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getnpsi · 12-02-2008, 02:33 PM

No graph in front of me, but as a delivery driver and a pretty observant person out in the real world...when the gas prices were jumping higher 12 cents a week the diesel more or less held. When the gasoline drops as it has over the last month, the diesel still holds...What happened about 2 years ago was extra tax was imposed, so truckers know to fill up on the other side of the border. You cant convince an end user with wholesale averages trends. We know what we pay.

Today in my area gas is 1.79. Diesel is still higher than the price of premium gasoline, about 2.31. Last year gasoline was 3.09, premium 3.29, and can't find the diesel price of 2007. These 2008 nuimbes scream right past any 5 10 or 15 percent. I wanna say 20 percent in 2008. 5 percent ha.

Im still not convinced to buy a new diesel powered car. If one is given to me more than happy to use it near exclusively. I would however step up to diesel for a truck to pull toys and for work. Since I do not have toys, no truck is needed at all.

12-02-2008, 02:33 PM	#52 (permalink)
getnpsi EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 167 Red Egg - '95 Ford Aspire 90 day: 38.51 mpg (US) Dodge SRT-4 - '04 Dodge Neon SRT-4 2.4L Turbo 90 day: 26.24 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No graph in front of me, but as a delivery driver and a pretty observant person out in the real world...when the gas prices were jumping higher 12 cents a week the diesel more or less held. When the gasoline drops as it has over the last month, the diesel still holds...What happened about 2 years ago was extra tax was imposed, so truckers know to fill up on the other side of the border. You cant convince an end user with wholesale averages trends. We know what we pay. Today in my area gas is 1.79. Diesel is still higher than the price of premium gasoline, about 2.31. Last year gasoline was 3.09, premium 3.29, and can't find the diesel price of 2007. These 2008 nuimbes scream right past any 5 10 or 15 percent. I wanna say 20 percent in 2008. 5 percent ha. Im still not convinced to buy a new diesel powered car. If one is given to me more than happy to use it near exclusively. I would however step up to diesel for a truck to pull toys and for work. Since I do not have toys, no truck is needed at all. __________________ Last edited by getnpsi; 12-02-2008 at 02:48 PM..