I just calculated that 1 gallon costs 7.18$ here in Finland. I'd love to have 3$ per gallon..

My wife allways putts the "do you really need SUPER?" question to me when I fuel up... I simply do the math for her- 10 gallons at 16 cents more per gallon is a whole $1.60 more per tank!!! Go back to your neon! My brother in law and I figured that over 100000 miles of driving the difference between buying a prius and the standard corolla was about $1200.00 in fuel costs yet they want nearly $8000.00 more for the prius! Are people that clueless as not to do the math.... just quick buy it cause everybody els wants one?

Well, speaking from experience, I can say the Prius is at least put together much better than a Corolla (we have both of the current vintage in the family).

The Prius has its place, and while it may not make complete sense financially right now, the things Toyota has learned mass producing them will translate into hybrids and electrics in the future which ARE financially worthwhile for both Toyota and the consumer. Thus, the fact that they get a lot of people to buy them right now, by whatever means, does not really bother me. I would much rather see more small cars like the Prius on the road, than the standard fare in Texas, which is a huge jacked up grocery-getter turbo-diesel pickup truck, which could probably crush my Z without the driver even really noticing.

Yah, but the taxes on gas over there are a lot higher on average than here so that is a large chunk of the costs......

Can't see how that matters, really. It's all out of pocket for the consumer, doesn't matter whether it's taxes or fuel cost.

Can't see how that matters, really. It's all out of pocket for the consumer, doesn't matter whether it's taxes or fuel cost.

Maybe it will matter when OUR gas prices go up 200% because of taxes. It's coming...

Maybe it will matter when OUR gas prices go up 200% because of taxes. It's coming...

We'd be better off as a country now if it had happened 20 years ago....

We'd be better off as a country now if it had happened 20 years ago....

Now that is a can of worms, but suffice it to say I wholeheartedly disagree.

Now that is a can of worms, but suffice it to say I wholeheartedly disagree.

All taxes are bad taxes...

Just my opinion.

All taxes are bad taxes...

Just my opinion.

For the most part I'd agree with that though I don't think that is where Jon was going.......

We'd be better off as a country now if it had happened 20 years ago....

While I partially agree, the US contends with issues that many other countries don't. We have 3.8 million square miles, while Finland has 130k square miles. Fuel taxes would greater proportionate effect on our economy than they would on Finland's because of the disproportionate distances required to move people, services, and merchandise.

Geof

For the most part I'd agree with that though I don't think that is where Jon was going.......

No, that's pretty much where I was going. I tend to be pretty Libertarian.