From owner-diesel-benz-digest@digest.net Wed Mar 9 14:52:35 2011 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Wednesday, March 9 2011 Volume 01 : Number 3408 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 [db] Re: OT: horsepower Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest@digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request@digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:57:48 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 this just in... fuel prices... (regular unleaded and Diesel in USD and gallons) AU - 1 gallon of Diesel $5.73/gallon NL - 1 gallon of Diesel $7.46/gallon US - 1 gallon of Diesel $4.09/gallon AU - 1 gallon of Petrol $5.73/gallon NL - 1 gallon of Benzin $8.97/gallon US - 1 gallon of Unleaded $3.53/gallon building a spreadsheet, saving as pdf and xls - to follow: http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- so, while waiting for the muslim hordes to organize their inevitable attack on Israel, their unrest, rebellion and migration to nefarious political groups labeled as moderate by liberal media sources has caused the price of oil to escalate, causing glee in the eyes of commodities traders, shieks and others with oil derricks in their yards... but deep concern to those of us operating internal combustion engines as means of eeking out a meager existence... here's the latest update from three seemingly random, but meaningful to some, points on the globe: Nederland (NL) (also known as Holland, you know, the place with the kid with his finger in the dike, wooden shoes, tulips...) Australia (AU) (also known as down under - and because it appears that they treat both gasoline(petrol) and Diesel the same the prices are close enough I only did the math once... and likely out of date already, and didn't convert to Imperial gallons if that is still in use. I don't have upside down fonts installed, so you'll have to rotate the monitor yourself Terry... sorry mate... ;) Seattle area (US) - specifically two points on 128th in South Everett, low is a Fred Meyer, high is a robber baron on the I-5 exit. here's a link if you're local: http://www.seattlegasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D prices provided in local currencies and in liters and US gallons (1 US gallon = 3.785412 liters) currencies converted by xe.com - NL fuel prices provided by friend there, AU prices via the web, US by observation on the way in to work this morning. I am irritated that Diesel fuel costs more than Gasoline here... we need more Diesels... gas stinks... :) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Diesel fuel - the good stuff... NL - liter price: 1.419 EURO/liter - $1.97 USD/liter NL - gallon price: 5.37 EURO/gallon- $7.46 USD/gallon US - gallon price: $4.09-$4.28 / gallon AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Unleaded Gasoline, aka, Petrol, Benzine, Benzin (the smelly stuff that catches fire easily): NL - liter price: 1.70 EURO/liter - $1.42 USD/liter NL - gallon price: 6.44 EURO/gallon- $8.98 USD/gallon US - gallon price: $3.53-$3.75 / gallon AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Building a spreadsheet... will post a pdf and xls file at: http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:17:32 -0600 From: Alec Cordova Subject: Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 For the non-diesel pricing, are those for similar octane ratings? I was under the impression that our regular unleaded is pretty crappy by civilized standards, so maybe you should use the price of premium unleaded. For diesel pricing, it's very rare in the US to find a selection of different cetane ratings, so I have no comparable issue with the diesel listings. Alec On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:57 PM, john wrote: > this just in... fuel prices... > (regular unleaded and Diesel in USD and gallons) > > AU - 1 gallon of Diesel $5.73/gallon > NL - 1 gallon of Diesel $7.46/gallon > US - 1 gallon of Diesel $4.09/gallon > > AU - 1 gallon of Petrol $5.73/gallon > NL - 1 gallon of Benzin $8.97/gallon > US - 1 gallon of Unleaded $3.53/gallon > > building a spreadsheet, saving as pdf and xls - to follow: > http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf > > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > so, while waiting for the muslim hordes to organize their inevitable attack on Israel, their > unrest, rebellion and migration to nefarious political groups labeled as moderate by liberal media > sources has caused the price of oil to escalate, causing glee in the eyes of commodities traders, > shieks and others with oil derricks in their yards... but deep concern to those of us operating internal > combustion engines as means of eeking out a meager existence... > > here's the latest update from three seemingly random, but meaningful to some, points on the globe: > > > Nederland (NL) (also known as Holland, you know, the place with the kid with his finger in the dike, wooden shoes, tulips...) > Australia (AU) (also known as down under - and because it appears that they treat both gasoline(petrol) and Diesel the same the > prices are close enough I only did the math once... and likely out of date already, and didn't convert to Imperial > gallons if that is still in use. I don't have upside down fonts installed, so you'll have to rotate the monitor > yourself Terry... sorry mate... ;) > Seattle area (US) - specifically two points on 128th in South Everett, low is a Fred Meyer, high is a robber baron on the I-5 exit. > here's a link if you're local: http://www.seattlegasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D > > > prices provided in local currencies and in liters and US gallons (1 US gallon = 3.785412 liters) > currencies converted by xe.com - NL fuel prices provided by friend there, AU prices via the web, > US by observation on the way in to work this morning. > > I am irritated that Diesel fuel costs more than Gasoline here... we need more Diesels... gas stinks... :) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Diesel fuel - the good stuff... > > NL - liter price: 1.419 EURO/liter - $1.97 USD/liter > NL - gallon price: 5.37 EURO/gallon- $7.46 USD/gallon > > US - gallon price: $4.09-$4.28 / gallon > > AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Regular Unleaded Gasoline, > aka, Petrol, Benzine, Benzin (the smelly stuff that catches fire easily): > > NL - liter price: 1.70 EURO/liter - $1.42 USD/liter > NL - gallon price: 6.44 EURO/gallon- $8.98 USD/gallon > > US - gallon price: $3.53-$3.75 / gallon > > AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Building a spreadsheet... will post a pdf and xls file at: http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf > > john > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 13:14:22 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 seems that 95 is the lowest, at least in Ireland... here it's 87 octane. ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Alec Cordova wrote: # For the non-diesel pricing, are those for similar octane ratings? I # was under the impression that our regular unleaded is pretty crappy by # civilized standards, so maybe you should use the price of premium # unleaded. # # For diesel pricing, it's very rare in the US to find a selection of # different cetane ratings, so I have no comparable issue with the # diesel listings. # # Alec # # On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:57 PM, john wrote: # > this just in... fuel prices... # > (regular unleaded and Diesel in USD and gallons) # > # > AU - 1 gallon of Diesel $5.73/gallon # > NL - 1 gallon of Diesel $7.46/gallon # > US - 1 gallon of Diesel $4.09/gallon # > # > AU - 1 gallon of Petrol $5.73/gallon # > NL - 1 gallon of Benzin $8.97/gallon # > US - 1 gallon of Unleaded $3.53/gallon # > # > building a spreadsheet, saving as pdf and xls - to follow: # > http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf # > # > # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # > so, while waiting for the muslim hordes to organize their inevitable attack # on Israel, their # > unrest, rebellion and migration to nefarious political groups labeled as # moderate by liberal media # > sources has caused the price of oil to escalate, causing glee in the eyes of # commodities traders, # > shieks and others with oil derricks in their yards... but deep concern to # those of us operating internal # > combustion engines as means of eeking out a meager existence... # > # > here's the latest update from three seemingly random, but meaningful to # some, points on the globe: # > # > # > Nederland (NL) (also known as Holland, you know, the place with the kid with # his finger in the dike, wooden shoes, tulips...) # > Australia (AU) (also known as down under - and because it appears that they # treat both gasoline(petrol) and Diesel the same the # > prices are close enough I only did the math once... and likely out of # date already, and didn't convert to Imperial # > gallons if that is still in use. I don't have upside down fonts # installed, so you'll have to rotate the monitor # > yourself Terry... sorry mate... ;) # > Seattle area (US) - specifically two points on 128th in South Everett, low # is a Fred Meyer, high is a robber baron on the I-5 exit. # > here's a link if you're local: # http://www.seattlegasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D # > # > # > prices provided in local currencies and in liters and US gallons (1 US # gallon = 3.785412 liters) # > currencies converted by xe.com - NL fuel prices provided by friend there, AU # prices via the web, # > US by observation on the way in to work this morning. # > # > I am irritated that Diesel fuel costs more than Gasoline here... we need # more Diesels... gas stinks... :) # > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Diesel fuel - the good stuff... # > # > NL - liter price: 1.419 EURO/liter - $1.97 USD/liter # > NL - gallon price: 5.37 EURO/gallon- $7.46 USD/gallon # > # > US - gallon price: $4.09-$4.28 / gallon # > # > AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: $1.5139/liter or # $5.73/gallon) # > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Regular Unleaded Gasoline, # > aka, Petrol, Benzine, Benzin (the smelly stuff that catches fire # easily): # > # > NL - liter price: 1.70 EURO/liter - $1.42 USD/liter # > NL - gallon price: 6.44 EURO/gallon- $8.98 USD/gallon # > # > US - gallon price: $3.53-$3.75 / gallon # > # > AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: $1.5139/liter or # $5.73/gallon) # > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > Building a spreadsheet... will post a pdf and xls file at: # http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf # > # > john # > # > ----- # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum # > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:28:11 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] Re: OT: horsepower wow. amazing what FOUR real Horsepower is capable of!!! http://wimp.com/realhorsepower/ that was way cool, thanx Dan! ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Dan Black wrote: # For John... and probably a lot of other people here. # # http://wimp.com/realhorsepower/ # ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:36:33 -0800 (PST) From: Jim Hoffman Subject: Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 I've seen diesel for as much as $3.989 and as low as $3.889. Regular is hovering between $3.449 and $3.499. Here in S.E. Wisconsin. Jim - --- On Wed, 3/9/11, john wrote: > From: john > Subject: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 > To: > Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 1:57 PM > this just in... fuel prices... > (regular unleaded and Diesel in USD and > gallons) > > AU - 1 gallon of Diesel $5.73/gallon > NL - 1 gallon of Diesel $7.46/gallon > US - 1 gallon of Diesel $4.09/gallon > > AU - 1 gallon of Petrol $5.73/gallon > NL - 1 gallon of Benzin $8.97/gallon > US - 1 gallon of Unleaded $3.53/gallon > > building a spreadsheet, saving as pdf and xls - to follow: > http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf > > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > so, while waiting for the muslim hordes to organize their > inevitable attack on Israel, their > unrest, rebellion and migration to nefarious political > groups labeled as moderate by liberal media > sources has caused the price of oil to escalate, causing > glee in the eyes of commodities traders, > shieks and others with oil derricks in their yards... but > deep concern to those of us operating internal > combustion engines as means of eeking out a meager > existence... > > here's the latest update from three seemingly random, but > meaningful to some, points on the globe: > > > Nederland (NL) (also known as Holland, you know, the place > with the kid with his finger in the dike, wooden shoes, > tulips...) > Australia (AU) (also known as down under - and because it > appears that they treat both gasoline(petrol) and Diesel the > same the > prices are close enough I only did the > math once... and likely out of date already, and didn't > convert to Imperial > gallons if that is still in use. I > don't have upside down fonts installed, so you'll have to > rotate the monitor > yourself Terry... sorry mate... ;) > Seattle area (US) - specifically two points on 128th in > South Everett, low is a Fred Meyer, high is a robber baron > on the I-5 exit. > here's a link if you're local: http://www.seattlegasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D > > > > prices provided in local currencies and in liters and US > gallons (1 US gallon = 3.785412 liters) > currencies converted by xe.com - NL fuel prices provided by > friend there, AU prices via the web, > US by observation on the way in to work this morning. > > I am irritated that Diesel fuel costs more than Gasoline > here... we need more Diesels... gas stinks... :) > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Diesel fuel - the good stuff... > > NL - liter price: 1.419 EURO/liter - > $1.97 USD/liter > NL - gallon price: 5.37 EURO/gallon- > $7.46 USD/gallon > > US - gallon price: $4.09-$4.28 / gallon > > AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: > $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Regular Unleaded Gasoline, > aka, Petrol, Benzine, Benzin (the smelly > stuff that catches fire easily): > > NL - liter price: 1.70 EURO/liter - > $1.42 USD/liter > NL - gallon price: 6.44 EURO/gallon- > $8.98 USD/gallon > > US - gallon price: $3.53-$3.75 / gallon > > AU - liter price: $1.499 AUD / liter - (USD: > $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Building a spreadsheet... will post a pdf and xls file > at: http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf > > john > > ----- > - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where > Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 > si vis pacem, para bellum > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us > - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:52:21 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 it was 3.59 last week, same place today 4.09. tanked up Sunday for 3.96... WA state has an extra 50 cents tax on Diesel... ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Jim Hoffman wrote: # I've seen diesel for as much as $3.989 and as low as $3.889. # Regular is # hovering between $3.449 and $3.499. # # Here in S.E. Wisconsin. # # Jim # # --- On Wed, # 3/9/11, john wrote: # # > From: john # > # Subject: [db] fuel prices - 9 mar 2011 # > To: # > Date: Wednesday, March 9, # 2011, 1:57 PM # > this just in... fuel prices... # > (regular unleaded and # Diesel in USD and # > gallons) # > # > AU - 1 gallon of Diesel $5.73/gallon # > NL - # 1 gallon of Diesel $7.46/gallon # > US - 1 gallon of Diesel $4.09/gallon # > # > # AU - 1 gallon of Petrol $5.73/gallon # > NL - 1 gallon of Benzin $8.97/gallon # > # US - 1 gallon of Unleaded $3.53/gallon # > # > building a spreadsheet, saving as # pdf and xls - to follow: # > # http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf # > # > # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # > so, while waiting for the muslim hordes to organize their # > inevitable # attack on Israel, their # > unrest, rebellion and migration to nefarious # political # > groups labeled as moderate by liberal media # > sources has caused # the price of oil to escalate, causing # > glee in the eyes of commodities # traders, # > shieks and others with oil derricks in their yards... but # > deep # concern to those of us operating internal # > combustion engines as means of # eeking out a meager # > existence... # > # > here's the latest update from three # seemingly random, but # > meaningful to some, points on the globe: # > # > # > # Nederland (NL) (also known as Holland, you know, the place # > with the kid with # his finger in the dike, wooden shoes, # > tulips...) # > Australia (AU) (also # known as down under - and because it # > appears that they treat both # gasoline(petrol) and Diesel the # > same the # > prices are close enough I # only did the # > math once... and likely out of date already, and didn't # > # convert to Imperial # > gallons if that is still in use. I # > don't have # upside down fonts installed, so you'll have to # > rotate the monitor # > # yourself Terry... sorry mate... ;) # > Seattle area (US) - specifically two # points on 128th in # > South Everett, low is a Fred Meyer, high is a robber # baron # > on the I-5 exit. # > here's a link if you're local: # http://www.seattlegasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D # > # > # > # > prices # provided in local currencies and in liters and US # > gallons (1 US gallon = # 3.785412 liters) # > currencies converted by xe.com - NL fuel prices provided by # > friend there, AU prices via the web, # > US by observation on the way in to # work this morning. # > # > I am irritated that Diesel fuel costs more than # Gasoline # > here... we need more Diesels... gas stinks... :) # > # > # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # Diesel fuel - the good stuff... # > # > NL - liter price: 1.419 EURO/liter - # > $1.97 USD/liter # > NL - gallon price: 5.37 EURO/gallon- # > $7.46 USD/gallon # > # > US - gallon price: $4.09-$4.28 / gallon # > # > AU - liter price: $1.499 # AUD / liter - (USD: # > $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) # > # > # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # Regular Unleaded Gasoline, # > aka, Petrol, Benzine, Benzin (the smelly # > # stuff that catches fire easily): # > # > NL - liter price: 1.70 EURO/liter - # > $1.42 USD/liter # > NL - gallon price: 6.44 EURO/gallon- # > $8.98 USD/gallon # > # > US - gallon price: $3.53-$3.75 / gallon # > # > AU - liter price: $1.499 # AUD / liter - (USD: # > $1.5139/liter or $5.73/gallon) # > # > # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > # Building a spreadsheet... will post a pdf and xls file # > at: # http://johnmeister.com/MISC/History/fuel-prices-AU-NL-US.pdf # > # > john # > # > # ----- # > # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where # > Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 # > si vis pacem, para bellum # > # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # > # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #3408 **********************************