"Ivan" wrote in message
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A few short months ago the prospect of diesel fuel breaking through the
£1.00 a litre barrier appeared to be unlikely, but with it now costing over
£1.20 a liter that's nudging £5.50 a gallon, this got me wondering just how
much it would have to reach before people on this newsgroup reached a point
where they would be seriously thinking about giving up their car? .. My own
threshold would be somewhere around £10.00 a gallon and that would be it.

Dunno - my car's for leisure use only, and the fixed costs aren't much, so I
could probably keep it for longer than some. Driving slower might be an
option though.

I think what you'll actually find is it's more like boiling frogs - people
will just stick with it and maybe change behaviour a bit, rather than
abandoning the car completely.

clive