OT - [AT] Gasoline $ another view

[Steve W.]

Hope he doesn't blab about using that home oil in the car to very many
folks. It is illegal to do and the fine is REALLY big. It is a Federal
DOT law not local so it applies in the US.

Steve Williams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LeRoy Price III" <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: OT - [AT] Gasoline $ another view


> Rob,
>
> We were just talking yesterday at lunch about VW diesels.  One of the
guys
> was using some old Mecedes 300 diesels to drive to work in.  Now get
this,
> he's using home heating oil.  Apparently, he has gas heat for the
house and
> put a 300 gallon heating oil container outside.  As far as anyone
knows he's
> converted to oil.  During the winter he said he mixes in Kerosine.
Anyway,
> he said that the VWs get close to 50 miles to the gallon.  That true?
>
> Hey, how about those land prices.  Three years ago I could get 2 acres
> around me for $42,000 or so.  Today I see 1 1/2 lots going bewteen
$90,000
> and $115,000.  How the hell do people afford it?
>
> I watched a show the other night which was about what you could get
for
> $400,000 in various cities for living quarters.  LA apartments for
downtown
> at that price and 750 sq ft.  Good grief, where does it end.
>
> LeRoy
>
>
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