[Dotwhack]

Exactly - thats the whole point. £20 out of pocket there - plus the average food shop has gone up plus car tax etc - at some point theres going to be a massive recession because no one will be able to offer anything other than bills etc

[saracen]

better with bio-fuel.

I know a agriculture engineer who makes his own and runs a transit van on it.

Its not an easy process and takes time but it works and has no detriment to the engine of his vehicle.

[Alvin]

Really think its a good idea.?One tank of gas is one persons food for a year

This might sound like nirvana to corn producers, but it is hardly that for consumers, especially in poor developing countries, who will be hit with a double shock if both food prices and oil prices stay high. The World Bank has estimated that in 2001, 2.7 billion people in the world were living on the equivalent of less than $2 a day; to them, even marginal increases in the cost of staple grains could be devastating. Filling the 25-gallon tank of an SUV with pure ethanol requires over 450 pounds of corn -- which contains enough calories to feed one person for a year. By putting pressure on global supplies of edible crops, the surge in ethanol production will translate into higher prices for both processed and staple foods around the world. Biofuels have tied oil and food prices together in ways that could profoundly upset the relationships between food producers, consumers, and nations in the years ahead, with potentially devastating implications for both global poverty and food security.

Alvin

[RedEvo]

Cost me £21 to fill up tonight, what a disgrace!



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[Chubster]

Originally Posted by RedEvo

Cost me £21 to fill up tonight, what a disgrace!



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What you driving...a scooter

[RedEvo]

Volvo V70R on LPG

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[Alvin]

Originally Posted by RedEvo

Volvo V70R on LPG

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May be cheap on your pocket ,but does not alter the fact that you are still using twice as much fuel as a diesel powered car.

Alvin

[RayB]

Originally Posted by RedEvo

Cost me £21 to fill up tonight, what a disgrace!



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Darn - I don't think there's space for an LPG tank in an SLK

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by RayB

Darn - I don't think there's space for an LPG tank in an SLK

There probably is ,but the 2k cost of conversion buys an awfull lot of fuel.

I believe Davids Volvo was built as a LPG using car at manufacture

one up for Volvo.

Alvin

[RayB]

Originally Posted by Alvin

There probably is ,but the 2k cost of conversion buys an awfull lot of fuel.

I believe Davids Volvo was built as a LPG using car at manufacture

one up for Volvo.

Alvin

Mind you, I only average about 100 miles per week - so no big deal for me really