Not true. Diesel requires more special processing at the refinery to remove
sulfur, now regulated. Refineries have spent millions of dollars designing and
buiilding special units that remove sulfur, and so pass on the cost plus a
substantrial markup to the consumer. At least it doesn't have ethanol.
Bill Pearce
From: chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:53 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
In the US diesel fuel is more expensive than gasoline. Peculiar since diesel
requires less refining.
Chuck Norcutt
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> From: Wiliam Wagenaar <wiliam@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion' <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
> Sent: Nov 15 '10 10:15
>
> I recently bought a 2003 Toyota Avensis Verso Diesel (D4D Engine). I was
> looking for Automatic transmission like my previous '95 Toyota Picnic on
> Gasoline had. Was told Toyota did not have the combination of Diesel and AT
> available. (at least for NL/Europe). In the Netherlands on the 2nd hand
> market te price difference is quite small between Diesel AND Gas fueled cars.
> Because I drive 25000km a year on average the Diesel is very interesting with
> it's 15.7 km/l so far against 10.0 km/l for the smaller Picnic's we had
> before. Especially since Diesel costs about €1,15 per liter against €1,48 for
> the gasoline.
>
> Thing is, in the Netherlands you also pay "ownership taxes" (free
> translation from "houderschapsbelasting") In our case it means €125,-/month
> for the Diesel against +/- € 62,-/month for Gasoline car of the same weight.
> Since I already drove 11000km with the car since I got it late July, I'm
> still good with the diesel.
>
> Wiliam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: maandag 15 november 2010 19:04
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
>
> > I don't believe Toyota sells diesel cars in the US. The prodominance of
> > murricans that have not driven diesels in Europe seem unable to understand
> > that it is possible to make on that is virtually indistinguishable from
> gas.
>
>
> Now you are bringing up a very sore subject for me. It's not that the
> consumer doesn't want them, it's literally impossible to buy one and
> when you can get one, the idiots have mated it up with an automatic
> transmission which blows up because it can't handle the torque.
>
> AG
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