Re: [MBZ] fuel prices?

2006-05-10 Thread Christopher McCann
97 Can cents = 88 US cents x 3.786l/gal = US$3.33/gal Chris andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How much is that for a US gallon, Randy? On 5/10/06, R A Bennell wrote: I'm in Winnipeg. Gasoline prices are going down slightly but diesel is going up. $1.07.4 on the pump

Re: [MBZ] fuel prices?

2006-05-10 Thread John M McIntosh
Mmm, here on vancouver island over in sooke a friend paid 1.24.9 cdn a liter for his Smart, in town it was $1.06.9 cdn, up 7 cents from a week back. Gas is a good 10 cents higher. On 10-May-06, at 1:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: How much is that for a US gallon, Randy? On 5/10/06, R A

Re: [MBZ] fuel prices?

2006-05-10 Thread Jeff Zedic
Here in midtown Toronto I just filled up at 102.9 for Sunoco Gold diesel. Their regular diesel, which is still decent fuel...MUCH better than Petro Canada or Esso's crap, is 99.8 which is up a couple of cents from a couple of weeks ago. Hey, it's the cost of doing business so I don't complain

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread John W. Reames III
I'd buy BioD exclusively, even at a higher cost, if I didn't have to drive 20-25 miles off of my commute (97mi each way) to get the stuff, especially when there's a diesel pump ~50 feet off of my commute... (I'd put up with 2-3 miles out of the way, but I pass at least 3 fuel stations with

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
? Brian 83 240D From: Anthony Galioto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Fuel Prices Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:58:40 -0500 The attached web site will give the lowest fuel (gas diesel) prices

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
There is a bid difference between record profits and profit MARGINS. The profits can be record but the margins stay the same. Luther Gulseth wrote: More BioD or Ethanol production will not lower prices. The powers that be know that the market can handle the price it's currently at, they're

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Bob Rentfro
I believe the screwing will continue Bob Rentfro '77 300D 149K Litchfield Park, AZ - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices We are getting

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
BT, WRONG Curt Raymond wrote: Short term answer to a long term problem. If you want to see a long term solution tell your elected officials to impose a $1 across the board fuel tax. That'll get people interested in improving fleet economy NOW. It'll also create renewed interest in mass

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Mitch Haley
Levi Smith wrote: Anyone have any idea why HHO is getting to be more expensive than diesel? (since as far as I'm aware, HHO is either the same, or LESS refined than diesel...) Delivery has something to do with it. I can recall about 20 years ago when we were doing good to get Farm Bureau to

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: If you want lower fuel prices and are a resident of the US, write or call your senators and representatives and demand relaxation of regulations against drilling and refining. In particular, ask them to grow a spine and allow drilling in the arctic tundra. Hmm. Would

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Jim Cathey
(Westminster, MD) but the place only likes to sell minimum 40 gallons... which would take a bit of work to fit in one of our vehicles :) Not my latest 240D acquisition! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
Dumb Question of the Day (week?): Can diesel fuel be cut (substituted for) with ethanol and if so, to what degree? On 3/2/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Westminster, MD) but the place only likes to sell minimum 40 gallons... which would take a bit of work to fit in one of our

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Curt Raymond
Yeah whatever... Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:10:43 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed BT, WRONG Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread John Berryman
On Mar 3, 2006, at 8:57 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Dumb Question of the Day (week?): Can diesel fuel be cut (substituted for) with ethanol and if so, to what degree? No. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Jim Cathey
Dumb Question of the Day (week?): Can diesel fuel be cut (substituted for) with ethanol and if so, to what degree? Yes, and I don't know. MB did make these indirect injection engines so that they could happily eat rather poor third-world fuel, but I don't know how far one could take it nor

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Brian Chase
Thanks. If PA taxes higher than some, I wonder what MD taxes. When I lived in Northern MD (about 1 mile from the PA border) we noticed a marked difference in the quality of the roads once we would cross over into PA (the roads were in worse condition in PA). I was told that this was because

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Brian Chase
Yes, to me, that is the most basic concept at work here. I was saying that the other day. Why on earth would they lower the prices once it has been well-established that we will continue to buy just as much at the higher prices? I liken it to cigarettes. It's hard to believe what they're

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Marshall Booth
Brian Chase wrote: Thanks. If PA taxes higher than some, I wonder what MD taxes. When I lived in Northern MD (about 1 mile from the PA border) we noticed a marked difference in the quality of the roads once we would cross over into PA (the roads were in worse condition in PA). I was told

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread Marshall Booth
andrew strasfogel wrote: Dumb Question of the Day (week?): Can diesel fuel be cut (substituted for) with ethanol and if so, to what degree? Alcohol and diesel is NOT usually a good combination when the concentration gets above about 0.5-1% (as is sometimes done to sequester water). Veggie

[MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Anthony Galioto
The attached web site will give the lowest fuel (gas diesel) prices by zip code. It may be helpful to you. -- http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=src=Netx Anthony

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Brian Chase
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Fuel Prices Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:58:40 -0500 The attached web site will give the lowest fuel (gas diesel) prices by zip code. It may be helpful to you. -- http

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread R A Bennell
02, 2006 1:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices I'm sure this has been covered before, so bear with me, but does anyone think that diesel will go back to being cheaper than gas? Or are we doomed to pay more from now on? Has there been some special tax applied to diesel? Why

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Brian Chase
That's maybe encouraging. Wonder if the US follows Canada's trends? Brian From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:43:01 -0600 Don't know

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Loren Faeth
. Wonder if the US follows Canada's trends? Brian From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:43:01 -0600 Don't know whats happening in the USA

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Luther Gulseth
More BioD or Ethanol production will not lower prices. The powers that be know that the market can handle the price it's currently at, they're money hungry, and won't let the price drop much (record profits from Exon/Mobil last 4th quarter???). BioD production can cost less than diesel per

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Curt Raymond
or two ago At any rate I wouldn't hold my breath for a big decline if fuel prices... -Curt Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:38:49 -0700 From: Brian Chase [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Curt Raymond
a finite amount of the stuff and once its gone its gone. -Curt Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:27:43 -0600 From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread John Berryman
On Mar 2, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Levi Smith wrote: Anyone have any idea why HHO is getting to be more expensive than diesel? (since as far as I'm aware, HHO is either the same, or LESS refined than diesel...) Levi Its the same product heating oil is now dyed. Diesel fuel used to dyed.

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-02 Thread Marshall Booth
Brian Chase wrote: I'm sure this has been covered before, so bear with me, but does anyone think that diesel will go back to being cheaper than gas? Or are we doomed to pay more from now on? Has there been some special tax applied to diesel? Why is it so much more now? Fed tax on gasoline

Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices check site, quick and easy

2005-10-15 Thread OK Don
At the bottom are the lowest, average, and highest prices in the nation - low $1.94, aver. $2.82, high $4.13. Does anyone else see somting wrong with that price spread? On 10/14/05, Harry Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try this site. It worked for me today and was correct. It only missed

Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices check site, quick and easy

2005-10-15 Thread Luther Gulseth
supply and demand? nah, just price gouging! On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:43:45 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At the bottom are the lowest, average, and highest prices in the nation - low $1.94, aver. $2.82, high $4.13. Does anyone else see somting wrong with that price spread? --

Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices check site, quick and easy

2005-10-15 Thread Stuart Saxonberg
nominally regular unleaded gasoline!). Stuart S. 1976 300D w115 Message: 1 Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:11:53 -0500 From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices check site, quick and easy To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID

[MBZ] Fuel prices check site, quick and easy

2005-10-14 Thread Harry Watkins
Try this site. It worked for me today and was correct. It only missed one station in my zip code that sells diesel. http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=src=Netx Harry Watkins Newton, MS 86 SDL Silver 85 300D Euro 86 SDL Gold 81 240D manual trans

Re: [MBZ] fuel prices jacked

2005-09-30 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Its gone up here as well since yesterday, its 2.79 for gas and 2.75 for diesel. Ron Dwelle wrote: Here in Grand Rapids, diesel fuel went up $0.35/gallon in one day. Prices at all stations is $3.19/gallon, except the nearby Amoco. They're usually $0.10 to $0.20/gallon higher, but they haven't

Re: [MBZ] fuel prices jacked

2005-09-30 Thread David Brodbeck
Ron Dwelle wrote: Here in Grand Rapids, diesel fuel went up $0.35/gallon in one day. Delayed effect from Rita? Word came in today that a lot of drilling rigs in the Gulf are damaged or missing entirely. I imagine the news was quickly followed by a rise in the price of oil.

Re: [MBZ] fuel prices jacked

2005-09-30 Thread Don Teresa Merriman
Here in Mexico we are paying $2.27 US$ per US gallon for 87 octane. On 9/29/05, Ron Dwelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here in Grand Rapids, diesel fuel went up $0.35/gallon in one day. Prices at all stations is $3.19/gallon, except the nearby Amoco. They're usually $0.10 to $0.20/gallon higher,

Re: [MBZ] fuel prices jacked

2005-09-30 Thread Dave Wakin
Here in Upstate NY (Delhi), gas has finally come down to $3.15/gallon from a high of around $3.40. The next town over is down to about $2.87, and that is where we try to buy it. Amazing how 20 miles of distance between the same company's gas stations can amount to a difference of almost $.30.

[MBZ] fuel prices jacked

2005-09-29 Thread Ron Dwelle
Here in Grand Rapids, diesel fuel went up $0.35/gallon in one day. Prices at all stations is $3.19/gallon, except the nearby Amoco. They're usually $0.10 to $0.20/gallon higher, but they haven't yet changed their price from $2.99/gallon. This is the first time I've seen such a huge jump in

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