Personally I would gladly add another 50 cents a gallon to fuel costs if it meant our roads would be nice and smooth. They are getting so bad that its practically a death sentence to your car to go out driving! I have seen numerous holes/craters in the roads around here that are over 1 FOOT deep. The whole time you're driving you're swerving to avoid the enormous holes in the road. Its ridiculous.

Europe may charge a lot of tax on their fuel, but their roads are smooooooth and beautiful and they build them with better materials so they last a lot longer.

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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)

Paying more in taxes does not mean better roads. It just means the Government/politicians just have more money to waste. take the waste out of Government, and there is more than enough money to run this country.
Calif. use to have the California Highway Trust fund. then the Politicians finally got their hands on it, and now it goes into the general fund. Caltrans has to cokme to the table to get their yearly share. when we had the Division of Highways before Caltrans we had good roads.

Diesel at the corner Talaban station is $3.89. took a 20 cent hike. I felton its $3.52. I`ll see what it is today.
Bio Dieselis $3.49, but is only B5, down from B99 they use to sell. B5 that ought to get us off foreign oil really quick.

Diesel well be well into $4.00 this summer, can`t wait for next summer when it hits 5.00 .

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I filled up Sunday at $3.43 at the 7/11 up here on Eagle Mountain Lake (way NW Fort Worth). I saw it all the way up to $3.57 in other stations.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27

My best friend is a Civil Engineer.
She says that roads that last for 50 years can be done but people just don't want to pay for it. It's really expensive and harder to get through if there needs to be some repairs done on lines under the road.

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

Paying $3.80 a gallon for Biodiesel (B20) in Arlington, VA. Trying to make a difference (and a statement) is expensive, but... it's worth it.

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1984 300TD Wagon

Here in my area (Chapel Hill, N.C.) regular diesel is running $3.59 per gallon and B20 is at $3.55 per gallon. I am currently runnig B100 at $3.50.

Jim

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'81 240D 4-Speed 328K (Daily Driver)
'01 Cadillac SLS 135k (currently up for sale)

well today the wife and I did some running around and got a shock. We are 9/10th from $4.00. this morning the Talaban guy was $3.89. coming home this afternoon it is now $3.99.9. this is the highest I have seen it here in the Santa Cruz area.
The B5 station is now $3.59 and the station in Felton is $3.69. Just dropped $50.00 in the tank for 13.7 gallons.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Just today, driving to work.. diesel 3.79... the world is going to end..

Gasoline across the street.. 3.34... Gas is lookin REALLL good right now

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

If you do a 50-50 mix with waste oil and dino diesel, the cost drops and you'll be a happy camper.

$3.89 for Diesel here.

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'83 300D Turrrbo 295K miles

$3.25 right around the corner from here.

Diesel is about $3.65-3.75 around here....$3.55 at the truck stops further away

They say gas will be around $3.50+ in a few weeks, and could surpass $4 by spring. Just imagine what that means for diesel!


Also, I happened to pass by one of the two stations in this entire area that carry biodiesel yesterday and checked the prices. Regular diesel at that station was $3.69, B2 was $3.72, B5 was $3.75 and B20 was $3.79

Why charge more for biodiesel....its stupid....just reduces the people using it.

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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)

$3.90 today.

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Rick & Michele in California
1985 300SD Turbo Deisel
300,000+ miles

1963 Mercury Meteor Stationwagon
1959 Montgomery Ward Silver Pigeon Scooter & matching bicycle
1974 IH Scout 4x4

$3.79 for #2 Diesel at Chevron in Grass Valley, California today.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Hatteras Island is like $3.89/gal. I fuel up before in Nags Head for like $3.49.

They say there's a $0.20 extra charge to bring it across the Oregon Inlet bridge, but I say it's BS. Most sellers out here try to make at least $0.30/gas profit.