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Old 02-07-2013, 07:16 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo View Post
Oh I get that it will be more fun to drive.

But I'll use your mileage as an example.

45,000 per year = 42 mpg Cruze diesel = 1,071 gallons

38 mpg gas Cruze = 1,184 gallons.

Today's prices here: Diesel 4.39 Gas 3.59

Diesel per year at 45,000 miles = $4701

Gas per year at 45,000 miles = $ 4,250


(And yes I get the mpgs will vary, this was to just give people the idea of how much a diesel is actually saving you.) Or in this case, costing you more
Diesel is $4.39 in Minnesota? Holy crap, it's only $4.12 here (and that's up from about $3.89 a couple weeks ago).

The fuel price difference is more of a winter thing. During the summer, they'll balance out more (you know, when gas goes on its usually March-April crazy surge, and goes above $4 to match diesel).
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