Fuel prices.

Jim · 2008-01-26, 11:28 PM

I paid $3.67 gallon for diesel the last time I filled up. Gas was about 50 cents cheaper. I have no problem paying more for fuel since the US obviously pays was too little. But, I will never understand why diesel is more expensive than gas. It requires less refining and should be cheaper. Much like back when there was leaded and unleaded gas. The lead had to be added to be leaded. And yet, unleaded was more expensive.

matyko · 2008-01-27, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim

I paid $3.67 gallon for diesel the last time I filled up. Gas was about 50 cents cheaper. I have no problem paying more for fuel since the US obviously pays was too little. But, I will never understand why diesel is more expensive than gas. It requires less refining and should be cheaper. Much like back when there was leaded and unleaded gas. The lead had to be added to be leaded. And yet, unleaded was more expensive.

Diesel is much more harmful for the environment, maybe some extra taxes on it... As far as I know in Japan they dont even allow to run diesel powered cars. They only allow to fuel trucks/bigger machines with it.

Jim · 2008-01-27, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by matyko

Diesel is much more harmful for the environment, maybe some extra taxes on it... As far as I know in Japan they dont even allow to run diesel powered cars. They only allow to fuel trucks/bigger machines with it.

I know it's much more harmful and if that was the reason for the higher price, I wouldn't care. But, there is no extra tax on diesel..it's just more expensive now. The strangest part, sometimes it's not more expensive than gas.

Bobc01 · 2008-01-27, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim

I know it's much more harmful and if that was the reason for the higher price, I wouldn't care. But, there is no extra tax on diesel..it's just more expensive now. The strangest part, sometimes it's not more expensive than gas.

That might be because it's more economical than petrol, a kind of "you pay more because you use less" type thing.

2008-01-26, 11:28 PM	#1
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I paid $3.67 gallon for diesel the last time I filled up. Gas was about 50 cents cheaper. I have no problem paying more for fuel since the US obviously pays was too little. But, I will never understand why diesel is more expensive than gas. It requires less refining and should be cheaper. Much like back when there was leaded and unleaded gas. The lead had to be added to be leaded. And yet, unleaded was more expensive.