[s-cars] S Car values

[Ian Duff]

Oh, let me assure you, back when gas was four bucks a gallon, diesel  
got within a nickel of five bucks a gallon. Thankfully 48mpg saved the  
day.

-Ian Duff, sent from my iPhone.

On Jul 28, 2009, at 19:11, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:

> In Massachusetts diesel is selling below premium. In fact I don't
> think I've ever seen diesel sell at a price higher than premium, if
> you factor in the higher diesel fuel economy.
>
> I generally don't buy new cars, but an A4 or Q5 tdi will be very
> tempting. Since we will expect to own it for ten plus years
> depreciation will be less of an issue.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2009, at 6:42 PM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Part of the reason why gas-electric hybrids are popular is simply
>> due to the
>> refining mix that we get here in the States- we get much more
>> gasoline out
>> of a barrel of oil than diesel. In Europe where it's the other way
>> around
>> and diesel is not more costly than gasoline, you can see why there
>> is a 50%
>> take rate on diesel vs. gasoline engined cars.
>>
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