06-26-2007, 07:49 PM
[quote Dakota]If the past is any guide, just when diesels make a come back gas will go down and people have to put up with all the stuff a diesel throws at you, not the least of which is finding fuel for it.
While not every station carries diesel, I've never had a problem travelling in the SW/Pacific coast region. Usually any area where there are a lot of RVs or pickups(construction, towing, agriculture, boating, OHV) diesel should be easy to find.
Diesel has been at its current price point for some time now. The only reason it is cheaper now is that it did not track up with gasoline prices, it basically stayed put. Before that, diesel was more expensive than premium unleaded for quite awhile. With more efficient refining processes (no more diesel as a byproduct), more involved refining/additives (ULSD) and increased demand, the days of cheap diesel are long gone.
JP,
Usually #2 and #1 are blended for winter to lower the gelling point, and consequently power and mileage. There are also ant-gelling additives, Power Service, Stanadyne, etc. As for ULSD, I don't know. I heard, no fact to back it up at this point, that the anti-gelling properties for #2 were to be handled by additives. If there is ample supply of #1 ULSD, I'm sure they will just blend like before.
While not every station carries diesel, I've never had a problem travelling in the SW/Pacific coast region. Usually any area where there are a lot of RVs or pickups(construction, towing, agriculture, boating, OHV) diesel should be easy to find.
Diesel has been at its current price point for some time now. The only reason it is cheaper now is that it did not track up with gasoline prices, it basically stayed put. Before that, diesel was more expensive than premium unleaded for quite awhile. With more efficient refining processes (no more diesel as a byproduct), more involved refining/additives (ULSD) and increased demand, the days of cheap diesel are long gone.
JP,
Usually #2 and #1 are blended for winter to lower the gelling point, and consequently power and mileage. There are also ant-gelling additives, Power Service, Stanadyne, etc. As for ULSD, I don't know. I heard, no fact to back it up at this point, that the anti-gelling properties for #2 were to be handled by additives. If there is ample supply of #1 ULSD, I'm sure they will just blend like before.