[Vwdiesel] honda diesel

[Chris Geiser]

I seem to remember reading an article on refining that stated there was a
real balancing act when refining crud oil - that you get gas and diesel in
the refining process, and that the demand for diesel in Europe and the
demand for Gasoline in the US balance each other out for those products
I was under the impression that the balance between those two was what kept
many of the diesel auto models out of the US, that if the US went a greater
percentage diesel, that the demand for diesel would outpace supply and the
price of gas would plummet, making diesel cars further undesireable.

I have no memory of where I read that, and I don't often see that spoken
about, so maybe I'm remembering incorrectly...  Any refiners lurking on the
list??  (or fuel speculators :) ?

CG




On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> No official Hondas here either Bryan.  Probably some personal imports but
> none you could buy at the dealer.  Only official ones have been Benz, Jeep
> CR, and VW.
> The new benz offerings have been pretty well received, but the price is
> upscale.  Brother-in-Law loves his benz diesel monsterwagen. Other than it
> smells like pee on cold start.
> Smart Cars are too use-specific, and the Jeeps didn't have a long enough
> run
> to get really good.
> -j
>