Gas prices, you talk about gas prices?
Lets talk diesel fuel for a second. Oh that's also home heating oil!! Same stuff. It's just the on road fuel doesn't have the red dye in it.
Someone please explain this to me. In 2003 I purchased my Ford F250 with the 6.0 diesel. Back then the price of FUEL was on average 10 to 20 cents less than unleaded regular GAS. back then about $1.29/gal. Now look around. Its 10 to 20 cents higher than high test gas.
What has made the cost of fuel go so much higher than gas? There is one factor that can account for part of this. The Federal Govt. has mandated that the fuel be “ultra - low - sulfur.” But this cannot be the whole reason.
As for fuel mileage? My truck gets, on average 20/gal. around town and 22 on the big roads. Not bad for a 7,000 pound truck. I get 17/gal. when I pull the boat. So I still get good mileage even towing.
This major increase does not just cost me but all of us as all the goods we purchase use FUEL to get to market. WE pay the transportation cost and therefor pay the higher cost of diesel fuel. We hear so much about the cost of gas but the cost of diesel fuel is also affecting us all. Why doesn’t the news media report this?
Just wondering????????
ToW