[Vwdiesel] Diesel fuel price drop

[TexasTDI]

Today oil closed at just over $31 a barrel.  Compared to a high of $40 a
barrel a few days ago.

Chris Thornton
1991 Volkswagen Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel
2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel)
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com
http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Hillsgrove" <hillsgrove at adelphia.net>
To: "VW Dieselfans" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel fuel price drop


> >Last weekend the price of Diesel went from 1.77$ to 1.57$ overnight!
> >The station across from it dropped theirs too. Not too bad for the
midwest.
> >Any ideas why?
>
>
>   I saw on the national news tonight that crude oil went down in price, by
> $9 a barrel, IIRC. They said that oil had been overvalued recently, and
with
> the thought that the coming war would be short, a price adjustment was in
> order. At least that was their explanation for it.
>  Funny how the price of a barrel of oil which has not even been refined
yet
> can have an immediate impact on the selling price of fuel already residing
> in the underground tanks of a gas station, isn't it?  :-((
>  Diesel is pushing close to $2 a gallon here in the Northeast, or at least
> in central NH. I think I paid $1.85 for the fuel in my tank but most
> stations were selling it for around $1.93 last week, it's up around
$1.95 -
> $1.99 last I checked. Of course diesel always goes up in the winter in
this
> area, because of "increased demand for heating oil".
>  Whatever.  :-((
>
>   Lee
>   Oo-v-oO
>   PP-ASEL
>   KB1GNI
>
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