What month this year will diesel hit $5.50 per gallon?

What will the excuse/blame be this time?

I do not think it will hit that price. If Iran decided to close oil production, then the price of oil/barrel will go up. In that scenerio, the price may be in the high $3, low $4 range. Hey, the price of SVO is below $3 a gallon now. Costco is selling soy bean oil in 4.6 gallon containers for $12.69 (no tax in CA). Vegetable oil will always remains stable as we produce them.

Supply & demand - If we all start buying SVO (I also buy soy oil from Costco, $12.39 last I checked ) demand will go way, way up and there's no way US farmers can cover it. It'll get more expensive very quickly.

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I dont think it will hit that price any time soon. Maybe $3.50 this summer.

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I have read that some have put straight veg oil in the tank.

So, I live in So Cal where the temp is moderate.
Can I buy the Costco Soy Oil and dump it in my tank, straight ?

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03 Ninja 250

Yes but you may want to thin it out by doing a mix of 1/2 a gallon of Regular Gas for every cubie of soy oil you dump in, helps it flow better. Adding a dose of Cetane Booster or power service per tank can give a little more power too. Maybe 1/3 a bottle each tank.....not too bad.

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'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)

If diesel is $5.50 a gallon I don't want to think about what gasoline would be! RUG is at $2.79+ around here currently! Premium is only 1 cent away from $3! And the summer driving season hasn't even begun yet!

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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)

It's nice to be opptimistic Diesel is already @ $3.00+/gal here, NOW

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$2.63 at the Arco yesterday. $2.69 at the 76 next to it...they've been at $2.69 for what seems like months now

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2000 E430 - 103k
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel 4x4 - 11k
2014 VW Passat TDI SE - 7k Bro's Diesel
2006 E320 CDI - 128k Pop's Benz

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$2.46 in Central Missouri yesterday. Did fill up 15 gallons in cans for future use.

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2010 Honda Odyssey - The BrideMobile - best 26.5
(2) 2005 Honday Accord- (1 -Corporate 1 - Personal) - 110,000 4-cyl 30mpg
2000 VW Golf GLS TDI, Upsolute Chip (sold to Brother, now 300+k on it) 48.5 mpg like clock work
1987 Honda CRX HF - Sold 87,000 always over 50 mpg Max 67 mpg

$2.89 at the cheap station
$2.99 (down from $3.05 this am) at Chevron.

--Matt

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Current Stable:
1987 300SDL
1980 450SEL

Out to Pasture:
1982 300D KIA (Rice Rocket vs. 123: He hit me at 80-100MPH I walked away he went to the hospital. Sounds fair to me!)
1985 300D EURO Scrapped (got more money from state than car was worth)
1979 & 1980 300SD Great Cars!

March 06

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05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Someone snoozed through Econ 101, eh? ...

Wait and see how stable it is when demand excedes supply ...

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2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Oil prices in future year? Anyones guess is possibly valid at this stage. One thing americans should realise is your base price on almost all consumption items has been on a faster accelerating curve that in canada for example. At one time it was a pleasure price wise as well to tour in usa as things were habitually much cheaper in comparison. Still applies on some items but the difference is narrowing faster all the time. You could pass us at some point. Really too bad. I remember five gallons of regular gas there for one dollar and probably cheaper in different locations. General inflation was not a factor to any extent then either. Perhaps that was the zenith of the american empire and now it is on the backslope. It causes some concern to see the largest american corporations getting into trouble as well as they are somewhat the bellweather of the future even in the relatively short term. If you do bad we will follow you to some extent of course. GM just announced the closure of their local regional parts supply warehouse for example this week. Probably opened in 1920-30. Since it employed only 14 men and was a support for all the maritime dealers it does start to give some indication of how bad things are really becoming in that sector. Back to topic. Your fuel prices will tend to continue rising as will ours till world average price is hit. There will be small corrections along the way but in hindsite it has been underway for some time already. But that is just my opinion.

Like the Dragon said to the Knight; "You slay me".