[Cialug] O.T. Who Killed The Electric Car ?

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 13:07, Tony Bibbs wrote:

> 
> Tim, you know the phrase "if momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy".  $3/gallon may be worthwhile "hush" money ;-)
> 

Exactly. I bought the truck for the wife. I got tired of hearing "Drive
to me work, my car won't go up the hill". "I can't get in the driveway."
"I can't get out of the driveway"  You listen to that all winter and you
won't care if gas costs $10.00 a gallon.

:) Dave

> --Tony
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave at 58ghz.net>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:55:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] O.T. Who Killed The Electric Car ?
> 
> You could also argue that if cars were cheaper, you could own a 1 ton
> truck and a fuel efficient car and then only drive the truck when you
> need it. Which a lot of people would actually do.
> 
> Problem is that you when you need a big truck, and have to choose, the
> big truck usually wins.
> 
> On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 12:17, Tim Perdue wrote:
> > Brandon Griffis wrote:
> > 
> > > That and too many people are buying 1 ton trucks for their daily commute 
> > > to the office.
> > 
> > This is really caused by gas being way too cheap for too long. Even at 
> > $3/gallon, my wife is really wanting to get a new SUV, which I am 
> > putting the kibosh on.
> > 
> > Bottled water is still more expensive than gas, even now.
> > 
> > Tim
> > _______________________________________________
> > Cialug mailing list
> > Cialug at cialug.org
> > http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
--