Hi, After much media coverage that diesels were coming real soon now, the number of available diesels are not that many. My hunch on why this is happening is the price of diesel fuel. Where I am in New York, diesel fuel is priced above Regular Petrol grade by about 60 cents. So all the cost savings in better MPG may well be offset by the cost of fuel and the more expensive engine purchase price. Diesel for cars no longer have compeling economics. Best, Mike.

The latest Car and Driver (April) has an interesting column by CC. He runs through some of the advantages and disadvantages from an economic viewpoint, based on rising prices of Diesel fuel. One thing he did not discuss is biodiesel. I seem to have a vague recollection that some people claim it is easier to make biodiesel than biogasoline. Is this correct? How much of a problem is making biodiesel?

Where are the diesels?

Mar 07, 2008 61 Replies

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cuhulin 18 years ago

I dont ever drive at night time anymore.For all I dont know, it could be I might have a head light or a tail light out.I might check those lights out someday.I do know, Florida will pull you over at night time if you have only one single light out. cuhulin

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Scott Dorsey 18 years ago

Yes, but modern 100LL has a lot less lead in it than old red avgas.

Same for marine gasoline, which is still leaded, but not quite so much.

I was able to buy leaded auto gasoline here in rural Virginia as late as 1990, but when gas prices went up during the first gulf war the few folks carrying it decided to stop.

--scott

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