In California about 10 years ago it was consistently cheaper than gas in the summer - but only in the summer.Can't say I've seen diesel less expensive than gas in...25 years!
Old photo, or is it Oklahoma or Texas? Our last trip circling the UP in the K5 we burned a half a tank of gas a day, ouch. I contemplate putting a six cylinder diesel in that thing but I doubt I would ever return my investment.This is more satisfying:
Although diesel is around $285/gal now. I rarely pay much attention, though.
Drove my F150 on a campout last weekend.... three kayaks, bunch of firewood, some charcoal, little BBQ pit, and my camper, lots of food.... it all but emptied both tanks there and back, cost $75 to fill it back up. I DID notice that! Glad I don't do that often!
Really? Thats a bummer. This last year for weeks i was getting it for about 10+ cents cheaper then regular gas (think i got a few tanks for a lil over 2$). It was real nice, but right now its about 8-10 cents more expensive. Ive been paying $2.99 for a long time now at one place, everywhere else is $3.20+Can't say I've seen diesel less expensive than gas in...25 years!
is it leaded or just non-oxygenated (no ethanol)?Conventional gas should read "Ethyl Gas".
Here it’s non-ethanol, I run in in Marine and air cooled enginesis it leaded or just non-oxygenated (no ethanol)?
I'd think leaded wouldn't be in a combo pump, as it'd really need a separate hose entirely
Yeah, I'm not sure why so many people voted for that fuel tax increase... In my opinion it was rather stupid. I voted against it.Missouri just recently, for the first time in a long time, voted to increase the tax on fuel. We had been at 17 cents per gallon (for all road fuels) for quite a while.
It increases in phases, which just started October 1st. It is now 19.5 per gallon, and will continue to increase to an eventual 29.5 cents per gallon by July, 2025.
It is supposed to directly go for road improvements, but we all know efficient the gov't is with spending. I suspect it will at best end up being 50 cents on the dollar, the rest going to bureaucratic nonsense and bloated contracts. We'll see. Currently, MODOT does a fairly decent job and most major projects actually get done under cost and ahead of schedule. The reason was always that they were forced to make do with less. Now that they have more, I hope they don't lose sight of that mantra.
In Missouri, eastern Missouri in particular, we only need look across the river to see what a trainwreck some states' legislature can be.
Of course, the butt-puckering of all the gas hog drivers here has already begun. I just smile and wave as I pass them by. If it truly does mean better roads, I'll gladly pay a few cents more per day.
What is interesting, though, is that they have in place a mechanism for a refund for this new tax. Not sure how it works, and I suspect they feel most won't ever take advantage of it.