Replying to a message of Roy Witt to TOM WALKER:

 RW>>> I think there's a false economy in diesel. It's priced at least 50
 RW>>> cents higher than gasoline, yet the fuel mileage isn't that much
 RW>>> greater over a gasoline engine. The diesel maintenence factor with
 RW>>> more frequent oil and filter changes, including fuel filters makes
 RW>>> it about even if not moreso than a gasoline engine...

 TW>> With the Fuel Companies serious Raping the Littel guy on Diesel
 TW>> Prices YES it is a LOOSING situation. Teh Diesel increased effecency
 TW>> is more them negitaded by the Higher Cost of hte Fuel. From an
 TW>> Actual Production though the cost Diesel should be equal to or a bit
 TW>> less then Unleaded regular.

 RW> Only being cracked twice compared to 7 or 8 for gasoline, it would be
 RW> a lot cheaper.

I'm old enough to remember gasoline for $0.25/gallon and at the same time
diesel was $0.09/gallon.  For many years diesel was much less expensive 
than gasoline.  Note now that the demand for diesel is way, way up - due
I think in the most part to the proliferation of OTR rigs; there have always
been semis on the road, just not in the numbers that have been there for 
probably the past decade.  And the number of rigs, and consequently the demand
for diesel, is increasing - even ignoring all the other users of diesel, which are
also increasing.

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