Here on the surface of the sun, we just went blasting through the $2.50 mark (here on the west side, you Phoenixites) for diesel, and the schmuck that has the lone bio pump in town has reportedly raised his price to $2.80. My wallet weepeth.
AZ Bob On 7/7/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its insane diesel just jumped up to 2.25 overnight and 2.15 for gas from > 2.18 for diesel and 2.03 for gas. WTF??? > > Christopher McCann wrote: > > > I know these threads get tiring, but I am still in my > > first year of "dieseling" and I recall from this past > > winter the mantra "Diesel is always higher in the > > winter because of demand for heating oil. Gas is > > higher in the summer becuase of the travel season" > > Fall agricultural use also uses alot of diesel it was > > said...can't see, personally, how it's more than > > planting in winter - it should be less. Plow, till, > > rotovate, plant, cultivate, etc...harvest is nothing > > in comparison. > > > > ANYWAY, What the hell is the story now? > > > >>From what I know, there are no "diesel refineries", > > there are oil refineries and all sorts of stuff gets > > separated out. It can only be two things, it seems: > > 1. Higher demand. Well, I doubt that as train shipping > > has jumped substantially (this happens in uncertain > > economic times and confirmed by my friend who works > > for one of the big rail freight lines) and trains use > > ALOT less diesel to move the same freight as trucks > > would. Is trucking up so much to offset this and > > create higher demand? > > 2. Conspiracy (unproveable speculation here). The oil > > companies remember that the '70's oil crisis caused a > > jump in the sale of diesel vehicles. It's happening > > again. Many new diesel models introduced. Front cover > > of local car mag advertized the diesel Passat Wagon at > > 30-whatever mpg, etc. Fed gov just passed a $4,000 (!) > > tax credit for the purchase of a new diesel vehicle. > > > > The oil co's didn't care in the 70's/80's as they sold > > gas and diesel. WHAT IS DIFFERENT NOW is that BioD is > > becoming increasingly popular (log way to go, but no > > doubt it is happening). I am wondering if they are not > > keeping the cost high to DISSUADE the purchase of > > diesel vehicles which in a few years might be able to > > fill up on BioD for less than dinoD, which will mean > > $0 from THAT customer to big oil (unless they are in > > the BioD game too (I would be if I were them)). > > > > In Germany BioD is the CHEAPEST fuel available...so > > with economy of scale, price will come way down. (Euro > > fuels are so high becuase they are about 70% tax). > > > > Thoughts on the conspiracy theory? > > > > P.S. THe old 240D (new to me) is working great. > > Fun...going from the SD to it is like driving a > > Mercedes go-cart...peppier than I thought (W115 might > > be the reason). > > > > Thanks. > > > > Christopher McCann, Raytown, Missouri > > -1985 300SD, 207K miles, "Wulf" http://don.homelinux.net/mbz/Chris > > -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs > Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) > > -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 81 300TD, > 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
