Are gas and diesel prices equalizing?
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RalphVa
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They're pretty close here in Charlottesville. B5 is only about 2 cents higher than regular diesel, too. That's what I'm using now in the tractor and the last 2 tankfuls in the Benz.
Found some old ATF at a couple estate for 25 cents/quart. Distributed one quart over 3 containers of B5 for the tractor and the last couple of tankfuls on the Benz. Benz used to recommend putting ATF in the diesel back in the 80s. The cut used for ATF off the pipestills in the refineries is diverted to the diesel pool if it isn't needed for ATF.
Ralph
Found some old ATF at a couple estate for 25 cents/quart. Distributed one quart over 3 containers of B5 for the tractor and the last couple of tankfuls on the Benz. Benz used to recommend putting ATF in the diesel back in the 80s. The cut used for ATF off the pipestills in the refineries is diverted to the diesel pool if it isn't needed for ATF.
Ralph
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it's finally eaqualized here. just saw it a several places yesterday, regular unleaded was $2.09 and on road diesel was $2.09.
MMagis
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Around here, regular has passed diesel. Regular is at $2.35/gal, diesel at $2.11 I think.
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Same in Michigan
Diamondpilot
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Gas in Indiana is $2.39, Diesel is around $2.20. It always works this way around here, gas goes up then diesel 2 weeks later. Then diesel takes 3 times as long to come back down as compared to gas.
Chris
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thatguy
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IIRC - I have read on several sites about NOT using ATF in fuel.. I think its because of the additives that are added are not good for the injectors or something..
Here in the Bedford/Lynchburg area of VA the reg unleaded and diesel are within a few cents of each other.. it hasnt been that close since late 2002/early 2003 though.
Brian
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Yesterday Gas 2.26
Diesel 2.26
Today
Gas 2.40
Diesel 2.26
Diesel 2.26
Today
Gas 2.40
Diesel 2.26
frank_f15
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I just bought gas and diesl today. Gas was $2.23 and Diesel was $2.15
Bird
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Prices vary in this area, but quite a few places are $2.099 for regular gas now and yesterday morning, I noticed one station that had gas at $2.099 and diesel at $2049. But another station had signs out showing gas at $2.129 and diesel at $2.149. So one was cheaper on gas and the other cheaper on diesel.
Of course both stations were in Denton, TX. I have a brother in Ellensburg, WA, and yesterday he said their gas was $2.519 and diesel was $2.419.
Of course both stations were in Denton, TX. I have a brother in Ellensburg, WA, and yesterday he said their gas was $2.519 and diesel was $2.419.
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Here gas is $2.39 diesel is .20 more.
Bird
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I didn't notice the diesel prices today, but the stations that were $2.099 two days ago for gas were $2.189 today.
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Every year since I started driving 48 years ago it has been the same. Gas prices are raised right before Memorial Day when vacationers start using a lot of gas and the prices fall back some after summer ends.
Diesel prices go up in the fall when heating oil starts selling and drop some in spring when people stop buying heating oil.
Yesterday, my station was $1.98 diesel, $2.03 gas.
Diesel prices go up in the fall when heating oil starts selling and drop some in spring when people stop buying heating oil.
Yesterday, my station was $1.98 diesel, $2.03 gas.
Bird
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I reckon I started driving (with a license
) about 5 years before you did, and that same year my dad bought a service station. I don't remember the prices going up for the summer way back there (maybe they did and I just don't remember it), but it does seem to happen in recent years. And sure enough, right when I'm about to make a 2,400 to 2,500 mile trip.
Dmace
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Today here in southern NH 87 Octane Regular Gas is $2.33 and Diesel is $2.30. I'm gonna start driving the dump truck to work.
thatguy
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One reason gas prices go up this time of year (at least in the recent past) is that the EPA requires the use of a more oxygenated (some call it 'summer gas') gasoline for the warmer weather.. This causes a slight price increase do to increased production costs..
Brian
Bird
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Yep, Brian, I've seen that in the news about the "summer blend" now, but there's lots of things I don't understand. How much more, per gallon, does it increase the production costs? It would seem to me that if it cost, for instance $.30 a gallon, that they'd just go up that much, but what they've done, here at least this month, is increase the price 9 to 10 cents a gallon a couple of times, then another 4 cents a gallon, then another 9 cents. So overall, yes, it's up 34 cents a gallon since 4/26/09 at the station I use the most. Is all of that due to the increased production costs for summer blend?
