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Originally Posted by kaisen
As much as Pelicans love diesels, used examples bring large premiums over their gas counterparts and diesel is currently 90 cents more per gallon here in MN. It will NEVER pencil out to be an economical choice. If you'd like to pay more because you like the driving characteristics, like abundant torque, that's your choice. But any gains in fuel economy are more than cancelled out by the cost of ULSD fuel, the urea treatments, extra maintenance, more expensive parts, more complex systems, and the extra up-front costs to buy one. YMMV
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Diesel is about the same price as gas in CA., $3.85 at a station I drove by today. That would be a great local price, average in my 'hood is about $4.20. Premium is about $3.90 everywhere right now.
Is gas that much cheaper in MN., or diesel higher or ? That's a HUGE price delta and would certainly work against any argument for buying a diesel. That argument does not exist here, other than rare times when diesel was more than gas. It's never been near 90 cents different, though.
