[Lx]

Those TDI's are great. I drove a BMW rental in Europe and I was disappointed they gave us a diesel even though they were giving us the BMW instead of the Opal we'd expected.
Boy was I wrong, not only is diesel cheaper, that thing flew and got great mileage.

Too bad the diesel here is so ridiculously expensive. Isn't it easier to refine? Plus, the expense trickles down to higher prices for good due to higher prices for transportation.

[mc6809e]

Too bad the diesel here is so ridiculously expensive. Isn't it easier to refine? Plus, the expense trickles down to higher prices for good due to higher prices for transportation.

Government emission rules in the United States are the primary reason diesels don't make it here.

[Boundless]

> Too bad the diesel here is so ridiculously expensive.
> Isn't it easier to refine?

Historically, diesel was cheaper than gas (and was when
we bought our TDI, back before Germany joined the Axis
of Weasels).

My understanding is that diesel refining capacity is
even more brittle than gasoline here, and that's why
the price spikes randomly.

[snowsislander]

Too bad the diesel here is so ridiculously expensive. Isn't it easier to refine? Plus, the expense trickles down to higher prices for good due to higher prices for transportation.

What's going on with the price of diesel? I went out today, and I saw three stations selling diesel: one was selling diesel for about the same price as its premium gasoline, and two of them were steeply higher than premium gasoline.