Where do you get that info? I haven't seen any news on this but it would be welcome.
My friend owns a gas station and says diesel may be headed higher, unless Calif is different that the East coast or something.

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

we need to invade Alaska to get some cheap oil.

oops.. i forgot we already own Alaska.. sorry.

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP

Roflol

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

Modesto, CA

Reg unleaded $ 3.39

Diesel $ 2.89 truckstop

used veg $ 0.00

What are you guys talking about? The first several posts were talking about diesel fuel in W. Michigan and California at like, $1.12 for diesel fuel. In
W. VA, it was $3.29 last week. In GA, it's $2.73/gallon. How are you coming up with these low prices?

jeff

Just go back in time 5 years; this thread started on 3-15-2002 I remember thinking back in '02 that premium gas that was over $1.399 a gallon was outrageously too expensive.

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

Ah yes, the good old days! But back to post-Katrina reality -

So yesterday, I was driving up Route 1 in a friends car, and spotted a price of $2.80 at a Hess station, while RUG is now around $3.10 in my immediate neighborhood and the diesel stations are asking $3.00. Wasn't sure if that $2.80 was for diesel or cigarettes.
So today, while out doing several errands in 'Miss Diesel' my '82 240D (I HAVE been attempting to conserve by trying to plan/consolidate my driving)
the Hess happened to be on my route and their diesel was indeed $2.80. So I guess 'Miss Diesel' will be getting a workout until the diesel price pendulum swings the other way, or summer gets too oppressive to drive without AC, whichever comes first!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

Hess stations around here are considerably cheaper than other brands. Makes me wonder why. I had some problems with my TE after using Hess premium (fuel distributor).... Now with the Hess ULSD I noticed a drop in mileage after a couple of fillups (20.5 mpg down to 18.7).

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

You guys have it so good in the US when it comes to fuel/diesel prices.

Diesel: I just filled up here in Sydney this morning at $5.70US gallon ($1.51per litre x 3.78=$5.70)

Petrol: mixed with 10% ethenol is $5.48 and premium 98 octane $6.00per gallon

Stuck in 1 hour traffic each way to get into the city for work - it adds up.

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1995 E300 Diesel

Paid that this morning. I'm listening to a book as I drive to work everyday.
It is an interesting read. Petrol based products may take a dip or two in price, but will never again go and stay under 3.50 again.

See what you guys think of this book:$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better by Christopher Steiner, Grand Central Publishing (2009).

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85 300TD FED-Daily
84 300SD-Wife's
86 XJS-Sunday
66 GMC-Work- Given to my stepson
83 BMW Airhead- Given to my stepson

I'm visiting Grand Rapids, MI, and saw a Speedway with $3.98 RUG vs. $3.96 D2. First time in a looong time I've seen D2 cheaper than RUG. I wonder if that relative difference in cost will continue as home heating oil demand drops in the coming weeks. Probably not.

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-1985 300TD - 324k mi on chassis. MB "Tauschaggregat" 617 motor + 4-speed conversion
Alaska Roadtrip 2009
-2002 E320 Wagon - 197k mi
-1998 E320 Wagon - 310k mi - retired

In Utah, RUG is $3.69 and diesel is $4.15. Sigh....

Diesel is about $1.30 a gallon, with unleaded 87 around $1.15, premium is about $1.34. Diesel in this area of eastern PA has typically been somewhere between unleaded plus and premium gas. Only once, for a couple weeks maybe two years ago, was diesel cheaper than regular unleaded.

Fuel of the Gods: $1.179

Putrid MBTA-laden Petrol: $1209



Ken300D

03-16-2002, 12:19 AM
remember the good old days ken??

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