Motor Trend 2015 Truck of the Year

goducks10 wrote:
Can't use fuel prices as a barometer. Fuel taxes vary by state as well as location. Out here in the west reg is 2.85 and diesel is 3.20 where I live. Those that are paying .60-.80 more for diesel are probably paying less for reg than others. There's no apples to apples comparison for fuel prices.

Using the current fuel price as a determining factor won't really pan out. You need to decide if you really need a diesel period. No one can forecast what fuel prices will be from month to month.

Ever since I bought my CTD reg prices have risen each summer to the point where they were actually higher than diesel fuel. In the winter reg drops and diesel has usually stayed up. This winter is different. Which backs up my point. It's not worth buy based on current prices.

Amen.

The only way to really compare fuel prices and look at trends is to look at the EIA.gov website. That's as close as apples vs. apples you're going to get. Personally, I've never seen diesel for 3.17 a gallon in the last year (cheapest prior was 3.45/gallon). But it's here now. America has just passed Saudi Arabia in petrol production. So nobody knows how prices will be driven, will they just flatline? Drop? Or will developing nation's needs begin to put upward pressure on fuel in total?