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Good thing that diesels are going to be surging into America this year. Can't wait! Would love to get a BMW 330D or 335D, though I think that I might need to look at VW or something for the smaller 2L, hopefully in the Rabbit.
Though, the prices for fuel isn't that bad even with $100 price of oil per barrel. I remember when it hit $77 in 2003 and fuel cost $3.25/gal. With oil at $100pb fuel is still under $3.00/gal. Would be nice to have the Volt on dealers lots right now. |
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That is very true, but right now we are already running in the upper $90 range. Plus current crude oil prices, the what if factor, and production/inventory do roll over to fuel prices of now.
For example. Katrina hit, crude oil sky rocketed. Even though the contract would be for the fallowing months, and current gas prices were under old crude prices/contracts, gas still sky rocketed at the pump before and after the hurricane hit. Then all the other little things that have been happening since then do affect prices at the pump when they happen. |
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That is very true, but right now we are already running in the upper $90 range. Plus current crude oil prices, the what if factor, and production/inventory do roll over to fuel prices of now. |
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This stuff can be hard to judge, predicted and explain, but basically everyone seems to have been wrong about fuel prices. When crude was $70/gal it was at/near $3/gal and with crude at/near $100 a barrel, just a few days ago gas was $2.67 but is now current $2.89 which is $0.36 cheaper then it was during the time after Katrina with crude hit a high of $77 a barrel. Crude has gone up $30 a barrel, but gas is still essentially the same price which seems nuts.
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during katrina there was price gouging - and people got into trouble for that ; but zoolook is quite right tbh - whilst the headline figure of $100 per barrel seems alot to the average american - the very weak dollar and the iranian bource are 2 reasons why its so high - iran is trading in euro`s - russia is trading in euro (for oil) the main opec countries are slowly and quietly moving into euro`s and away from teh dollar - so now the dollar is being valued correctly and not at the overprice it has been for years.
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Fiesta 1.6 TDCI Zetec S, smart mans ST |
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You want to be sure you do plenty of mileage before considering a diesel IMO. Considering a car based on a diesel tends to be more expensive than a base petrol model, not to mention diesel is more expensive too (well, 5p more a litre in my area!). Road tax £35 (diesel) £140 (petrol) Insurance group 6 (diesel) 7 (petrol) wouldn't really make any difference for me as im 38 with full ncb MPG upto 64 (diesel) upto 41 (petrol) Top Speed - not relevant (but very close) 0-60 diesel - not relevant Price 05 to 07 plate = 7 > 10k (diesel) 05 to 07 plate = 6.5k > 10k (petrol) So the diesel option for me clearly out ways the petrol, if the price of the car was 2k cheaper then id grab the petrol but it isn't. |
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I know what ya saying but i'd rather have a diesel this time around, besides comparing the petrol 1.6 Zetec S to the TDCI Zetec S goes like so... Also, don't believe what official MPG figures always say too (i'm pretty sure you know anyway). I've only owned two cars, but my MPG figure has always been about 8 or 9MPG below the official manufacturer figures. Then again though, I don't necessarily have a light right foot. ![]() |
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The price was deliberately inflated:- ![]() |
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Also, don't believe what official MPG figures always say too (i'm pretty sure you know anyway). I've only owned two cars, but my MPG figure has always been about 8 or 9MPG below the official manufacturer figures. Then again though, I don't necessarily have a light right foot. Knowing me i'll throw caution to the wind and buy something totally inappropriate instead, i'm sure i can sense a mid-life crisis coming ![]() |
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Yes very true but as i said in a previous post a friend has one and gets a min of 50mpg and he has a heavy right foot, those new tdci units sure are good. ![]() ![]() |
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Mazda RX-8 to name something thirsty. |
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Hybrid cars FTW....I am seriously thinking now when I get a new car it should be hybrid In 10 years I'm sure there would be something more definitive than hybrids. Fuel cells perhaps? Unless you find $25k extra to be green a worthy cause. Then please be my guest. ![]() |
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