Add to this list of Hard-to die-Fallacies

[Lorenfb]

And for those that support Pelican, they also have very reliable speedo & tach
rebuilding sources.

[Nine9six]

Originally posted by sammyg2
Fallacy:The big bad oil companies are conspiring to rip us off.

When crude goes up $1.00 a barrel, it is seen IMMEDIATELY at the gas pump, even though that crude will not see the gas station for another month or more. When it goes down, it may take as much as a month before the reduction is seen.

How is it even blatant ripoffs are so hard for some to see?

[Gunter]

Good point, Loren.
Pelican can repair instruments but I don't know who does it for them.
I posted NHS, and Palo Alto, to just confirm the issue of: "No problem resetting while in motion."
When using MSN Search for Odometer/Speedo repair, Pelican did not come up for me.

I agree that there is a rip-off by oil companies for reasons stated by Nine9six; the same for banks: When the FED raises interest rates, banks follow overnight but are much slower to do the same when rates drop.

[Lorenfb]

"When using MSN Search for Odometer/Speedo repair, Pelican did not come up for me." - Gunter -

Don't rely on the Pelican on-line catalog as it doesn't have all the answers.
Wayne & Tom have made an effort to be a full Porsche parts supplier,
i.e. to a limit, and as such they have many sources for parts whether rebuilt
or new. So, when in doubt, always call Pelican and ask Wayne or Tom.

[newbe911]

Regrading "Big Oill" riping off us customers:
The oil companies make about .10/gal. profit and we pay .40+/gal. taxes.
Much of the runup of prices this past year has been by the "future traders" in the stock market. The change in prices immidately @ the pump is the retailer trying to get enough money to purchase his next load of fuel which would be more expensive than his last.
Some of the reason for variation of price in different areas is due to the wholesaler. I have personally seen .10-.15/gal. differense in areas 50 mi. apart because one wholesaler controlled the area.

[Gunter]

You're missing the point, Loren.
I mention NHS, and Palo Alto, as a source to confirm the fallacy that a car must be stopped to reset the odometer, not to drum up business for them.
If you know a source at Pelican to chime in on this very issue, post a name, or E-mail link, from the Pelican staff here. Cheers.

[Lorenfb]

"You're missing the point, Loren.
I mention NHS, and Palo Alto, as a source to confirm the fallacy that a car must be stopped to reset the odometer, not to drum up business for them." - Gunter -

Yes, but still not a good idea to post competitive links.

[Alan Cottrill]

'when prices go up at the pump it's immediatly relfected in the value of my Exxon stock"

oh, wait...thats not a fallacy

[HawgRyder]

I think that each time the price of gas goes up....we should eliminate one oil company exec.
That way the price would stabilise and they would actually have to prove the cost factor before upping the price.
Of course, they are pretty stupid, I figure about 10 of them would be gone before the realisation set in to offset the greed.
Bob

[Joe Bob]

And he slept at a Holiday Express Inn once....

[randywebb]

Frontline had a recent investigative report on the oil co. ripoffs schemes -- they are closing refineries and exporting oil from the US to So. Amer. countries during times of shortage here...

[Wil Ferch]

Ahhh.. not so quick Newbe and Sammy....

Exxon/Mobil just posted 3rd quarter earnings.... 10 billion dollars ( that's right....NINE zero's)..... for a QUARTER !, not the whole year....

Quick ! ...name another industry that can boast such profits....

And yes...price increases are felt IMMEDIATELY at the pumps....reductions take 30-60 days.....

- Wil

[K9Torro]

Boy I am sure glad my car still runs on filtered dung bug juice

Todd

[island911]

excised Oil- hyjack to OT Link

sorry Gunter

[ChrisBennet]

"Don't adjust the valves too tight because they will tighten up as the engine warms up and you'll burn a valve."
(911 valve clearances get larger as the engine warms up.)

"The gas pedal needs to be lowered in order to heel and toe."
(If you do, it will usually be too low for heel toe on the track when you actually need it. The height is right when you are really braking.")

-Chris

[Paulporsche]

"Porsh"

(LOL!)

[randywebb]

You are confusing inferences drawn from facts with the facts themselves - among some other problems.

For one thing, the % profit needed to be viable is not a constant -- it decreases markedly as volume rises. One example: grocery stores. Oil companies are all about volume of course.

One thing I will say however, is that oil co.s often lose money and the system is geared to make it all back up on the finds they do make. Hence the need for big episodic profits to balance out the losses in other years and on other wells, test drillings, explorations, and so forth.

[island911]

Hey Randy (and others) I've tried to transplant this topic over on OT Link


. . .trying not to ruin an otherwise useful tech-thread here.

[Norm Faustino]

Every Porsche made is a racecar

[nut11]

"When the dash board clicks, time to down shift."