Why is Europe so fond of diesels?

[Don M]

Robert Myers wrote:

> There is another factor some might consider.  The only difference between
> Number 2 diesel fuel and number 2 home heating oil is the highway use taxes
> applied on road fuel which is not applied to home heating oil.  The two
> "different" fuels come from the same tank at the refinery.  An
> "unscrupulous" person might well purchase heating oil and store it in a
> nice large tank in or near to his garage for use in his diesel powered
> vehicle.  Now, of course, I would have never advocated such a tax avoidance
> dodge back when I was driving a diesel powered VW rabbit.  :-)

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Oh, similar to me not being able to use "farm use" diesel in the bulk tank for 
the tractors in my son's car ;)
That's a bummer.

Don