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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (169549)12/6/2008 7:54:32 PM
From: Peter VRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
I'm no economist and certainly no refining expert, but I would think that if diesel became a popular fuel, big oil would make it more competitively priced. After all, it's cheaper than gas almost everywhere else in the world, especially in Europe where it's very popular.

I visited the BMW 3-series plant in Munich in 2002, and at least 40-50 percent of the cars I saw coming off the line were diesels. I'm pretty sure that a lot of those cars were headed for the US, which had no diesel models at the time, and thus the percentage of diesels for the Euro market was probably even higher.

US Refineries choose to make less diesel in favor of gasoline, and as you say, they export lots of it. Although a significant increase in diesel production requires some major hardware changes, and thus will not happen overnight.

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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (169549)12/6/2008 8:12:40 PM
From: Mike M2Respond to of 306849
 
Diesel owners tell me they get much better fuel economy than gasoline vehicles- especially pick up trucks plus diesel engines last much longer. I have never owned a diesel myself



To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (169549)12/6/2008 9:23:55 PM
From: MicawberRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 306849
 
I'm in NJ. Diesel sells for $2.55, about a buck above gasoline. My Benz 300D gets about 30 MPG with 250,000 miles on it.



To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (169549)12/7/2008 3:01:02 AM
From: tejekRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
As a completely separate issue, I'm 6'5" so the 3 series is too small for me to find comfortable. My 5 series is the smallest I'd be happy with. As they shrink, my next car is likely to be a 7 series. I rented a 3 series in Germany in my twenties, and it was a compromise due to cost.

Are the beamers shrinking? That 2009 3 series looks bigger than mine.


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