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Dave

'06 CRD Limited, Lt. Khaki, MOPAR Slush Mats/Skids, DrawTite Front Hitch, Mag Lite, Yakima Bars, Thule Bike Rack, Fumoto, ORM, 245/70 Revo 2

Wish list: Lift, Boulder Bars, Something Bigger in the Front and Back, More Lights

All these great little diesels being introduced overseas are just going to keep driving up the price of diesel over here in the states as more of the diesel from our refineries get sent to Europe.

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Manure green 2005 CRD sport4x4, GDE Hot tune, Cat Gut, OE skids, Draw tight hitch, Duramax lift pump, 160K on multiple varieties of fuel, XM radio, Escort live with Redline, fog light mod, GPS, Icom IC7000 all band radio call sign KC9QPF, Grabber AT2s on Soft 8s, FIA grill blanket.

I don't think thats the case, these engines are more efficient than there gasoline counterparts. Which will reduce demand for crude, they don't have there own refineries?

They are more efficient but the percentage of diesel vehicles in Europe and Asia keeps climbing at a pace fast enough to raise demand for diesel more so than for Gasoline.

Yes they have their own refineries. When I mentioned that "our refineries" ship overseas, I meant the refineries which historically supplied the us with diesel. Most US diesel is imported from refineries in Canada, the Caribbean, and other countries. When the price for X fuel climbs in a country halfway around the world it also affects the price here because if the price remained low in the US for example while the price in China was 50 cents higher, the fuel suppliers start shipping all of the fuel that they can over where there is a higher profit. This has the effect of causing a shortage here which raises the price to match.

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Manure green 2005 CRD sport4x4, GDE Hot tune, Cat Gut, OE skids, Draw tight hitch, Duramax lift pump, 160K on multiple varieties of fuel, XM radio, Escort live with Redline, fog light mod, GPS, Icom IC7000 all band radio call sign KC9QPF, Grabber AT2s on Soft 8s, FIA grill blanket.

I still think it does not make that big a difference, Diesel cars pale in comparision to the trucks on the road.

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Manure green 2005 CRD sport4x4, GDE Hot tune, Cat Gut, OE skids, Draw tight hitch, Duramax lift pump, 160K on multiple varieties of fuel, XM radio, Escort live with Redline, fog light mod, GPS, Icom IC7000 all band radio call sign KC9QPF, Grabber AT2s on Soft 8s, FIA grill blanket.

"Drill baby Drill!"

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2015 Ram Ecodiesel/Big Horn/4x4/Quad Cab
2016 Arctic Fox 22G/Onboard 2500 LP Cummins Onan Generator/160 Watt Solar Panel

I took the road less traveled. Now I'm LOST.

Because Diesel is still cheaper than Benzine (gas) in Europe. That is why the demand is higher.

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No longer a CRD or Jeep owner. Selling everything I have, needs to go as I need the room for a project.

The refining costs for diesel are lower than gas.
Diesel is not as refined.
Some say there is less diesel than gas in a barrel of oil, don't know about that.
The US consumer (gasoline) is rewarded at the expense of the worker (diesel) as in trucks, machinery, etc., by taxes, govinmint, can you spell EPA and trades for gasoline with EU.
It is all on the level, don't worry.

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'06 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD with: GDE Hot Flash and Tranny Flash, ehm, Cummins fuel pump, 3" Magnaflow muff, Moog K3199's, Skids, 225-75-16 10 ply, OME springs, Euro T/C, Shift kit, Trans cooler w/thermal bypass, Bigboy bkt, Samco CAC, Brake controller, Trans temp gauge, Al's Upper Arms