>Of course, once the gas does reach $4 a gallon, this man is parking his
>Vanagon and riding a scooter. Double Darn. Except for vacations and
>out-of-town trips.  Hooray!
>
>Chris.

Gas has been hovering around that price here in NZ for years, and has just
gone up even though crude prices are down.

That's why diesels are so popular here; diesel fuel is considerably cheaper
and cars generally use less on addition.

Not that many scooters about, and none of those are diesel...

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8
1984 Caravelle 3.8 Holden V6
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel