Money burning out of one's pocket will aways be a sore point to some.

I do think we should have a Sticky on Diesel Prices in one's area to prevent all these different diesel price threads.

BTW - prices here have been between $3.55 and $3.79. I hate to say this but FI's $3.27 would be considered cheap in these parts.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

What everyone had better hope is that the Oil exporters don't switch to the Euro as the oil trading currency. Then we're all in trouble. Can you say....$6+ a gallon? Currently $1.44US to the €...not good.

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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)

I agree, the weak dollar is a much bigger long term problem than fuel prices.

$3.79...

Heading to COSTCO soon to see what soy oil is costing.

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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O"
1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle"
1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow
1994 BMW 530it

It has gone up even more than diesel, most people are seeing around $4 a gallon when you calculate the cost of it. Not to mention it will hurt your engine, and when running it you'll get 4 less mpg.

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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)

Saturday I fueled at Flying J in Lodi, Ca, $3.56 and $3.61 with plastic.
In Sacramento I 5 and Richards blvd Chevron $3.39
In Milpitas Valero $3.89

We just got to run faster on the tred mill to keep up with the increases.

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

As well as hurting the roads and law abiding taxpayers.

If the veggie price is up there.. little I can do about it...might switch to it anyway, however, when Dr. Rudolph Diesel first invented the diesel engine in the 1890's, diesel fuel, as we know it today, did not yet exist. Dr. Diesel fueled his early prototype engines with peanut oil.

I'll follow in the footsteps one of the first Diesel people.

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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O"
1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle"
1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow
1994 BMW 530it

Unfortunately the Diesel engine as you describe it no longer exists. ALL modern (1960+) diesel engines were made to run on petroleum Diesel.

OK MR attitude. Good grief.

It is painfully obvious you are not familiar with how the prices are set and what is driving the price.

Perhaps a little Econ 101 would be due.

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Fuquay-Varina, NC
1979 300D
1983 300D Turbo 260,000 Miles
1984 300D Turbo 345,000 Miles (sons car)
OBK #31
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4l (fer Haulin'!) 145,000
1973 19' SeaRay with 115 Mercury TOWER OF POWER!
Club Car Golf Cart 36V
Ex toys:
1967 Mustang 289 (First Car)
Fiat 124TC
1975 Honda CVCC
1980 Audi 5000 Turbo

Makes me appreciate my $0.70 / gal bio fuel that I make. Though I hear the price of methanol is going to rise soon.

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bio burnin' 83 300D, '83 300 SD, '79 240D
"I've never met a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else" Ben Franklin
"You cannot permanently help a man by doing for him what he could and should do for himself" Abraham Lincoln

I noticed diesel near my house in N. VA this morning was up to $3.50 a gallon. Holy moly!

This led me to ask the question of whether their are different grades of diesel fuel that can be burned in a 24 year old MB? I'm new to diesel cars, so I have not got any experience with this yet. I'm still on my first tankful.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles