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curtis73 · 03-06-2002, 02:16 PM

MR 5.0.......... Ah, quite understandable.

I come from PA, so I'm used to poopy gas in the winter. So what did I do? Bought a diesel and moved to Louisiana where there is so much parafin and crap in the diesel. I can't win. Down here its so frustrating. Whereas up north many times stations will just switch to the good #1 diesel in the winter, they sell it as a super premium diesel down here. When the weather man predicts a "hard freeze" as they call it (which means 34 degrees...that's not a joke) the "premium" diesel prices skyrocket. Fuel is cheap down here right now at just under a dollar for 87 octane unleaded and about $1.01 for #2 diesel. When the weatherman says cold weather, the $1.14 price for #1 diesel jumps to about $1.35. I laugh and go to the cheap pumps. I usually don't look for #1 diesel until about 15-20 degrees for sustained periods.

Curtis

PS. now that its getting nice here in LA, I'm moving back to PA where its cold. I'm not a very smart man.

03-06-2002, 02:16 PM	#16
curtis73 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: variable Posts: 15	MR 5.0.......... Ah, quite understandable. I come from PA, so I'm used to poopy gas in the winter. So what did I do? Bought a diesel and moved to Louisiana where there is so much parafin and crap in the diesel. I can't win. Down here its so frustrating. Whereas up north many times stations will just switch to the good #1 diesel in the winter, they sell it as a super premium diesel down here. When the weather man predicts a "hard freeze" as they call it (which means 34 degrees...that's not a joke) the "premium" diesel prices skyrocket. Fuel is cheap down here right now at just under a dollar for 87 octane unleaded and about $1.01 for #2 diesel. When the weatherman says cold weather, the $1.14 price for #1 diesel jumps to about $1.35. I laugh and go to the cheap pumps. I usually don't look for #1 diesel until about 15-20 degrees for sustained periods. Curtis PS. now that its getting nice here in LA, I'm moving back to PA where its cold. I'm not a very smart man. __________________ Always looking for another project...