Audi A6 TDI Crosses US On 66 Gallons
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The thing most interesting to me would be cost per mile. I love diesels and the efficiency they offer, but the fuel cost makes the difference a lot less than what I would like.
I know a lot about cross country driving. I've been coast to coast on motorcycles and in cars. My best trip was College Park, MD to Sacramento, CA punctuated by an overnight stop in Evanston, WY. The wife and I got to Evanston, 2000 miles in 30 hours in her 5F-SE powered Camry, with an 18.5 gallon tank of fuel typically lasting over 500 miles. We did not stop except to refuel and repair a bad tire in Cheyenne (1.5 hours). It was no athlete climbing the Rockies, but it surely was efficient for gasoline power which was not really sold to be a super efficient car. Which brings me back to the problem, what is the fuel cost per mile? That's where the real value is.
I know a lot about cross country driving. I've been coast to coast on motorcycles and in cars. My best trip was College Park, MD to Sacramento, CA punctuated by an overnight stop in Evanston, WY. The wife and I got to Evanston, 2000 miles in 30 hours in her 5F-SE powered Camry, with an 18.5 gallon tank of fuel typically lasting over 500 miles. We did not stop except to refuel and repair a bad tire in Cheyenne (1.5 hours). It was no athlete climbing the Rockies, but it surely was efficient for gasoline power which was not really sold to be a super efficient car. Which brings me back to the problem, what is the fuel cost per mile? That's where the real value is.
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The thing most interesting to me would be cost per mile. I love diesels and the efficiency they offer, but the fuel cost makes the difference a lot less than what I would like.
I know a lot about cross country driving. I've been coast to coast on motorcycles and in cars. My best trip was College Park, MD to Sacramento, CA punctuated by an overnight stop in Evanston, WY. The wife and I got to Evanston, 2000 miles in 30 hours in her 5F-SE powered Camry, with an 18.5 gallon tank of fuel typically lasting over 500 miles. We did not stop except to refuel and repair a bad tire in Cheyenne (1.5 hours). It was no athlete climbing the Rockies, but it surely was efficient for gasoline power which was not really sold to be a super efficient car. Which brings me back to the problem, what is the fuel cost per mile? That's where the real value is.
I know a lot about cross country driving. I've been coast to coast on motorcycles and in cars. My best trip was College Park, MD to Sacramento, CA punctuated by an overnight stop in Evanston, WY. The wife and I got to Evanston, 2000 miles in 30 hours in her 5F-SE powered Camry, with an 18.5 gallon tank of fuel typically lasting over 500 miles. We did not stop except to refuel and repair a bad tire in Cheyenne (1.5 hours). It was no athlete climbing the Rockies, but it surely was efficient for gasoline power which was not really sold to be a super efficient car. Which brings me back to the problem, what is the fuel cost per mile? That's where the real value is.
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There's more to it than that:
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=327&t=9
I don't know enough about the refining process to comment, but it would seem there's a pretty big disparity in output per barrel between diesel and gasoline.
At any rate, up until very recently, diesel has been significantly more expensive than gasoline. It seems they've swapped position, maybe because of the glut of crude in the world right now.
I still love diesels. The pragmatist in me says they must be better in the long run.
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=327&t=9
I don't know enough about the refining process to comment, but it would seem there's a pretty big disparity in output per barrel between diesel and gasoline.
At any rate, up until very recently, diesel has been significantly more expensive than gasoline. It seems they've swapped position, maybe because of the glut of crude in the world right now.
I still love diesels. The pragmatist in me says they must be better in the long run.
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
I don't know enough about the refining process to comment, but it would seem there's a pretty big disparity in output per barrel between diesel and gasoline.
At any rate, up until very recently, diesel has been significantly more expensive than gasoline. It seems they've swapped position, maybe because of the glut of crude in the world right now.
At any rate, up until very recently, diesel has been significantly more expensive than gasoline. It seems they've swapped position, maybe because of the glut of crude in the world right now.
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