alberta Canada 2,724 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	so so true __________________ "A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back -- but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you." — Marian Wright Edelman

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Etan Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in South Jersey in the Pine Barrens Hosted on Flash7 156 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	well my next ride is a hybrid - plain and simple - suv's and pu's coming out this year. not to mention ya get to use the HOV lanes in many states just by virtue of driving a hybrid, regardless of how many occupants! __________________ Nate :surpass: CollinsHosting CollinsWeb.biz Servers: Chopchop, Pass7

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Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,394 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	LOL I laugh at every Expedition and Cadillac Tank that I see. I drive a mazda protege. __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

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javaqueen Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Feb 2004 Lives in Rotorua New Zealand Hosted on Pass3 738 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	Our gas just went up to $1.22 ltr, that's about $4.80 gallon. We don't tend to drive very large cars here ........ guess why. __________________ Pass3 www.beadit.co.nz 'Most Concise' Surpasser 2004

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sam Surpass Fan Super #1 Joined in Dec 2003 Lives in NJ 5,057 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 4 times	sometimes i get so dang mad i just want to find a 1979 LTD Crown Vic with a 351. and i want to jam down the gas and watch the speedometer race the gas gauge. then the wife wakes me up, and i get into one of our conservative sedans.

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