Originally Posted by
Karl
The fuel/oil crisis is such a serious issue, that I do not see myself working in the automotive industry in 10 years time. Every year that goes by now, I keep thinking I will shut down business and change career. For sure it is going to happen in the near future, I just don't know the correct time to get out of the industry before it totally collapses.
i am sure that there will continue to be an automotive industry on the scale that we see now - it will just exist with alternative power sources. as you know, the technology is already there for fuel cell cars, small scale home nuclear generators etc. that is why i am hoping to work for an automotive manufacturer working with future technologies and light weight build principles
as for oil supply going down - there is plenty out there still. it just becomes more difficult (and hence costly) to get it. supply can match demand - at a high price.
we can't blame anyone else for it - it was us that started the industrial revolution
i'm going to buy a house with lots of land to become self sufficient.
as for not buying fuel from one company, it won't make a shit's worth of difference to them. their forecourt income is a very small proportion of their income, most of which comes from the actual 'getting of the oil out of the ground' (i'm sure there's a proper word for it) and selling it. if they had no forecourt or distribution business, they would continue to sell it to those that do.