It is currently Mon Oct 20, 2025 7:07 pm

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 16 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: What's Up With Fuel Prices?
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:54 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member

Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:53 am
Posts: 62
Location: Kansas City, MO
Last week, in the Kansas City area, RUG was running $3.299 and ULSD was running $3.799. In the last couple of days, RUG has dropped down to $3.099!!!, but ULSD went up ten cents to $3.899. It is so strange to me how diesel changes. I often see a difference of 30 cents per gallon for diesel within a 3-4 mile distance. Has anyone else seen similar trends in the past few days?

_________________
06 CRD Sport- Black
Factory Skids and tow hooks
OME Lift
16x8 A.R.E Fuels w/ 245/70/16 Destination A/T


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: fuel
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:45 pm 
Offline
LOST Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:42 pm
Posts: 308
Location: Rocky Mountains
Diesel prices tend to drop the most in Autumn to a year long low. Inventory is higher and home heating oil hasn't ramped up yet. Prices do seem to fluctuate much more with diesel than gas. I've seen as low as $3.98 and high as $4.59 this week. Honestly I think it just depends on the station and how much fuel they actually sell some stations in town sell a ton and seem to have lower prices some probably barely sell any and prices are always high. You see the same with gas in general, small mom and pop stations on a slow street can't compete with a big station on a busy corner or off the interstate.

this site has the most comprehensive explaination on heating oil/diesel fuel prices: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp the one bs thing I still can't understand is why 11% of our (diesel) cost is refining still vs. 6% for gas; I know refinery's tweak to make as much gas as possible but USLD conversion has been complete for 2 yrs.....and refining diesel isn't that complex (that's why it was cheaper)

_________________
06 Jeep KJ CRD Sport full Mopar skids, front tow hooks, rear hitch shackle, Magnaflow muffler, Samco Sport CAC hoses, 02 Airbox mod, Unique series 42 steel wheels.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:54 pm 
Offline
LOST Addict
User avatar

Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:03 pm
Posts: 2164
Location: Cinci, Ohio
You getting RUG for 3.10, man. We were at 3.99 for 87 octane during the storm last week, I saw it drop to 3.72 today. Our Diesel is hanging around 3.89 right now.

_________________
'99 Tahoe, 3" BL, 285/75/16's , MT II's.
'05 Liberty Sport, -wifey's
'98 Poncho Fireturd, 3.8L, .....the purple pig!
ImageImage


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:13 pm 
Offline
LOST Addict
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:54 am
Posts: 3865
Location: Draper, UT
Diesel just dropped to $3.99 in Ft Lauderdale and I am thrilled about it. I spent most of the first part of the year paying $4.89.

_________________
2006 CRD http://www.UtahPowderCoatings.com/ http://www.gorecon.com/ I'm kind of a big deal.
RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:46 am 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member

Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:53 am
Posts: 62
Location: Kansas City, MO
Now our RUG is down to 3.059, but ULSD has gone up to $3.999. I guess our diesel prices are average and our RUG prices are just incredibly low compared to the rest of the country. I just find it annoying that diesel has gone up 20 cents while gas has gone down 20 cents.

_________________
06 CRD Sport- Black
Factory Skids and tow hooks
OME Lift
16x8 A.R.E Fuels w/ 245/70/16 Destination A/T


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:54 pm 
Offline
LOST Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:13 pm
Posts: 466
Location: Tupelo, MS
You also live in farm country!!! Every time this year starts harvest season whereby diesel demand in your and my part of the country spikes. Here at home, gas has slowly been going down, but diesel has shot up about 15-20 cents in the last 5days alone.

_________________
2005 Black CRD KJ____Full GDE turbo kit, EHM, 6.5L GMCTD lift pump, euro tq conv, 31" Duratracs on 15x7 Procomps w/3.75"bs
2.5" lift, full skids, Super Skink Sliders, front JBA Steel Diff w/True-Trac___Powertax "No-Slip" locker rear
Tow Rig: 2003 Silver 2wd Dodge 2500 reg. cab 5.9 Cummins (highly modded with 550hp/1200tq+)


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:48 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member

Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:53 am
Posts: 62
Location: Kansas City, MO
ULSD came back down to $3.759 this weekend. RUG was down to $2.839 this morning. Just in case anyone cares to know.

_________________
06 CRD Sport- Black
Factory Skids and tow hooks
OME Lift
16x8 A.R.E Fuels w/ 245/70/16 Destination A/T


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:33 pm 
Offline
LOST Member

Joined: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:25 pm
Posts: 126
Location: N.W. Indiana
WOW $2.83, must be nice! RUG here is still $3.50 while B15 is $3.88.

_________________
1973 Buick Centurion Convertable 455/4bb
1988 IROC-Z T-Top 350/TPI/it died
1997 Dodge Dakota 3.9/ dead also
2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200
2007 Jeep GC Diesel Limited


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:38 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member

Joined: Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:40 pm
Posts: 295
You guys are lucky.

I paid $4.15 for ULSD and thought I was doing great. That is the lowest its been for a while.

_________________
2005 Limited CRD


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:53 pm 
Offline
LOST Junkie
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:07 am
Posts: 746
Location: Nashville, TN
Just broke the $4 barrier here yesterday. $3.99/gal.

_________________
Chad Hargis
Nashville, TN
2008 Grand Cherokee CRD
2005 Liberty CRD *SOLD*


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:55 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:39 pm
Posts: 409
Location: Tulsa, Green Country, OK
RUG is 2.999 or less in Tulsa, ulsd is as low as 3.699

_________________
Mail Rated 2005 Red CRD Sport with large rectangular hole in top right behind the EVIC and above the heated leather seats.
2004 Jetta TDI


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Wish I was in a different state...
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:10 pm 
Offline
LOST Member

Joined: Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:34 am
Posts: 200
Location: Rochester, NY
Filled up diesel at $4.299 down from $4.55.....

_________________
Jim

2005 Liberty Sport Stone White
SAMCO Hoses
Provent
HHO System
In-line thermo
'95 Moto Guzzi California 1100

I learn more from my struggles than that which comes easy......
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:23 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:59 pm
Posts: 5171
Location: Austin, TX
Just filled up ULSD 3.64
RUG was 3.09

I heard that there are still some offshore platforms down from Ike - so that's still having an effect.

_________________
2005 CRD
stuff
Skeptic quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:02 am 
Offline
LOST Addict

Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:01 am
Posts: 1944
Location: Mooresville, NC
Here, RUG is still sitting at $4/gallon. Cheapest I saw for ULSD was 3.89, up to 4.19.

If I get the phone call I expect this week, 3 weeks from then I plan to be working and living in Texas, and say goodbye to NC's crappy high fuel prices.

_________________
Mitchell Oates
'87 MB 300D Diamond Blue Metallic
'87 MB 300D - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Sport CRD Stone White
Provent CCV Filter/AT2525 Muffler
Stanadyne 30 u/Cat 2 u Fuel Filters
Fumoto Drain/Fleetguard LF3487 Oil filter
V6 Airbox/Amsoil EAA Air Filter
Suncoast TC/Shift Kit/Aux Cooler
Kennedy Lift Pump/Return Fuel Cooler


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:55 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member

Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:53 am
Posts: 62
Location: Kansas City, MO
I don't know why it keeps dropping in the midwest, but today, RUG was down to $2.779. But I still love my CRD!!! :)

_________________
06 CRD Sport- Black
Factory Skids and tow hooks
OME Lift
16x8 A.R.E Fuels w/ 245/70/16 Destination A/T


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:15 pm 
Offline
Lifetime Member
Lifetime Member

Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:17 pm
Posts: 202
foosed wrote:
I don't know why it keeps dropping in the midwest, but today, RUG was down to $2.779. But I still love my CRD!!! :)


Here in Central Florida is at 3.80 and no RUG only Diesel. wish we could buy it.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 16 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 46 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group. Color scheme by ColorizeIt!
Logo by pixeldecals.com