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Old 12-29-2006, 08:01 AM
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Exclamation Everything is relative......

I have to travel over 100 miles....one way.....to purchase any bio-diesel......period.....so I do the 110 gal (2x55 drums) trip in my gasser F-150 at 16 mpg.....so it costs me about $30 in gasoline to run bio-diesel in my car and tractor......hope to find a VW caddy that isn't rotted out to cut this cost.....but till then I live with it.....

Who owns your Bio-Diesel service station?? If it's an independent dealer....maybe they are charging a bit much. BUT, I'll bet it's a major oil company...and they don't want the price of Bio to be cheaper than Petro.....there should be some Federal Legislation requiring that say 10% (or whatever seems reasonable) of ALL Fueling Stations carry Bio-Fuels.....both E-85 and B-100......that's the only way it will ever get closer to me......

SB
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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG
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