Is diesel fuel generaly cheeper then gasoline in the United States?
I'm planing a road trip from Vancouver Canada to Mountain View Missouri.And i wanted to have an average cost per gallon .
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Rarely. Right now it's cheaper than gasoline but it's been a very long time since this has happened. Until the last week or so, it's been more expensive than premium gasoline for about the last year.

Roger that. Filled up yesterday, Exxon 45 cetane ULSD, east coast, mid-Atlantic.

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Diesel has recently dropped below the price of RUG by about $0.25 here in West Virginia.....I suspect that this will continue until early next winter when the demand for Home Heating Fuel Oil increases.....

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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG

Must depend on the part of the country you are in.
Here in Wisconsin/Minnesota diesel has always been less. At least where I fill up. not by much, few cents at best. Last few weeks gas has gone up and diesel has gone down some. 2.48 for diesel- 3.19 for gas
Hope you enjoy your trip

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77 300D
75 300D (rusty parts car)
73 220D (Dad's)
98 Jeep Grand Cherokee
82 Kawasaki M1

In my area, (NY) diesel hasn't increased in price like RUG. Now RUG is about 10 to 20 cents more than diesel.

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'83 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO
Some former WVO vehicles since ~1980:
'83 Mercedes 240D
'80 Audi 4000D
'83 ISUZU Pup
'70 SAAB 99 with Kubota diesel
'76 Honda Civic with Kubota diesel
'86 Golf
Several diesel generators
All with 2 tank WVO conversion
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As someone alluded to, Diesel is seasonally priced. Home heating fuel demand drives Diesel pricing in the October through April months in the North. It is not unheard of to see RUG, and even the mid-octane products fall below Diesel then. In Connecticut this year Diesel topped premium gasoline for a while. Jim

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1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

Thank you all for your answers.
Best regards to all.
Dan
Vancouver Canada

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Well we made it back from our road trip to Missouri.Heck what a ride,from Vancouver BC to Mountain View MO,driving through 6 states and visiting everything in between,from Mount Rushmore to Jefferson City it was a great trip.Average fuel consumption 27 mg.I even had my air conditioning changed from R12 to R134 and all well worth it.Average price of fuel all around was between 2.89$ and 3.00$ a gallon.Thanks again for all the great input fellows.
Best Regards
Dan
Vancouver BC

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Good to hear you enjoyed your trip.

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