Perhaps it has something to do with the cost of creating the new ultralow sulfur diesel fuel?
On 1/4/07, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There's another good question.......Non taxable Kerosene is the same price as taxable diesel fuel around here......... I may be a bit slow at times but that seems like gouging to me. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas vs. diesel prices? > At one time, the mount of gas, diesel, etc extracted from a barrel of oil > depended on the oil. At that time, diesel as almost a waste product. But > through modern cracking & reformulation processes, the refineries can > choose > what they get out of a barrel & you can get more gas per gallon of crude > oil > than diesel. It also doesn't help that diesel is taxed more per gallon > than > gas. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Mike Canfield > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:19 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas vs. diesel prices? > > Hi Levi......Happy New Year! > > Diesel is ridiculous around here and I have wondered why > myself..........It's $2.799 at the place up the road and RUG is $2.40 to > $2.42 depending on the mood of the manager I think....:>) > I hate it.......I am going to have to leave my diesel van at home and use > my Cherokee to pull the trialer to NC this weekend, not because the > mileage > is better(they both get 13 pulling the trailer) but because of the huge > difference in price of the diesel over gas. > Seems the price just never went back down like gas did a while > back........Baffles me. > > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:18 AM > Subject: [MBZ] Gas vs. diesel prices? > > >> Anyone heard or care to make any guesses on the price difference between >> gas >> and diesel? Am I ever going to see Diesel cheaper than gas again? Or is >> diesel simply going to keep it's 30-80 cent increase in price over gas? >> Is >> it because of ulsd? >> >> Levi >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
