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BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 05/09/2012 12:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward Y4MjIxXzczQzFFNzQy We haven't gone to war for oil either... Is that what you tell yourself??? LOLOL!! Name a war that we fought to take their oil. Iraq. Get your head out of Fox News. We don't take oil from Iraq...we buy it like everyone else... so why is BP selling the communist chinese, iraqi oil for $2 per barrel? I don't know they are but BP is British Petroleum and not American... yes i know what bp stands for.. the question you should be asking is why a "british" company is basically giving the spoils of war to a communist country like china. all the while, the usa has been raped to pay for these illegal wars. Again, I don't know that to be true...personally I think we should take oil from Iraq, but we will never allow it. Last Edited by BRIEF on 05/09/2012 12:45 PM I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10153246 United States 05/09/2012 12:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10153246 who the hell do you think funds and promotes the tree huggers? BIG OIL!!! NO, big oil would love to build more refineries and drill...but the EPA makes it nearly impossible LOL LOL LOL... who do you think runs the EPA??? big oil. come on brief... youre smarter than this. Why would big oil shoot themselves in the foot? if you read my earlier posts you might be able to put the pieces of the puzzle together. this isnt about state govt's losing tax revenues.... its about destroying this country and falling completely into world govt (communism). the owners of bp are the same owners of gs. who do you think financed trotsky, stalin and lenin? |
BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 05/09/2012 12:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: BRIEF NO, big oil would love to build more refineries and drill...but the EPA makes it nearly impossible LOL LOL LOL... who do you think runs the EPA??? big oil. come on brief... youre smarter than this. Why would big oil shoot themselves in the foot? if you read my earlier posts you might be able to put the pieces of the puzzle together. this isnt about state govt's losing tax revenues.... its about destroying this country and falling completely into world govt (communism). the owners of bp are the same owners of gs. who do you think financed trotsky, stalin and lenin? Gee, and I thought all that the "evil" oil companies wanted was to make money... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10153246 United States 05/09/2012 12:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10153246 LOL LOL LOL... who do you think runs the EPA??? big oil. come on brief... youre smarter than this. Why would big oil shoot themselves in the foot? if you read my earlier posts you might be able to put the pieces of the puzzle together. this isnt about state govt's losing tax revenues.... its about destroying this country and falling completely into world govt (communism). the owners of bp are the same owners of gs. who do you think financed trotsky, stalin and lenin? Gee, and I thought all that the "evil" oil companies wanted was to make money... they already have all of the money.. now they want complete control of our lives. i.e. communism |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1306067 United States 05/09/2012 01:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I refuse to buy a new car until I can afford one that runs on electricity or clean fuels. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1604099 Let me translate the above post: "I live with my mother and cannot afford to even buy a car in the first place, so I'll just say some tree hugger shit that, in my limited intellectual capacity, makes me appear to have politically correct integrity." |
BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 05/09/2012 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I refuse to buy a new car until I can afford one that runs on electricity or clean fuels. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1604099 Let me translate the above post: "I live with my mother and cannot afford to even buy a car in the first place, so I'll just say some tree hugger shit that, in my limited intellectual capacity, makes me appear to have politically correct integrity." hahahaha I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 13458644 United States 05/09/2012 01:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Imperial gallon is 1.21 US gallons. Im pretty sure that 44mpg VW would be rated at 53mpg in the UK. Also, the US semi fleet is 3x the size of Europe's. They use the diesel that in Europe would be used by cars. Europeans also use a manual transmission while people in the US go with automatics. No American would spend 2500 dollars more for a smaller engine with less horsepower. So why even offer it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 13458644 United States 05/09/2012 01:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Imperial gallon is 1.21 US gallons. Im pretty sure that 44mpg VW would be rated at 53mpg in the UK. Also, the US semi fleet is 3x the size of Europe's. They use the diesel that in Europe would be used by cars. Europeans also use a manual transmission while people in the US go with automatics. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13458644 No American would spend 2500 dollars more for a smaller engine with less horsepower. So why even offer it. Americans just arent that interested in MPG because if they were then small cars would be the majority of what you see on the road. |
BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 05/09/2012 01:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Imperial gallon is 1.21 US gallons. Im pretty sure that 44mpg VW would be rated at 53mpg in the UK. Also, the US semi fleet is 3x the size of Europe's. They use the diesel that in Europe would be used by cars. Europeans also use a manual transmission while people in the US go with automatics. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13458644 No American would spend 2500 dollars more for a smaller engine with less horsepower. So why even offer it. Americans just arent that interested in MPG because if they were then small cars would be the majority of what you see on the road. Can't squeeze 400+ HP out of some tiny rice burner piece of shit and still get high mileage... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 15561637 Mexico 05/09/2012 01:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You can blame the tree huggers and the EPA for all the stupid emission laws and the fact we haven't built a new refinery since the '70's...every piece of pollution control bullshit you strap to an engine and shove in the exhaust system robs it of fuel economy... Quoting: BRIEF Nope, you can blame Big Oil and their insatiable appetite for profits. It's that simple. |
ScrumpTheTexan Forum Administrator User ID: 10844865 United States 05/09/2012 01:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I refuse to buy a new car until I can afford one that runs on electricity or clean fuels. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1604099 Let me translate the above post: "I live with my mother and cannot afford to even buy a car in the first place, so I'll just say some tree hugger shit that, in my limited intellectual capacity, makes me appear to have politically correct integrity." I am a Christian. Christian does not equal doormat or pushover "I Have Sworn upon the Altar of God... Eternal Hostility against every form of Tyranny over the mind of man." -Thomas Jefferson, Sep. 23, 1800 The Election of Donald John Trump: [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] For previous Newsletters, click 'Scrump's News Letters' @ [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10153246 United States 05/09/2012 01:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Imperial gallon is 1.21 US gallons. Im pretty sure that 44mpg VW would be rated at 53mpg in the UK. Also, the US semi fleet is 3x the size of Europe's. They use the diesel that in Europe would be used by cars. Europeans also use a manual transmission while people in the US go with automatics. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13458644 No American would spend 2500 dollars more for a smaller engine with less horsepower. So why even offer it. the polo blue motion gets 75 mpg (us gallons). youre telling me there would be no market in the usa for that? LOL |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6673466 United States 05/09/2012 01:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You are fooling yourself if you believe this is the best that can be done. |
Gabriel's Sword User ID: 10649295 United States 05/09/2012 01:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Holy crap, we have normal cars -- ford, VW, etc -- being built in the US that run 70mpg, but it's illegal to be used in the US; they send it to South America and stuff.. The same model in the US is only 40mpg... Watch this, your mind will be blown by the end of the video: Quoting: Pleeb Nothing their that I hadn't been saying on this board. Our Gov does not want us to get good gas mileage. Less money in taxes and less money we are spending in gas and going to the gas station buying gas. Less money for the oil companies and less money for the gas stores. Our Gov passes new laws all the time to force us to spend money to comply with new legislation. For example here on the farm we now have to buy DOT tags for the trailor trucks, pick up trucks, trailors etc etc.. We cannot pull certain equipment now unless we install special breaks and hitches. We have spent thousands to comply with the new law here in Ky. They do this all the time. We have a Gov that is doing everything possible to force you to have it as hard as possible. Poor people cannot afford high priced shit and rich people see it as no problem at all and it does not affect them in any way. Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. -- President Thomas Jefferson We have four boxes with which to defend our freedom: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. -- Unknown. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 10153246 United States 05/09/2012 01:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nothing their that I hadn't been saying on this board. Quoting: Gabriel's Sword Our Gov does not want us to get good gas mileage. Less money in taxes and less money we are spending in gas and going to the gas station buying gas. Less money for the oil companies and less money for the gas stores. Our Gov passes new laws all the time to force us to spend money to comply with new legislation. For example here on the farm we now have to buy DOT tags for the trailor trucks, pick up trucks, trailors etc etc.. We cannot pull certain equipment now unless we install special breaks and hitches. We have spent thousands to comply with the new law here in Ky. They do this all the time. We have a Gov that is doing everything possible to force you to have it as hard as possible. Poor people cannot afford high priced shit and rich people see it as no problem at all and it does not affect them in any way. bravo gabriel... you win a cookie. good post. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1588602 United States 05/09/2012 01:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Imperial gallon is 1.21 US gallons. Im pretty sure that 44mpg VW would be rated at 53mpg in the UK. Also, the US semi fleet is 3x the size of Europe's. They use the diesel that in Europe would be used by cars. Europeans also use a manual transmission while people in the US go with automatics. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13458644 No American would spend 2500 dollars more for a smaller engine with less horsepower. So why even offer it. the polo blue motion gets 75 mpg (us gallons). youre telling me there would be no market in the usa for that? LOL Well first off buddy. Americans in general do not buy hatchbacks. Secondly a 75 hp car would not sell. Thirdly Americans do not use manual transmissions. So no, It wouldn't. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 2924495 United States 05/09/2012 01:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | check this out... the VW polo blue motion gets 91.1 mpg via UK gallons. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10153246 [link to www.volkswagen.co.uk] now lets convert that: 91.1 uk gallons = 75.85 US gallons [link to www.thecalculatorsite.com] now remember these UK cars pollute half as much per mile. you people have been played. Excellent info--- thanks. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 12924193 United States 05/09/2012 01:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THE why is because THE USA wants to sell gallons and get those taxes,and more importantly ,The Oil Companies that run this Country won't allow it or any other competition to survive, such as electric,alcohol,hydrogen,etc. They are so Big They just simply buy them up and close them ! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 15790313 United States 05/09/2012 01:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | safety laws continue adding weight as crash protection, crumple zones, side bars, etc and the cars get heavier many countries do not hold our safety standards and it makes us "One of the list's surprises: the U.S., which ranks eighth most dangerous" [link to www.forbes.com] my 1972 dodge dart gets 30 mpg, weighs 3800#, and is easily repairable with even the most basic mechanic skills how far we haven't come dr Your 72 dart does not get 30 MPG,, while the inline 6 does better than the v8's,, it does not get 30.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10153246 United States 05/09/2012 01:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Imperial gallon is 1.21 US gallons. Im pretty sure that 44mpg VW would be rated at 53mpg in the UK. Also, the US semi fleet is 3x the size of Europe's. They use the diesel that in Europe would be used by cars. Europeans also use a manual transmission while people in the US go with automatics. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13458644 No American would spend 2500 dollars more for a smaller engine with less horsepower. So why even offer it. the polo blue motion gets 75 mpg (us gallons). youre telling me there would be no market in the usa for that? LOL Well first off buddy. Americans in general do not buy hatchbacks. Secondly a 75 hp car would not sell. Thirdly Americans do not use manual transmissions. So no, It wouldn't. LOL... youre an asshat... americans have never had the opportunity to buy a car that gets 75 mpg you douche. gas prices might be in decline right now.. but eventually they will reverse again and people will be desperate. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10153246 United States 05/09/2012 01:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THE why is because THE USA wants to sell gallons and get those taxes,and more importantly ,The Oil Companies that run this Country won't allow it or any other competition to survive, such as electric,alcohol,hydrogen,etc. They are so Big They just simply buy them up and close them ! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12924193 and its not about the temporary revenue... its about war and ushering in communism. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14930628 United States 05/09/2012 01:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The UK gets 88 mpg and the US gets 40 mpg. -_- [link to www.nextgreencar.com] UK Link. ^ [link to www.kia.com] US Link ^ |
Éireann User ID: 15569543 United States 05/09/2012 01:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's true. Emission rules in USA esp California are more strict than other countries that tend to ruin fuel efficiency. Somehow this just seems backwards to me. Ya know? You'd think if a car got 70mpg, rather than 28mpg, it would be less polluting. I just can't for the life of me understand the emission law thing when it comes to mpg. I guess I'm brain dead Last Edited by Eireann on 05/09/2012 01:53 PM Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 13268476 United States 05/09/2012 01:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | check this out... the VW polo blue motion gets 91.1 mpg via UK gallons. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10153246 [link to www.volkswagen.co.uk] now lets convert that: 91.1 uk gallons = 75.85 US gallons [link to www.thecalculatorsite.com] now remember these UK cars pollute half as much per mile. you people have been played. Excellent info--- thanks. No American would drive around in a 75 hp car. nobody wants small cars. the smart car isnt selling worth a shit. 22k dollars for a polo vs 9000 for a nissan versa. who in their right mind would spend 13k more adding 275 dollars/mo to the car payment to save 100/mo in fuel. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 13268476 United States 05/09/2012 02:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I checked the KIA Rio for the US and UK .. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14930628 The UK gets 88 mpg and the US gets 40 mpg. -_- [link to www.nextgreencar.com] UK Link. ^ [link to www.kia.com] US Link ^ 17,000 USD for the uk rio in your link with 74 hp. 13,400 USD for the US rio in your link with 138hp. |
BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 05/09/2012 02:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's true. Emission rules in USA esp California are more strict than other countries that tend to ruin fuel efficiency. Somehow this just seems backwards to me. Ya know? You'd think if a car got 70mpg, rather than 28mpg, it would be less polluting. I just can't for the life of me understand the emission law thing when it comes to mpg. I guess I'm brain dead It has to do with the chemistry...when HC, CO, CO2 and Nox come out of the engine as a result of combustion, the catalyst reaction turns them into CO2 and H2O with some O2 left over...see how simple that is? I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |