[MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
Coming home this evening, I noticed that regular gas jumped 4 cents from $3.059 to $3.099 and that diesel jumped 14 cents from $3.409 to $3.549. With that, I'd be better off driving a gas car that got better than 20 mpg than our diesel. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
on 11/22/07 12:44 AM, Craig McCluskey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Coming home this evening, I noticed that regular gas jumped 4 cents from > $3.059 to $3.099 and that diesel jumped 14 cents from $3.409 to $3.549. > > With that, I'd be better off driving a gas car that got better than 20 mpg > than our diesel. > > > Craig > *** I've been thinking the same. As the "Camry" gets 32+ and is well under mileage on lease which will soon be up, I'm thinking of taking the winter to have some cosmetic work done on my "daily" 123. At 322K it's due for a little pampering and TLC. I'm still debating to run one of the cars with a WVO conversion next summer. What'll probably happen is I sell the '84 to finance the work on the others. By the time spring returns and the lease is up on the Camry I hope to have all three '85s taking their turns. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
Wll say "Hi" next time! :) on 11/23/07 7:55 PM, Craig McCluskey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:57:55 -0500 Timothy Robinson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> For what it's worth, if anybody's close to or passing through Asheville, >> NC and wants/needs a couple of hundred gallons (more or less) I'm always >> happy to share (free). > > I passed through Asheville about a year-and-a-half ago, on the way to > Hendersonville to visit the breeder of our GSD. > > > Craig > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:57:55 -0500 Timothy Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For what it's worth, if anybody's close to or passing through Asheville, > NC and wants/needs a couple of hundred gallons (more or less) I'm always > happy to share (free). I passed through Asheville about a year-and-a-half ago, on the way to Hendersonville to visit the breeder of our GSD. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
Great minds think alike. I was about to say one needs to own some fast food outlets to provide an internal supply of the raw material. You are one step ahead of us. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Timothy Robinson Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 3:38 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos I agree. Either that or there'll be some type of bureaucratic regulation to screw it up! My situation is that I have "my own" supply of waste oil. With four food service outlets I hauled away eight 35# containers of oil every week. I've got about 600 gallons of filtered WVO (120+ containers) in the garage to decide what to do with. on 11/23/07 4:11 PM, Allan Streib at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Nov 22, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Timothy Robinson wrote: > >> I'm still debating to run one of the cars with a WVO conversion >> next summer. > > I think that running cars on free/cheap WVO may be a short-lived > phenomenon. With diesel prices what they are, the market for WVO to > make bio-diesel is surging. What restaurants used to pay to have > hauled away is now something they are becoming able to sell to the > highest bidder. > > Allan > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
I agree. Either that or there'll be some type of bureaucratic regulation to screw it up! My situation is that I have "my own" supply of waste oil. With four food service outlets I hauled away eight 35# containers of oil every week. I've got about 600 gallons of filtered WVO (120+ containers) in the garage to decide what to do with. on 11/23/07 4:11 PM, Allan Streib at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Nov 22, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Timothy Robinson wrote: > >> I'm still debating to run one of the cars with a WVO conversion >> next summer. > > I think that running cars on free/cheap WVO may be a short-lived > phenomenon. With diesel prices what they are, the market for WVO to > make bio-diesel is surging. What restaurants used to pay to have > hauled away is now something they are becoming able to sell to the > highest bidder. > > Allan > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
On Nov 22, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Timothy Robinson wrote: > I'm still debating to run one of the cars with a WVO conversion > next summer. I think that running cars on free/cheap WVO may be a short-lived phenomenon. With diesel prices what they are, the market for WVO to make bio-diesel is surging. What restaurants used to pay to have hauled away is now something they are becoming able to sell to the highest bidder. Allan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
For what it's worth, if anybody's close to or passing through Asheville, NC and wants/needs a couple of hundred gallons (more or less) I'm always happy to share (free). Tim on 11/23/07 5:14 PM, R A Bennell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Great minds think alike. I was about to say one needs to own some fast food > outlets to provide an internal supply > of the raw material. > > You are one step ahead of us. > > Randy > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Timothy Robinson > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 3:38 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos > > > I agree. Either that or there'll be some type of bureaucratic regulation to > screw it up! > > My situation is that I have "my own" supply of waste oil. With four food > service outlets I hauled away eight 35# containers of oil every week. I've > got about 600 gallons of filtered WVO (120+ containers) in the garage to > decide what to do with. > > > on 11/23/07 4:11 PM, Allan Streib at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> On Nov 22, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Timothy Robinson wrote: >> >>> I'm still debating to run one of the cars with a WVO conversion >>> next summer. >> >> I think that running cars on free/cheap WVO may be a short-lived >> phenomenon. With diesel prices what they are, the market for WVO to >> make bio-diesel is surging. What restaurants used to pay to have >> hauled away is now something they are becoming able to sell to the >> highest bidder. >> >> Allan >> >> >> >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
That's wher eI am, too. Retired the 23MPG 1983 300D in favor of the much nicer 23MPG E320 back when diesel got to be 15 cents per gallon MORE expensive than super unleaded here. Gary Thompson 1995 E320 On Nov 21, 2007 11:44 PM, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Coming home this evening, I noticed that regular gas jumped 4 cents from > $3.059 to $3.099 and that diesel jumped 14 cents from $3.409 to $3.549. > > With that, I'd be better off driving a gas car that got better than 20 mpg > than our diesel. > > > Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
Gary Thompson wrote: > > That's wher eI am, too. Retired the 23MPG 1983 300D in favor of the > much nicer 23MPG E320 back when diesel got to be 15 cents per gallon > MORE expensive than super unleaded here. Has anybody tried using midgrade? I don't believe my 2.3-16 has a knock sensor, but I don't notice any difference with 15 gallons of premium (92 octane) and 4 gallons of regular (87 octane) in the tank. I assume the mix is somewhere around 90-91 pump octane rating. I might start topping it off with 89 octane midgrade and see if any ping starts creeping in or mpg starts dropping. I averaged almost 26.5 mpg this summer in the 16v, which is better than I can hope for from the 300SD in local driving. Mitch. 79 116.120 86 201.034 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
Like Tim said in another thread -- "Heck, I honestly don't mind paying $3.50ga to listen to the old 5cyls. hum away like sewing machines." I don't drive these old Diesels just for the economy. Diesel is going to have to get a lot higher than gasoline before I switch. Of course, I am driving a later 124 most of the time though On Nov 24, 2007 9:03 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gary Thompson wrote: > > > > That's wher eI am, too. Retired the 23MPG 1983 300D in favor of the > > much nicer 23MPG E320 back when diesel got to be 15 cents per gallon > > MORE expensive than super unleaded here. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices here in Los Alamos
Diesel is down to $3.49 from $3.59 here, this week. Fuel prices are VERY localized here -- in a 50 mile radius there can be swings of $0.20 or more per gallon. Always pays to be attentive and top off if you're in an area with lower prices. Allan On Nov 24, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Gary Thompson wrote: > That's wher eI am, too. Retired the 23MPG 1983 300D in favor of the > much nicer 23MPG E320 back when diesel got to be 15 cents per gallon > MORE expensive than super unleaded here. > > Gary Thompson > 1995 E320 > > On Nov 21, 2007 11:44 PM, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Coming home this evening, I noticed that regular gas jumped 4 >> cents from >> $3.059 to $3.099 and that diesel jumped 14 cents from $3.409 to >> $3.549. >> >> With that, I'd be better off driving a gas car that got better >> than 20 mpg >> than our diesel. >> >> >> Craig > > ___ > 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
