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Detroit, 4:06 AM
Wed Nov 25
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05/27/09
And what the Bobby going to do with all this new found speed, he doesn't have a gun to shoot the criminal with when he catches him.
Where's the Bobbies funny hat.
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I hate teases.
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Just gassed up here in metro ATL. 87 octane was $2.23 at Murphy (Walmart). Diesel was $2.03. 'Round these parts that spread is common.
05/27/09
Me, neither. Dammit.
05/27/09
The Hess station down the stree from me has diesel at 3 cents a gallon cheaper than 87 octane. And the Mercedes E320 Bluetec has an MSRP of $1,000 more than the E350, before the tax credit for the diesel.
But then again, Ash78, I live in America.
05/27/09
(note I said "versions of most cars"--obviously the two diesel cars we have are nice, but not exactly widespread. The E320's premium is definitely low, but it's almost apples and oranges to the fasters and still economical E350 gasser. Back when it was $1k above the E320 gasser, that was a downright steal!)
05/27/09
you see here in Canada, Diesel has been around 10 to 13 cents than regular gas. I also think that it usually costs a couple of grand to upgrade to the TDI Jetta.
sad part is that there are next to no diesels driving around because hardly anyone can afford them. (BMW 330d, Mer R class, Jetta,)
also the oil burner stigma still haunts the majority. i am wishing and hoping and waiting the launch of the VW GTD (Diesel version of the GTI)
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And yes, diesel has come down where I live as well. It is now a few cents cheaper than 87. 87 is at $2.55-$2.65 today.
05/27/09
I don't envy the logistics of the refiners. But it's not like they aren't compensated well!
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12/29/08
The bad sort of "shocked".
At least we're not the target audience.
12/29/08
The $80k price tag is also quite striking, however.
12/29/08
Not that this is bad--the front is very nice. I hope the center pieces on the left/right vents spring out like daggers--they kinda look like they might and that would be way cool.
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I had heard the 2005-06 heating oil shocks had a lot to do with it, but didn't realize the ULSD hardware had such large "sunk costs" in them.
You mention "superior product," but I read recently that even the revised ULSD in the US is a lower cetane than standard Euro pump diesel.
My biggest concern is that, right now, the % premium on diesel fuel is such that very few will be enticed to buy a diesel car. It's pretty crucial toward the technology's acceptance, as VW and BMW are both pushing their diesels pretty hard. When the economics don't work out, the average joe can't be bothered with it. When gas was $4 and diesel was $5, it was a little more understandable (not that I'm wishing for that again!)
12/29/08
It's called SoylentDiesel, goddammit; how are we ever supposed to get the name to catch on if even Jalops don't use it!