$2.75 a Gallon!!!

Wow. last week it was 2.41 a gallon. I watched it raise to 2.62 the other day when I filled up. Then it rose 13 cents in one day.

Of course gas is still staying down at 1.95 a gallon. By the way this is in Portland. Apperently I shouldn't complain as we have the lowest "GAS" cost in the country right now. But I don't drive gas so that doesn't do me much good.

Does anyone have any idea why the rapid rate hike all of the sudden? Are there any plant closures that I am not aware of? Or are they just testing the market again to see what we can bare, and the Gas will follow?

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76 300D 130K "Stella" (Sold )
74 240D 299K (Donated to Highschool For Senior Project WVO)
83 300TDT 290K (My one and only)
Sanford, NC

It was $2.79 last time I checked near me.

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green 85 300SD 200K miles "Das Schlepper Frog" With a OM603 TBO360 turbo ( To be intercooled someday )( Kalifornistani emissons )
white 79 300SD 200K'ish miles "Farfegnugen" (RIP - cracked crank)
desert storm primer 63 T-bird "The Undead" (long term hibernation)

http://ecomodder.com/forum/fe-graphs/sig692a.png

It shows exactly what is happening re: fuel costs in the U.S.

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp

I've been paying $2.72+ since this summer, it dipped for a while but not much...sucks.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I went to Missouri in January and noticed that diesel is cheaper than gas in St. Louis. That was always the way I remember it being, but here in Oregon it's more for some reason.

Anyone know why?

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Ralph

1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...

I've been paying about 2.50 for the past 3-4 months..... Gas is more than diesel around here currently....especially premium, which is about $2.79!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

profiteering....gas should be higher per gallon.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I must have totally missed out on the cheaper diesel in January, since it's been higher than RUG in St. Louis for most of the past six months.

Part of the problem is that the houses up north aren't heated with gasoline.

True statement there! I use corn, wood, and if I am gone for more than two days the cursed propane furnace kicks on. I hate that...

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04 Sprinter 140" 2500
97 F450 7.3L
97 K2500 6.5L
76 Mercedes 300d 98k original
78 300CD 133k
"It has recently been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." -Steven Wright

You are lucky. Try $3.45-3.65 in my area.

It is caused by greedy criminals who have a monopoly on the suppy and distribution.

Fuel should be regulated as a utility because in most areas it is as necessary as other utilities.

We can never depend on either party of our government to enforce monopoly regulations. Too many of them are in the pocket of the oil monopolies.

An uncle once told me to never vote for an incumbant because by the end of their first term, someone has them in their pocket.

At the time, I thought he was crazy but now I believe he was very wise.

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DCM

1977 240d
1980 300sd
1987 Chevrolet Suburban

My husband says the same thing.

I heard that a big part of the new higher diesel prices are new taxes that are aimed at the OTR 18 wheel trucks. THEY (I don't know who they is) say that the road damage we see on highways is mostly caused by the big rigs and now the big rigs get to pay for a bigger chunk of the repairs through the new taxes.
Problem is that cost is then passed on to you and me in the form of higher prices for the things that are carried in those rigs, which in this country is just about everything.
So we get to pay higher prices at the stores AND pay higher prices at the pump.
I'mNOT a capitalist.

Ginny in Denver
Oh, and many stations in our area (Denver) are getting rid of the premium tanks in order to put the new higher priced diesel in. Oh goodie.

I got lucky on some $2.35/gal No 2 about three weeks ago, now it's back near $2.70/gal.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

mine is 2.49 a gallon but ive been watching it praying it doesnt go up. They ( the fuel companies) should have fuel for OTR trucks and then have fuel for privately owned diesel powered vehichles.. its only fair

i didnt vote for the incumbent. and not the first time either.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.