Wish I had not purchased a diesel

[kakalika]

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm really begining to wish I had got the gasoline version instead. With a price difference of almost a dollar between gas and diesel here in Minnesota, filling the tank is really a pain.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by kakalika

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm really begining to wish I had got the gasoline version instead. With a price difference of almost a dollar between gas and diesel here in Minnesota, filling the tank is really a pain.

Around Southern Wisconsin, the difference is much less. I filled-up today with diesel at $3.87 and Premium gasoline at $3.36, a difference of 51 cents, or 15% higher. With the higher PG of the diesel, I'm still paying less per mile.

Any idea why the price difference is so much higher in MN?

[zx45]

Originally Posted by kakalika

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm really begining to wish I had got the gasoline version instead. With a price difference of almost a dollar between gas and diesel here in Minnesota, filling the tank is really a pain.

Yeah that sucks, and you'd already pay a premium when you bought it! But you still have that intoxicating torque.

[Price]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Any idea why the price difference is so much higher in MN?

Winter blend?

[AzNMpower32]

Could also be a difference in motor fuels taxes between petrol and diesel.

Diesel prices are fairly stable in the southeast, currently running about $0,15-0,20/US gallon more than premium petrol so its not too far off here.

[JCL]

Supply and demand. Winter brings competition between diesel and heating fuel.

[Sylvan Lake V35]

Our diesel is very close to premium price but I get far better mileage than a 4.8L.

[Marwan1]

Originally Posted by zx45

Yeah that sucks, and you'd already pay a premium when you bought it! But you still have that intoxicating torque.

With the eco credit, I don't think there is a significant premium to pay for the diesel. Fully agree on the torque intoxication (I'm an addict...).

[petert]

Diesel is priced maybe 6% higher in the East-of-Toronto area - makes the diesel model very worthwhile. The diesel price tends not to fluctuate as much as the gas price: recently gas was $1.22 and diesel was around $1.24 (all $Can per litre)
Just got back from UK - gas there is around £1.33 per litre, almost $5 per US gallon...
Peter T

[ard]

It kills me when people spend $1 a mile for a luxury car, and complain about the 5 cents cost of fuel.....