While one would have a tough argument trying to show that the economy is better than is was four years ago, it certainly is better after:

- the stock market internet bubble crashed
- the 9-11 attack

No reasonable person would argue that either of those events was influenced by the current administration.

Back on topic...

I paid $1.75 a week ago for diesel while gas is ~$1.90. Many other stations have diesel near, at, or higher than gas. Diesel would have to get quite a bit higher than gas for me to change, since I'd have to buy another vehicle.

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'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

Where in the heck did this come from? LOL.

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Ok I'll bite, you can blame who ever you want for the current fuel prices but, their is a larger globel demand for oil. Oil prices will continue to go up their is a greater demand in Asia for oil. China is buying the stuff like crazy, we are in a new world enjoy $2.00 a gallon while it lasts.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

It's everyone's fault who buys crap made in china. :p

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Have you guys seen this?? It is already here, the next step up for the SUV crowd.

http://www.internationaldelivers.com/site_layout/severe/cxt.asp

George
1982 240D

Now that has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Just what everybody needs. A pickup truck that can haul 6000 lbs. They need to put a cover over the bed and make it a *****box so they can sell a million of them.

OH cripes...................

Can see the damn soccer moms flocking to buy that damn monstrosity to drive down to the corner to buy a gallon of milk.

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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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"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

No worse than the Hummer, just bigger.

Beam me up Scotty when I see that rig on the road.

Cheers,

Bill

Oh that is a LOT worse than a Hummer, its at least twice the size of a Hummer

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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

Old 300d try going on a search for sites discussing biodiesel or WVO. Maybe it's time to try something thats working and being researched at Iowa State, OSU and other campuses. I'm not a pro at this biodiesel use but getting better at it as I make my own.

I think that's a prank. If you go to the same company's 'Severe Trucks' listing, the CXT isn't on the list, even though the CXT page claims it is a 'Severe Truck'. This, I suspect, is a webmaster's trick, augmented with photoshop.

And let's not blame it on the soccer moms -- the SUV craze started among manly men who wouldn't be caught dead in a minivan. You know who you are

Jesus... never mind, it is real...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=international+severe+service+truck+CXT&btnG=Google+Search

Anyone ever try to filter out the damnable red dye? Running it through a Buchner funnel full of activated charcoal works well but not for larger quantities. I'm wondering if a nice sintered bronze filter of about .5 to 2 microns would do it.

I know it's illegal to use red dye diesel on the road. I am not recommending that ANYONE break the law. Trouble is: I don't give a FRA.

To make matters worse. Some of us still add 6 grams per gallon of tetraethyl lead [ Pb (C2H5)4] to the cat pee they sell us disquised as gasoline.

Hey at least it's a diesel.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012