More diesel news; when it rains............

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

More diesels bound for US market.

This sucks. Diesel is about 10 cents higher then regular around here. 🙂 If every soccer mom in the US gets a diesel it will drive #2 up, up, up and out of sight. :M

[RedRocket204]

TECMike wrote:
I suspect in the USA we are finally following the world's automotive trend of past decades. Smaller cars and more diesel vehicles being manufactured and driven.

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[John___Angela]

TECMike wrote:
I suspect we are following Europe's automotive trend of past decades. Smaller cars and more diesel vehicles being manufactured and driven.

Yepir. Maybe they will start importing the smart car diesel to Canada again. We'll treasure our little diesels till they die. Haven't seen any of the hybrids come out with 70 MPG yet. :).

[skyhammer]

coolbreeze01 wrote:

skyhammer wrote:
Here in NW CA., diesel has been 5 cents cheaper or the same as regular gas since Jan.

Curious where NW CA is? Reg is $3.59 and Diesel is $3.99 here...........

Humboldt County
Diesel is about $4/gallon, gas is about $4.10/gallon as of last week.

[TECMike]

I suspect we are following Europe's automotive trend of past decades. Smaller cars and more diesel vehicles being manufactured and driven.

[DirtyOil]

I pay for both gas and diesel, up here its cheaper to fuel up my diesel then the wife's 2012 Ram 1500 gasser 😛

and when I fuel up at the bulk station I get my diesel even cheaper!! (whole sale rather then retail price)

[Lowsuv]

my duramax is parked in my attached garage every night .
my garage is sheetrocked and painted just like the house .
my diesel does not smell up the garage.
i don't idle in the garage so the fumes dissapate easily .
i don't track in the house either .
my experience is that i was concerned about those issues until i owned one .
i discovered that my diesel was quieter at highway speeds than the stock Vortec 7400 that preceeded it .
in central Oregon we are paying $3.89 for B5 Diesel fuel and $ 3.89 for gasoline 10 % methanol .

[Supercharged]

352 wrote:
Wow, you should be so fortunate. Here it is $.50 higher. It was not to long ago it was $1.00 plus higher than regular.

Does it still smell, track on the rug in the house. Make the pumps all dirty. Just like slip and slide. I think maybe I will buy a gas model.

[Norskeman]

Hate paying more for diesel fuel - however just finished a trip to the west and back - glad I had a diesel. Tow Haul mode and exhaust brake worked great in the west.

[352]

M GO BLUE wrote:
PARK IT...

What vulgar language!

[midnightsadie]

turtle I think thats a great idea, run for president and I,d vote four that.

[coolbreeze01]

skyhammer wrote:
Here in NW CA., diesel has been 5 cents cheaper or the same as regular gas since Jan.

Curious where NW CA is? Reg is $3.59 and Diesel is $3.99 here...........

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

elkhornsun wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
More diesels bound for US market.

This sucks. Diesel is about 10 cents higher then regular around here. 🙂 If every soccer mom in the US gets a diesel it will drive #2 up, up, up and out of sight. :M

Supply and demand has little to do with the price of gas or diesel in the USA. Fully a 30% of the cost goes to the same Wall Street speculators that tanked the US economy. Another 15% goes to fuel taxes.

The automakers are moving to diesel to improve their fleet average MPG to meet Federal CAFE requirements while still selling larger and heavier and more profitable trucks and cars. Overall I see it as very positive as it could mean more gas stations selling diesel. In the western USA about 20% of the stations have diesel and many at higher than premium prices as there is no competition in their area.

The real cost of motor fuel is the $3 trillion wars we are fighting for the international oil companies so they can exploit the energy resources of Afghanistan and Iraq. And there will be the cost in future years of treating millions of vets with cancers caused by our military's use of radioactive ammunition.

:h Hmmmmm, that's funny, when TOSCO or Richmond CUSA goes off line for a shutdown or a fire or whatever, prices in my area go up 50+ cents over night.

I personally think USA crude should be treated like a national security risk. Crude or boiled down product(gas or diesel) should not be exported. If it's found and made in the USA, it should stay here.

[goducks10]

Here's an interesting take on the new diesel movement from Pickuptrucks.com.

Still, the biggest hurdles may not be consumer driven. Diesel is not recognized by the government as an "alternative fuel," so companies producing and selling diesel engines do not qualify for subsidies like electric, hydrogen or hybrid technologies do. If that changes, we could see the costs for diesel fuel and diesel engine technology drop considerably.

We predict that as people recognize the strengths of diesel engines and fuel, and as more people get a chance to experience their torquey powertrains, the numbers could grow faster than predicted. And when the first company to sell a decent diesel hybrid in the U.S. succeeds, the momentum will build even faster. Of course, when we have more fuel-efficient vehicles on the road — thereby reducing tax revenues for city, state and federal governments — you can bet government will find another way to squeeze money from our transportation cost savings.

[chevor]

If I drove short trips of 15 minutes or less daily, I would be looking at an electric vehicle.

[M_GO_BLUE1]

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