BMW torched in Germany in protest of high gas prices
Seriously folks, none of us are all that happy with the amount of money it takes to fill our tanks these days, but perhaps dousing your car with fuel and lighting it on fire isn't the best way to get your point across. Or, maybe it is, as this type of stunt is certainly getting lots of press. Regardless, one man in Germany decided to do light a fire with his 1995 BMW 3 Series sedan, which he parked on the grounds of the Frankfurt Convention Center in Germany before setting it ablaze.
Though we in no way advocate such displays, we can all surely empathize with the unemployed thirty year-old German man. It's interesting to note, though, that gas is still significantly more expensive in Germany that in the United States, as gasoline in the European country is currently hovering around $9.40 per gallon in U.S. dollars. German authorities are currently considering what, if anything, to charge the man with, including possible charges for damage to the environment. Thanks for the tip, Nick!
[Source: AP via WIBW.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael 9:28PM (6/28/2008)
Yeah, waste gas to protest high prices?
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What?
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Andy 10:13PM (6/28/2008)
Brilliant. And how many miles did he go on *that* gallon?
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Henry Reed 10:37PM (6/28/2008)
very counter intuitive. i hope no one else tries it.
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rj 1:34AM (6/29/2008)
Maybe this means he is done with cars and recommends the same to others. But if he goes and buys another car - well then he's an idiot
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Cervus 1:58AM (6/29/2008)
And if they had a weaker currency, it'd be $12/gal. Of course, even if the dollar continues to drop, oil prices will probably rise still faster. So when we hurt under $7/gal, they'll be twice that...
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Don 3:36PM (9/04/2008)
Someone should start a world wide chain e-mail,and truly organize a world wide Peaceful Protest events at same time every month, at the local times of local communities, "world wide". Monthly peaceful protest, not boycott, Peaceful Protest, Word's Speak.
Idea for chain e-mail, Peaceful Protest At All Gas Station's 1 St Saturday Every month from 11 A.M. Till 1P.M.
Bring Your Signs and Peacefully Protest.
Pass This Along, SPREAD The Word,
We The People, Say Lower Petroleum Profits Now.
Karl-Uwe Strunzen 3:28AM (6/29/2008)
Setting cars on fire is probably a tad overboard...
however in Europe SUV and luxury vehicles are feeling the pinch in a big way...
Soon the "pinch" will be such that these cars will be all but prohibited. 7 European countries now use a bonus/malus system based on emissions (and BMW has with Mercedes the worst emission averages) and in countries such as Spain, sales of the above vehicle calsses have dropped by around 50% since the beginning of the year!
(not 5%)
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