Sound Off on Current Diesel Price

Tom Servo

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Since 6am, local fuel prices have surged a bit. Regular unleaded has gone up 6-20¢ at many stations. Diesel is up at least 10¢ and some stations are now up 20¢ a gallon.

It figures that prices are spiking now — I gotta take a trip in a few days! :mad:
 

TornadoRed

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Prices are rising around the Twin Cities too. After several fills where I only paid between $3.539 and $3.659, today the cheapest I could find was $3.729. And most stations were charging $3.85-3.89/gallon.

Over the last 2 1/2 to 3 weeks, WTI crude has risen from about $79/barrel to over $92, while Brent crude is up from $93 to about $107. A lot of oil processed by US refineries, such as Louisiana Sweet and Alaska North Slope crudes, are priced about the same as Brent.

Over that same period, RBOB gasoline futures are up about 40 cents/gallon, from $2.52 to $2.92, while heating oil futures are up about 34 cents, from $2.60 to $2.94.

eTrucker says the average price of diesel is about $3.72 nationally. AAA says it's $3.703, up from a week ago but down from a month ago.

I think there are more price increases to come, so I recommend filling up whenever and wherever you see a good price. I don't think prices will go much higher, but I could be wrong. So fill up now and keep it full.
 

Cameraperson

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$3.70 between Baltimore and Frederick MD on 70. Used GasBuddy app to find it. It was my first diesel fillup in a car I own. Also, the grocery store I use can give a discount up to 60 cents per gallon, or more. So, diesel will be super cheap for me in Frederick.
 

donDavide

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$3.70 between Baltimore and Frederick MD on 70. Used GasBuddy app to find it. It was my first diesel fillup in a car I own. Also, the grocery store I use can give a discount up to 60 cents per gallon, or more. So, diesel will be super cheap for me in Frederick.
Get some PowerService for those fillups. And diesel tends to be cheaper in Bnore hon than in the burbs.
 

MrHomz

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Diesel here in Canada (Ontario) is about 121.9/L most places. I filled up Friday on the Mohawk Native Reservation for 108.9/L, which is about $4.12 a gallon.
 

SilverGhost

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Holy crap! I just finished a trip from Jupiter (WPB) Florida to Ft Worth. Cheapest was on the Gulf coast in Punta Gorda (north of Ft Meyers) @ $3.35/D2. Of course it is $3.79/D2 by the house in Jupiter. And the only places close to that were in the middle of Mississippi at about $3.39/D2.

Jason
 

EJtdeye

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D2 is slowly approaching $4.00/gallon again in my area in L.A. Really sucks to have this happen in the middle of summer just when I would like to plan trips.
 

Jbdesigns

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Monday fill up with D2 on Indian res was $3.7/gallon. In buffalo it's about $4.03. Prices going back up, lowest on res this year was $3.5/gal
 

Tom Servo

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I found diesel for just $3.389/gallon at Murphy Express in Prattville, Alabama, right outside Montgomery. That appears to be the cheapest in the state.

Montgomery has some Entec stations that advertise their diesel as being premium quality (see pics I took here & here) and they're around $3.529/gallon but competitive with other nearby truck stops. I haven't noticed any increased mileage with the Entec fuels but there is noticeably less smoking under WOT and maybe a bit more power compared to other brands. If I lived in The Gump I'd definitely fuel with them exclusively.
 

need4speed

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D2 is slowly approaching $4.00/gallon again in my area in L.A. Really sucks to have this happen in the middle of summer just when I would like to plan trips.
Actually, I get sort of a perverse pleasure, when I see prices go up, because I'm thankful that I'm not driving a gasser getting 25 mpg. I'm even more eager to hit the road. I know, I'm seeing a therapist for this. . .
 

psd1

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Diesel prices on the rise here big time, I have purchased 330 gallons since 1 July at three different times. (100 gal transfer tank on truck) and at its lowest the price was $3.43 (Paid $2.23 per gal with rewards) and the highest was $3.75 yesterday. As I was fueling yesterday another station raised there price to $3.97. :(

The 300 gallons in the farm tank should last me well into winter. :)
 

Rapshire

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History of fill-up prices:
(Diesel Rockville station is cash only.)

04/24/2012 3.979 Rockville, Md
05/11/2012 3.899 Rockville, Md
05/24/2012 3.839 Rockville, Md
06/03/2012 3.699 Rockville, Md
06/13/2012 3.639 Rockville, Md
06/26/2012 3.539 Rockville, Md
07/01/2012 3.489 Richmond, Va
07/03/2012 3.489 Richmond, Va
07/27/2012 3.679 Rockville, Md
 

UNsweet

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Actually, I get sort of a perverse pleasure, when I see prices go up, because I'm thankful that I'm not driving a gasser getting 25 mpg. I'm even more eager to hit the road. I know, I'm seeing a therapist for this. . .
OH. So i'm normal?!

This past week i've driven similar to my typical "town" driving. I was driving my mom's Odyssey and that was getting 12-15 mpg at its best. So when I fueled up the NB and got 29mpg I was happy.

So now I see gas up to $3.46, with diesel sitting at $3.79 - and i'm not afraid to leave my house. I can actually afford to leave my house!
 

kjclow

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I'm on Edisto Island, SC this week. Rug in $3.34 to $3.36 and d2 is $3.67.
 

lovemybug

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Thanks to a pipeline break in central WI, prices have seriously spiked around here. RUG is now running $3.95-3.99 and D2 is running $3.89-3.99. Many stations currently have diesel priced less than gas.
 

donDavide

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3.59/gal for 45 Cetane in Virginia Beach

ETA: Hess

45 Cetane?!?! I hate you!! LOL! We have mostly 40 here, 42 at some SMO owned Shells, they do .10gl off on Mondays, but not always convientient to hit them, most are north of me, I head west most times. But I get B5 from a Shell, now they charge more for credit card when they didnt before (well they did then did now they do again).
 

GMZ

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45 Cetane?!?! I hate you!! LOL! We have mostly 40 here, 42 at some SMO owned Shells, they do .10gl off on Mondays, but not always convientient to hit them, most are north of me, I head west most times. But I get B5 from a Shell, now they charge more for credit card when they didnt before (well they did then did now they do again).
I can only find it at Hess though from the ones I have tried. I have tried a few Exxon, Shell, BP, CITGO, and Wawa and they are all 40. I was hoping for BP/Amoco 47 but no luck yet.
I am making a spreadsheet so I will be exploring many others this weekend!
Heres a teaser :p
 
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Tom Servo

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I wish all stations would post cetane like they do octane.

Diesel in Baldwin County, AL is anywhere from $3.639-3.929, up 10-20¢ this week along with gas.
 

kjclow

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I think that there is only one brand around the Charlotte area that posts the cetane rating.
 

Auslndr

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I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Coming home from the Colorado Rapids game last night, the Safeway in Monument, CO showed $3.49 while the rest of the stations in that area were $3.69. The real shocker was the two stations at US-24 and 8th Street in Colorado Springs that showed $3.94 :eek:

I ended up filling at Western Convenience in Woodland Park for $3.62. Today the prices along Ute Pass range from $3.55 to $3.65.

So, any rational reason for the nearly $0.50 jump at the 8th Street stations or are they just outliers?
 

kjclow

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Just paid $3.37 in Lake Wylie, SC. About 20 cents less than other stations around me.
 

ZipiTDi

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I've never seen the cetane listed on a pump, 'course I haven't been looking either. Will start now though.
on Friday 8/3/12, paid $3.45 at a Diamond Shamrock/Valero in Loveland, CO on Taft & 1st St. Was on my way back to Boulder from Ft. Collins. I usually stop at the Western Convenience station at Eisenhower & Taft in Loveland, but I was taking a different route home so didn't pass by that way on my way back. However, on the way up I saw that station had it for $3.47. Both Boulder and Ft. Collins have it around $3.55-$3.80, so I try to buy it elsewhere.
 

UNsweet

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D2 finally jumped to $3.85 here in town over the weekend (Sunoco & RaceTrack). Hess was still in the 70's, I didn't remember to look at BP when I left the gym.

I'm headed to Orlando today, be curious as to what I see out and about. HA, I have to be out at the airport too - that could give a person heart failure I bet!

I've spent $100~ on fuel since I got my car, and would have spent $200 had it been gas. It is going to take me awhile to get used to the mileage. At least my fuel budget item is actually the right amount now! LOL!
 
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