David Brodbeck wrote:
Anyone have any thoughts on what caused the big run up in diesel prices
lately? I know that the price of oil has gone up, but it doesn't seem
to be affecting the gasoline price as much, at least not here in
Auburn. Diesel now costs around $0.30/gallon more than premium
unleaded, which is quite ridiculous.
Where I live, (Pennsylvania) I pay a 13 cent premium tax (over gasoline)
to buy diesel. About half of that premium goes to the Feds and half to
PA. Diesel contains MORE energy than gasoline and with refining costs
now representing a much smaller percentage of the total cost of fuel
today (with oil at $60/barrel vs when oil was less than $20/barrel) the
value of a gallon of diesel is worth MORE than a gallon of gasoline and
the price reflects it.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
turbo 237kmi
