Oil at $100 might be a tad too high to be maintained over the long term, $90 might be more reasonable. I wouldn't be surprised to see gas/diesel settle in at about $4-5/gallon for a while.

Oh well, we are just closing in on the pricing the rest of the world pays.

Need to do some calculations, but I may end up parking my Diesel powered vehicles here.

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'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]

3.499 today... filled up the TD... when speculation was high and it jumped from 2.99 to 3.14, I filled up a 30 gallon barrel... we'll see how long before I have to dip into it... I figure at 4.50/gallon, I'll conserve my driving habits, and start dipping into the stored fuel I've got... possibly investigate bio production...

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

If you have a good oil supply John. Its worth a try !!

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

bus? walk?

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Scott McPhee

1987 300D

$3.99 just a few hours ago at fill up (16 gallons exactly)

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Lets see....a $1 increase per gallon in fuel price would cost me about $23 more a month based on what I drive. (Barely 115 miles a week) I'm not too worried. I will however, enjoy laughing at 12MPG SUV and pickup drivers feeding their 25+ gallon tanks every week. I work with people who drive between 100 and 130 miles per day to get to/from work. They are crazy.

Currently around here I've seen diesel between $3.47 and 3.65. RUG is around $3.39 most places. So diesel is still cheaper than the fancy fuel the 300E likes to slurp......though once again, my wife drives about 15 miles per day currently.....come fall, it will be 3 miles as she won't have to travel to a second location for her job anymore during the day.

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'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 was stated today on CNN that Reg Gas is expected to hit $5 BEFORE Memorial Day. Means Diesel will be $5.35+. Time to go back to WVO.

Cutting with at least 50% wvo is how I weather high diesel prices.

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Here in Holland

Diesel is now 1.38 euros...











...a litre - so that's 5.23 euros for one US gallon.

At today's exchange rate that is $7.20

@ Craig - Nobody here has stopped using their car yet.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Just hit $A 1.40 / ltr here. I think thats about $5.30/gal.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Right I'm definitely moving.

I've had it here with the crappy weather and expensive fuel.

Down south you've got snake oil, cheap 4X4s, cheap fuel, surf, sand, sea, BBQs, and proper engineering jobs...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

$4.29 gal in Carmel, California last nite on my way home. It will probably be more on my way home tonite.

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1984 300TD 1981 240D

$3.60 in my neck of the woods. I use about 45 gallons a month going to and from work. About a 72 mile round trip.

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1993 W124 300D 2.5L Turbo, OM602.962
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2.4L DOHC
2002 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC
2005 Toyota Prius, 1.5L

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I have been paying $26.00 a day for home heating in lower Westchester,NY which is about $3.60 per gal. I also use fuel for my 85 300D, and it is only about a dime higher. Doesn't seem just right.