Re: [Chrysler300] Travel to Maine

["Jim Pristelski" <ajp002@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

I live here in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.  I have I-Pass, so each
toll plaza costs me .40 (those without I-Pass pay double = .80).  However,
if I am pulling my dual axle, 7000 pound, 18 foot trailer, the toll with
I-Pass is not .80 for 4 axles, it is $2.85.  Without I-Pass, it is double
that amount, $5.70!  If you are passing from Indiana to Wisconsin, there are
about 7 toll plazas on the Illinois tollway.  Those without I-Pass get
ripped off.  To the extent possible, I also try to find ways to avoid the
tollways when I am pulling a trailer.

The politicians assume that those persons with a trailer are not numerous
enough to vote them out of office.  Just like the cigarette taxes, etc.
City of Chicago imposes a $5.00 tax on each pack of cigarettes which, with
the other state/federal taxes, raises the price of a pack to over $7.   I am
not a smoker, but the trend to heavily tax the voting minorities does not
sit well with me.

Best regards,  Jim



On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Dave Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>   First (and ONLY time I will EVER) run the new stretch of I-355 from US
> 20
> down to I-80 it cost me $.52/mile with the truck, 5 axles, and I was empty!
>
> Add the fuel cost per mile and it comes close to $1.27/mile. Real savings
> there!!!
>
> Dave Schwandt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <paulholm%40ameritech.net>>; <
> chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Travel to Maine
>
> >
> > In a message dated 8/4/2008 11:17:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <paulholm%40ameritech.net> writes:
> >
> > There is a faint recollection that the last time we ventured that-a-way,
> > we plotted a course that avoided some of the contributing to the state
> > coffers via the various dunning huts that crossed the highways,
> > otherwise known as Toll Roads.
> > Since we planed on making the long drive in 2 days rather then busting
> > our buns in one super long haul, we had time to skirt some of the
> > highway robbers.
> >
> > Today, with gas at $4.00 a gallon, its probably cheaper to pay the toll
> > than
> > to drive 10 miles to avoid it.
> >
> > Pete Fitch
> >
> >
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