Sound Off on Current Diesel Price

romad

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Prescott, AZ
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2005 Jetta GLS Wagon "Cranberry"
Just paid $3.499 at a Propel pump in West Sacramento at a Chevron station. The Chevron diesel was $4.399.
 

kjclow

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Joined
Apr 26, 2003
Location
Charlotte, NC
TDI
2010 JSW TDI silver and black. 2017 Ram Ecodiesel dark red with brown and beige interior.
Noticed pricing in Chicago of $2.97 for D2 and $2.89 for rug, their own special blend. Got into Wisconsin and the rug price dropped about 50 cents but D2 only dropped a dime.
 

Rodmiser

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Apr 22, 2015
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Jetta s\DSG 2015 & 1&2 FIX
AV fuel price for the year $2.29

$2.559 at my local Costco, NKC MO
30 miles trip for me
 

Tom Servo

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Jul 9, 2000
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LA (Lower Alabama)
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2005 Gol TDI, blue and falling apart
Spring break is in full effect here on the gulf coast so gas and diesel both have been edging up. Gas quicker than diesel, but it's still a big jump. Over the last two weeks gas has gone up about 25¢ and averages about $2.40 a gallon while diesel is up about 10¢ and averages about $2.85 a gallon.
 

longnow

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Sep 14, 2017
Location
seattle
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2015 Golf TDI S
Redmond WA
Costco
Top-Tier Diesel - $2.939
RUG - $2.95

This is the first time in a while that I have seen higher RUG/Diesel spreads.
 

kjclow

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Apr 26, 2003
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Charlotte, NC
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2010 JSW TDI silver and black. 2017 Ram Ecodiesel dark red with brown and beige interior.
Paid $2.51 for D2 in Lake Wylie, SC today. Didn’t notice the price for rug since only the lawnmower needs it now.
 

Rodmiser

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$2.559 at my local Costco, NKC MO
30 miles trip for me

AVG. around town $2.80

Total miles 42533
 
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El Dobro

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NJ
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2017 Bolt EV Premier, 2023 Bolt EUV Premier
$2.81 for RUG and $3.05 for diesel at the local Speedway.
 

TornadoRed

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West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
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2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
Historically, gasoline prices rise versus diesel at this time of year; and, on average, by May 10th there are many states where diesel is cheaper than RUG.

However, foreign countries, especially in Latin America, have become more dependent on diesel supplies from the US. And as a result the current inventories of distillate fuels including diesel are down significantly from a year ago.

So I do not expect to see ULSD cheaper than RUG this year, except on the West Coast where gasoline prices are way more than the rest of the country.
 

Blue_Hen_TDI

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Slower, DE
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owned: 96 B4V, 06 Golf, 12 NMS, 15 GSW
Historically, gasoline prices rise versus diesel at this time of year; and, on average, by May 10th there are many states where diesel is cheaper than RUG.

However, foreign countries, especially in Latin America, have become more dependent on diesel supplies from the US. And as a result the current inventories of distillate fuels including diesel are down significantly from a year ago.

So I do not expect to see ULSD cheaper than RUG this year, except on the West Coast where gasoline prices are way more than the rest of the country.
Yeah, we used to see prices ease with demand for heating oil in the spring as well, but like you said, there are so many more exports now that the old rules don’t really apply anymore.
 

Blue_Hen_TDI

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Slower, DE
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owned: 96 B4V, 06 Golf, 12 NMS, 15 GSW
$2.99 is the going rate for ULSD on Delmarva at the moment.

I use Fuel Rewards (5 cents) and the 10 cent off Mondays to get Shell for $2.84.
 

kjclow

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Charlotte, NC
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2010 JSW TDI silver and black. 2017 Ram Ecodiesel dark red with brown and beige interior.
Paid $2.49 last weekend and saw that it was up 20 cents this weekend. Interesting that the spread is only 20 cents from rug to D2. From rug to mid, it's currently 40 cents.
 

Diesl

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Dec 3, 2012
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Chicago
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'78 Golf Diesel (long gone); 2012 Jetta Sportwagen TDI w/ DSG
Chicago area (west suburbs) price history since November 2012:

Last I paid was 2.799/gallon.
 
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Tom Servo

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Prices are up only slightly in my area for diesel, with it anywhere from $2.729 (cash only) to $2.959 at the more expensive Shell station.

At least it's been fairly steady. Gasoline was up for Spring Break, then down, then up again in the last few weeks. It's ~$2.559-2.659 at the moment.

My last fill-up was about $2.530 after a Plenti card discount of... some amount that I can't remember. Pump price was $2.749 so that was a good few bucks off the total. The Plenti program is being discontinued in July, so I have no idea what I'll do after that for fuel discounts. T-Mobile and GasBuddy both are hooked up with Shell Fuel Rewards, so maybe I'll look into that.
 

IndigoBlueWagon

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I saw $3.85 in Glendale CA last weekend. And $4.29 in Pasadena at the station that's always crazy expensive.
 

Rodmiser

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My AV. fuel price for the year $2.33 per gallon

Avg. for Reg $2.52 and avg diesel $2.94

$2.559 at my local Costco, NKC MO 04/25/2018
30 miles trip for me

47.6 MPG :) and fill two five gallon tote for later.
Avg price for the year is last 12 months
 
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crashtested

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Nelson, BC
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Steady at $1.259/l in South Central BC.
 

kjclow

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Apr 26, 2003
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Charlotte, NC
TDI
2010 JSW TDI silver and black. 2017 Ram Ecodiesel dark red with brown and beige interior.
Paid $2.49 in SC this morning. You have to look around since closer stations were 30 cents higher.
 

TornadoRed

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Aug 3, 2003
Location
West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
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2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
On Friday, in Lakeville MN, diesel prices ranged from $2.799 to $3.149 at stations less than a mile apart. Since then the low-priced station has gone up to $2.819.
 

El Dobro

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Feb 21, 2006
Location
NJ
TDI
2017 Bolt EV Premier, 2023 Bolt EUV Premier
$2.85 for RUG and $3.15 for diesel at the local Speedway.
 
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