First time I've seen it: Diesel over $4 - a lot over!!! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Hatterasguy · #1 03-09-2008, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

I can't imagine what's left to burn. Then we will have more "I have a french fry stuck in my fuel injector" posts.

This will be one giant whine-o-thon, at least until the price of gasoline catches up with diesel.

On the plus side, if this lasts you may actualy be able to buy a MB diesel at market value! So it could be good! I'd love to see 2005 CDI's go for low 20's like the rest of them! I'd buy one and be happy as a pig in mud.

compress ignite · #2 03-10-2008, 12:30 AM

It is a simple mechanical solution.

Your high fuel prices are protected by the oil company lobbyists wrapped
around your congresspersons kneecaps.
Remove the lobbyists.(And strangle,Slowly)
Allow your congresspersons to internalize your pain through their kneecaps.

Diesel prices realign to fit costs of "Cat Cracking" in real world refining.

Oil Companies and their stockholders experience "Negative Wind" Monetarily.

BWTFC (But Who The F*** Cares) [About the stockholders or O.C.]

Skid Row Joe · #3 03-10-2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

On the plus side, if this lasts you may actualy be able to buy a MB diesel at market value! So it could be good! I'd love to see 2005 CDI's go for low 20's like the rest of them!

Make it the high-teens, and I'll buy two or three as gifts to relatives. he he

yellowbenz · #4 03-10-2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

On the plus side, if this lasts you may actualy be able to buy a MB diesel at market value! So it could be good! I'd love to see 2005 CDI's go for low 20's like the rest of them! I'd buy one and be happy as a pig in mud.

It think the opposite is likely to occur. More interest in 'alternative fuel' and the price entry point for a used mercedes versus a newish MB, VW or big three diesel pickup means that there will be more speculation in 'vintage' diesel mercedes IMHO.

turbodeezl · #5 03-10-2008, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowbenz

It think the opposite is likely to occur. More interest in 'alternative fuel' and the price entry point for a used mercedes versus a newish MB, VW or big three diesel pickup means that there will be more speculation in 'vintage' diesel mercedes IMHO.

This is true. No way in hell you can run veggie in the new diesels. Hopefully unleaded will follow. What will the market be for veggie burning models then?

#6 03-10-2008, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

On the plus side, if this lasts you may actualy be able to buy a MB diesel at market value! So it could be good! I'd love to see 2005 CDI's go for low 20's like the rest of them! I'd buy one and be happy as a pig in mud.

I think the same will be true for all kinds of interesting gassers that get crappy fuel mileage (as the price of gas catches up with diesel). If you don't care about fuel prices, there may be plenty of good deals out there.

pawoSD · #7 03-10-2008, 02:01 AM

Yep, a lot of W126 gassers will be selling for low low low prices. Great way to pick up a powerful nice Sunday driver for cheap.

Knightrider966 · #8 03-10-2008, 02:15 AM

or you could go with Biodiesel now and get it for about $3.23 a gallon at your local BQ9000 retailer and tell dino diesel to shove where the sun don't shine! Or maybe just make a deal with Dunkin Doughnuts for their WVO!

BoomInTheTrunk · #9 03-10-2008, 03:22 AM

I wish we had biodiesel out here, there is some more toward LA but thats to far to drive. i have come to realize driving a diesel is getting really expensive. i think that i have decided to go go a motorcycle. my plan is to keep the benz for when it rains but drive the bike during the good weather.

Lycoming-8 · #10 03-10-2008, 03:58 AM

Not aware of BD available in any concentration around here, but if it sold for $3.23 it might not sell very well. Dino is only $3.26 at Wally right now, so have not had much incentive to really look too hard for the BD.

By the way, for those so incensed about the oil Co's, why not just buy stock in several of them and take part in all of the "amazing profits"? Truth of the matter is that the speculators, along with very much increased demand in China and India have way more to do with the price of OIL and therefore gasoline and Diesel than the "big oil Co's".

ImBroke · #11 03-10-2008, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Knightrider966

Or maybe just make a deal with Dunkin Doughnuts for their WVO!

Does that come with sprinkles?

LUVMBDiesels · #12 03-10-2008, 09:01 AM

I drove I-84 from the Newburgh, NY area to 81 and down 81from Scranton, Pa to Martinsburg,WV

here are the prices as I remember them...

In Newburgh diesel was 4.39 a gallon! RUG was around 3.35 so we had a dollar difference there.

In Eastern PA RUG was around 3.25 and diesel was 4.09~4.15 This was on I-84 near the NY border

In Wilkes-Barre RUG was 3.25 and diesel was $4.19

The prices stayed about the same all through Pa.

Down in Md I did not check during the tenmiles 81 runs through there.

In Martinsburg by Exit 12 diesel was $3.89!!!! withother stations running at 3.99 a gallon RUG is 3.25 everywhere.

Towards Charles Town on US 340 diesel went to 4.09 with RUG still at 3.25

I wonder how our trucking industry can survuve with prices going up this fast and this much. In France they would be rioting by now. Maybe the teamsters should start some *****

This is making me really think about building an appleseed processor...