I had ENOUGH of higher diesel prices!!

[buckle97]

My '98 Dodge 4x4 half ton (5.9) gets a consistent 13 around town and max 16 on the interstate.

Jackson, MS:
unleaded: $2.459
diesel: $2.459

Lawrence

 

[sneaky_pete]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How much of the refined fuel of our nation do you suppose is used in transportation?)</font>

On average, one barrel of crude oil (42 gallons) yields about 33 gallons of gasoline, fuel oil, and jet fuel combined, so you can see that about 78% of refined crude is used for transportation. The figures for fuel oil include both diesel fuel and home heating oil though, so the actual transportation number will be a little less than 78%.

These figures come from here

 

[Dargo]

Well Buckle, it sounds like our '98 Dodges are pretty consistant on being thirsty. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Here is a shocker; in my small town we normally enjoy lower than national average fuel prices. On the way home:

Regular Unleaded $2.69.
Premium Unleaded $2.99
Diesel $2.42

 

[Highbeam]

( My 98 chevy half ton will consistently break 20 mpg on cruises but sits at 16 around town. Pretty good in my book. )

I had a 97 half ton Chevy and still have a '98 half ton Dodge. The Chevy (5.7) got about 16.5 at 60mph, 15 at 72mph, and about 11 in town. The Dodge I still have (5.9) does about exactly the same. The only way they would break 20mpg is if they were on a trailer. I have to assume that yours is not a 4X4. I always buy 4X4's.

---- Mine is a 4x4 with about every option. I hand calculate each tank after filling it to the top. I suspect either I have better driving habits than you or you aren't calculating it the same way. I actually bought the GM 5.7 because of the better mileage than Ford or Dodge equivalents. It has been a great engine over the last 132000 miles. To get up to the 21 mpg point I need to sit at 60 mph on a highway cruise. It weighs between 5500 and 5800 lbs empty.

 

[jwstewar]

I'm with you, with my '97 ext. cab 4x4 Chevy w/ 3.73, 5.7, & auto I was able to get anywhere from 17 - 19. With my '99 Silverado equipped the same way except for a 5.3 I'm able to go anywhere from 18 - 20 (21 a couple of times) and yes all were manually calculated. I don't usually complain about the MPG of my Chevies (Silverado & Trailblazer) they are both big vehicles and don't do exceptional, but for what they are I think they do pretty good. But at the same time I use our Honda Accord as my commuter vehicle (54 miles each way) as it gets between 30 & 33 MPG. Plus it is a lot cheaper vehicle to replace than either the Silverado or the Trailblazer.

 

[skent]

I found it strange last week when I decided to fill up the kerosene tanks (for heating this winter) that K1 was still 1.99 per gallon, same as last March.

Diesel was 2.47, Gasoline was 2.55.

I asked the attendent about it and he said it will be going up soon.