Re: Fair Gas Prices

["Steve Gill" <hydrohead69@hotmail.com>]

Rick,

Does it really make sense to drive a 60 mile round trip to save                   
13 cents/gallon?
Since we in northern Idaho seem to be infatuated with the 4WD SUV:   
Durango [EPA 13 mpg], Trooper [EPA 15 mpg], Blazer, Cherokee, Explorer, 
Jimmy, Pathfinder, Passport [EPA  16 mpg], FourRunner, [EPA 17 mpg], and 
the ubiquitous Subaru Outback [EPA 21 mpg] and Forester [EPA 24 mpg] not 
too mention the full-size pickups from Ford, Chevy, & Dodge[EPA  8-15 
mpg] the fuel savings are either infinitesimal or flat out non existent! 
To even break even your automobile must average 30 mpg 
[15 gallons at $1.139 = $ 17.09 vs 15 gallons @ $ 0.999 = $14.99 --a 
whooping savings of $ 2.10 per fill-up.  Calculating an average of 15 
mpg  one would spend  $4.00 trying to save $ 2.10].  
The likely scenario is that one will waste 4 gallons of gas, $ 2.10, and 
your TIME while further impacting air pollution and possible [not 
proven] global warming by driving to Lewiston.  This shows poor 
judgement based on one's belief in a conspiracy perceived by pennies!  I 
suggest we try and get over it!

Regards, 
Steve Gill     



>From: rgerrard@gte.net
>Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:09:25 -0700
>To: Ken Medlin <dev-plan@moscow.com>, vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: Re: Fair Gas Prices
>
>Ken and visionaries,
>    I have a suggestion: don't buy your gas from the gougers.  The gas
>station owners in Moscow obviously have no motivation to lower their 
prices.
>So motivate them with something they understand.  Make them compete 
with
>prices outside Moscow.
>    The weather and roads have been great lately.  So, take a nice ride 
down
>to Lewiston and buy buy your gas for $.99.
>
>Rick Gerrard
>Moscow
>
>Ken Medlin wrote:
>
>> Dear Visionaries:  You are no doubt aware that, a week or ten days 
after
>> inquiries were made of a number of gaoline wholesalers and retailers 
in
>> this area, pump prices have dropped about 4-5%, to between l.l2 and 
l.16
>> in Moscow. We don't believe it's an accident or due to "fate" or just
>> goodwill. Our active stance and word-of-mouth in support of fair
>> treatment to consumers must have had some affect! Still, our prices 
range
>> between 20 - 25% above those in southern Idaho and SE Washington, and
>> about 10 - 15% above Spokane. Why?
>>    We also wrote to the Better Business Bureau "serving the Inland
>> Northwest", at the suggestion of the Moscow City Chamber of Commerce,
>> giving  details about the gasoline prices here and the results of our
>> direct inquiries (quotations from industry spokespersons and names of
>> companies).  The B and B gave us a curt reply:  "We do not get 
involved
>> in these issues".  Maybe if we could prove the gasoline is "watered 
down"
>> somehow they would investigate! If any of you have a suggestion for
>> further action, we'll listen. Thanks for all your interest.
>>    I do agree with some who say that higher prices tend to discourage
>> excess or needless use of the automobile. You are no doubt right. At 
the
>> same time, those of us who are environmentally motivated would still
>> substitute walking, biking and car-pooling whenever possible. As 
economic
>> consumers, we have a right to what is fair in comparison to other
>> citizens in the Region. Comment?
>>
>> ------------------------
>> William K. Medlin
>> Dev-plan associates
>> 930 Kenneth Street
>> Moscow ID 83843
>> 208/892-0148
>> dev-plan@moscow.com
>
>


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