Re: GM U.S. July sales down 19.5 percent, Honda up 10.2%
 

> On 8/3/2006 2:02 AM ... 80 Knight wrote:
> "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
> news:o3eAg.2026$gY6.479@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com ...
>> "80 Knight" <80_knightREMOVEMEPLEASE@rogers.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> I do see your point though. As gas prices rise, I may one day want a
>>> smaller car. I just don't want to be forced into doing that.
>> If we, as consumer, keep the demand for oil (in any form) up, prices will
>> stay up. Smaller cars are only a portion of what must be done.
>
> I can't really agree with that. I think it doesn't really matter if we all
> drove Sunfire's, or each company's version of it (Honda's Civic, etc), gas
> would still be where it is now. They know we need it, and that we will pay
> for it.
>
>> Cut use by 5% to 10% and prices will drop over night.
>
> I don't see that happening at all. See above. They know we need it, and they
> will charge whatever they want.
>
>> But no one want to be first, no one wants to be inconvenienced.
>
> I can agree with that. I myself, don't use much gas at all. I mainly stay
> in-town, and when I go out, I usually wait until more people have to go out,
> and we all go in one car, at the same time (I live with 5 other family
> members and friends).
>
>
>

Clearly you need to read up on how commodities markets work.

Re: GM U.S. July sales down 19.5 percent, Honda up 10.2%
 

> On 8/3/2006 2:02 AM ... 80 Knight wrote:
> "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
> news:o3eAg.2026$gY6.479@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com ...
>> "80 Knight" <80_knightREMOVEMEPLEASE@rogers.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> I do see your point though. As gas prices rise, I may one day want a
>>> smaller car. I just don't want to be forced into doing that.
>> If we, as consumer, keep the demand for oil (in any form) up, prices will
>> stay up. Smaller cars are only a portion of what must be done.
>
> I can't really agree with that. I think it doesn't really matter if we all
> drove Sunfire's, or each company's version of it (Honda's Civic, etc), gas
> would still be where it is now. They know we need it, and that we will pay
> for it.
>
>> Cut use by 5% to 10% and prices will drop over night.
>
> I don't see that happening at all. See above. They know we need it, and they
> will charge whatever they want.
>
>> But no one want to be first, no one wants to be inconvenienced.
>
> I can agree with that. I myself, don't use much gas at all. I mainly stay
> in-town, and when I go out, I usually wait until more people have to go out,
> and we all go in one car, at the same time (I live with 5 other family
> members and friends).
>
>
>

Clearly you need to read up on how commodities markets work.

Re: GM U.S. July sales down 19.5 percent, Honda up 10.2%
 

> On 8/3/2006 2:02 AM ... 80 Knight wrote:
> "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
> news:o3eAg.2026$gY6.479@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com ...
>> "80 Knight" <80_knightREMOVEMEPLEASE@rogers.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> I do see your point though. As gas prices rise, I may one day want a
>>> smaller car. I just don't want to be forced into doing that.
>> If we, as consumer, keep the demand for oil (in any form) up, prices will
>> stay up. Smaller cars are only a portion of what must be done.
>
> I can't really agree with that. I think it doesn't really matter if we all
> drove Sunfire's, or each company's version of it (Honda's Civic, etc), gas
> would still be where it is now. They know we need it, and that we will pay
> for it.
>
>> Cut use by 5% to 10% and prices will drop over night.
>
> I don't see that happening at all. See above. They know we need it, and they
> will charge whatever they want.
>
>> But no one want to be first, no one wants to be inconvenienced.
>
> I can agree with that. I myself, don't use much gas at all. I mainly stay
> in-town, and when I go out, I usually wait until more people have to go out,
> and we all go in one car, at the same time (I live with 5 other family
> members and friends).
>
>
>

Clearly you need to read up on how commodities markets work.