It's gone to $1.95 a gallon in NC here. Regular unleaded is about $1.75.
I am not a happy camper, and keep thinking how nice it was to put so little fuel in my VW.. Ugh..

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One more Radar Lover gone...
1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ
1994 E320 195K

it's not that bad.........i filled up at 1.87 today, it still was a jump of 10 cents in the last two weeks.

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Audi TT

I look at how many sawbucks I have to put in per week for my commute. My 240D still is cheaper to run than my Suzuki Sidekick by a third. Fortunately I have no hills to climb.

$2.18 (2.179) in Claremont, NH. That is, as last time I posted, above premium unleaded. Across the "River" in Springfield, VT is is slightly less though still above premium unleaded.

Now with two MB diesels and a Kubota it is more of a pinch . . .

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Steve
'87 300TD - 132K - Soon 4-Sale
'84 300D Turbo - 122K - Driving
'77 VW Type II - 77K - Restored
'08 250EX Ninja
English Bulldog (Brier) - My best friend. Passed away 12/02/04 while in my arms.

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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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
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

...yeah, i paid 2.29/gal at the TA Truck Stop....it;s gone back up...
but you know, i've never been able to make any kind of BLACK SMOKE with
the Gasoline variety of fuels...& blow it into the grill of the jerk tailgating me...
....i see it as a Luxury Tax...for having significantly more power per pound
than Gasoline....& running 500+ miles per tank....seems like the increases
always hit the oily fuel,prior to hammering the masses in the Gas Stations...
but there is something for handling fuel w/little or Zero BENZENE in it...that will add years to each of our LIVES...

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MBnewB

1987 300 SDL 190,000 bought @165,000
1999 Subaru SUS Limited ED. 50,000
1984 Toyota Celica GT 323,000 all original,but oil,tires & brakes...runs great!
1963 WILLYS J200 4x4 Pickup 179,000
1942 WILLYS MB (Military Jeep) 42K