As I sailed by the marina gas pumps, I saw diesel for $1.59. At the road pumps it's $2.00. Wonder if my 300SD floats?

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1984 300Sd 210k

Former cars:
1984 300D 445k (!!) (Strider) Original (and not rebuilt) engine and transmission. Currently running on V80 ( 80% vegetable oil, 20% petroleum products). Actually not, taking a WVO break.
1993 300d 2.5 275k. Current 120/day commuter
1981 300SD 188k (Hans) Killed by a deer

about $2.07 in upstate CT...5 cents higher than premium...but luckly i still get north of 32 mpg...

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2002 G500 74K
1998 E300 200K and rising
1995 S600 73k


"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering
if they've made a difference. The Marines don't
have that problem."-Ronald Reagan

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them
what to do and they will surprise you with their
ingenuity."-General George S. Patton

North East Md./South East Pa. prices are around $1.89-$1.99 while regular gas is $1.73-$1.81.

They're not admitting it but the Iraq war uses a condsiderable amount of diesel which will reflect in the price. Supply/ demand.....

Cheers,

Bill

I think it's time for either biodiesel, or I am going to buy off road diesel in 5 gallon cans and run it. .

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1984 300D Turbo Sedan (Hilda) 272,115 miles.....
Anthracite Gray/Palamino Leather, I am 3rd owner

2001 Dodge Stratus (Silver) (wifes) 55814 miles...

1982 280TE Wagon Astral Silver Metallic/
Anthracite Velour
260,512 miles (Eva)

1969 230 Sedan Olive Green/Black MBTex
4 Speed Manual
84,213 miles ????
Haus Frau


2004 Boreem Ninja Pocket Bike
Highly Modified 49cc (Ling Ling)

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

About $2.20 a gallon around town, but if you head up on I-95 it is $2.03. Go figure? I paid $2.15 the other day!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I read a number of posts here about people concerned about the prices of Diesel and how it has managed to out pace the price of gasoline. I was in a similar situation, but I think I may have solved my problem. Right now, here in the Phoenix, AZ area, diesel prices are hovering about $2.05. I expect that the prices will only continue on an upward trend. I decided to install a conversion kit to run waste vegetable oil (WVO) in my car. This option is not for everybody. However, if you happen to drive more than 100 miles every weekday like I do, it might not be a bad idea to explore. I bought a kit from greasel.com for about $800. I know that is a lot, but I spend about $150 a month in diesel so the kit will pay for itself in about 6 months. I collect oil from a couple of local chinese resaurants and filter it as I pump it into the auxilary tank in the trunk. I've never had an issue with collecting oil as far as the restaurants are concerned. Everyone I've asked has told me I can take as much as I want. They give me funny looks because they wonder why on earth anyone would want WVO. When I tell them that I run it in my car, they think I'm crazy. But when they smell the exhaust, and it smells like a barbecue, they begin to believe. The auxiliary tank holds 24 gallons, so I fill up about every 4 to 5 days. I can change back to running diesel with the flip of a switch installed in the dash. I did the installation myself and have to add... this is not for the non-mechanically inclined or faint of heart. I was very determined to make this work. It took me about 8 hours of labor in the Arizona summer heat. There is pleny of info about all of this at greasel.com and greasecar.com. I love my 300sd and think its wonderful that I've found another way for my Old Ironhead to give me some lovin' back. And I don't care about diesel or gas prices anymore. And when there are long gas lines, as does happen here occaisionally, I just laugh and head for the restaurants.

84 300SD Ironhead

Gosh! I can't believe it; will these cars really run OK on cooking grease? What will they think of next?

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

If the trend of rising diesel fuel continues, it looks like I'll be parking my 300D and driving the 230CE. Yes I've been talking about doing this for some time but when lowest price for diesel was 2.119 in my area and 1.899 for regular UL last night. I have a bad feeling it'll be another .05 to .10 more today for diesel. My math tells me it'll be cheaper to drive the 230CE since it gets the same mpg as the 300D. The only thing is that I haven't got around to transferring the title in my name on the 230 since I bought it. The tags are good until '08 but I got the car from our neighboring state. A dilemma indeed.

Oh yes diesel is about .10 to .20 more than premium UL here too.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Trenton NJ. Last night I saw diesel for $1.969 and premium for $1.989, regular at $1.789.

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Norm in NJ
Next oil change at 230,000miles

Refineries are configured to produce specific quantities of gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc. for each barrel of crude. Diesel is in demand in Europe as 40%+ of their automobiles are diesel powered and the trend appears to be growing. This means that European refineries actually have excess gasoline production. They are literally making more gasoline than they need. This gasoline is being sold to the US and this is what is causing gas prices to remain relatively stable and lower than diesel. Apparently reconfiguring a refinery is expensive so the oil companies are slow to respond to changes in demand for specific products. RT

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When all else fails, vote from the rooftops!
84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

Yes it is. What we need are more refineries but, from what I've been told, the clean air advocates have nixed any plans to build new refineries. Kinda cutting your nose off to spite your face I would say...$3.00/gal.here we come!!

Since my last post a couple days ago the price here on gas and diesel has gone up--AGAIN.

Cheers,

Bill

For a good feel for Diesel prices nationwide, check out http://www.tatravelcenters.com/ta/display_diesel_fuel_prices.phtml.

Almost made me sick today! Here in East Orlando/UCF Area, I saw diesel at a Chevron for $2.27 a gallon! Don't know why it was so expensive at that one station... it's $2.19 down the road, and about 5 miles away I found some last Friday for $1.99, but I'm sure it's somewhere between $2.05 and $2.10 by now. And to think, I used to make fun of all my friends for paying so much for unleaded... oh how the tables have turned.

Filling up earlier I noticed a 10¢ differnece between stations across the street from each other even though their gasoline prices were the same.

Unocal 76 on my daily commute was 2.19 last thursday, 2.21 on saturday, 2.23 monday, 2.27 today . Filled up while still could at 2.17 on sunday. I really wouldn't mind a 190D now.

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Jason

00 Subaru Legacy (fun wagon)
96 Nissan Sentra (disavowed)
82 300SD (garage queen, will run again hopefully)
87 300DT (Gone: 10/15/2010)