$2.20 Diesel!

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » July 15th, 2008, 8:43 am

Yes its true - diesel for $2.20 in Mexico. But the supply is running low due to high demand...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexi ... tjgas.html

lewisclan · Post by **lewisclan** » July 15th, 2008, 8:57 am

But its not Ulta low sulpher
so my new truck wont run it or I void the warrenty

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » July 15th, 2008, 9:15 am

lewisclan wrote:But its not Ulta low sulpher
so my new truck wont run it or I void the warrenty

ULSD isnt the greatest for my 7.3 - so I add two stroke oil to it...really quiets down the injectors. Wouldnt mind some of that mexican diesel.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 15th, 2008, 9:44 am

I love how the oil companies drive up our price of oil because of our "weak dollar" and "low supply"
but our weak dollar can buy plenty of diesel in mexico

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 15th, 2008, 10:03 am

The sad thing is most of it was refined here then shipped there.....

ugly1171 · Post by **ugly1171** » July 16th, 2008, 9:35 am

We're paying £1.30 ($2.60ish) a litre here in rip off Britain. Don't know what that works out to be in imperial measurements cos we have 8 pints to the gallon & i heard you have less pints in a gallon in the states.
A lot of people have been running non-common rail diesel systems on vegetable or cooking oil/diesel mix. Anything above 50/50 mix will need an inline heater in winter.
A couple of lads at work have been using the mix & like Hoofarted found it quietens down the combustion noise & runs a lot smoother. The cetane value of veggie oil is higher than diesel too.
Ugly

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 16th, 2008, 10:04 am

ugly, a liter is roughly 1/4 us gallon. I think its really like 3.8 liters to a gallon, but close enough. I guess we should stop bitching...
that 5.20 GBP @ $2/GBP thats $10.40/Gal

teemtrubble · Post by **teemtrubble** » July 16th, 2008, 11:19 am

That's what I keep saying I don't care.

Wheelie-Gene · Post by **Wheelie-Gene** » July 18th, 2008, 10:32 pm

We rented (I drove) a Skoda TDI during our vacation in Ireland. The puppy averaged better than 50 (more like 55) MPG.
We cruised around for 3 days, all day every day. On the 4th day it was down to 1/4 tank, so I put in $50 Euros ($80 US) which was roughly 40 liters. I turned the car in at the air port 3 days later and it still had close to 1/2 a tank.
We didn't just put-put around either. Europeans know how to freakin drive, I was right along there with them. You (I) could sure spot the stupid American drivers.

On a different note:
I watched some of the news channels over there....they don't have it so good. The bad economy, high interest rates, high taxes, high fuel, etc... As bad as things seem here, we are actually pretty lucky.

Too bad I had to come home to our shitty horse-piss Americanized beer.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 18th, 2008, 10:39 pm

Good post man, pretty much nailed it

Wheelie-Gene · Post by **Wheelie-Gene** » July 18th, 2008, 11:01 pm

Thanks man. Here's more...
This is what we drove:

This is what we saw:

Couldn't get enough of this:

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 18th, 2008, 11:03 pm

PURE SEX!!!!!!!!!!!11

Ported&Polished · Post by **Ported&Polished** » July 18th, 2008, 11:20 pm

That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage.

ugly1171 · Post by **ugly1171** » July 18th, 2008, 11:29 pm

Ported&Polished wrote:That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage.

It doesn't travel well, you've got to drink it in Dublin. Turns your stools black too!
I prefer a lager frenzy to a social Guinness! ;-)

Ugly

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » July 19th, 2008, 7:26 am

Ported&Polished wrote:That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage.

X9999999999

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 19th, 2008, 7:57 am

Ported&Polished wrote:That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage.

Like ugly said, guinness in ireland is a whole different story

Ported&Polished · Post by **Ported&Polished** » July 19th, 2008, 8:15 am

I understand, because the stuff I have had here taste like crap. It's way to bitter, thick as mud, and no matter how cold you make it, it goes down harsh. Try a Leinenkuegal Summer Wheat, ahh, now that's a tasty beer!

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 19th, 2008, 8:21 am

Ported&Polished wrote:I understand, because the stuff I have had here taste like crap. It's way to bitter, thick as mud, and no matter how cold you make it, it goes down harsh.

Were you drinking the extra stout or the draught? The extra is the old school guinness and I agree tastes like shit and is harsh, the draught cans and bottles are a diff story tho

Wheelie-Gene · Post by **Wheelie-Gene** » July 19th, 2008, 3:39 pm

britincali wrote:
Ported&Polished wrote:I understand, because the stuff I have had here taste like crap. It's way to bitter, thick as mud, and no matter how cold you make it, it goes down harsh.

Were you drinking the extra stout or the draught? The extra is the old school guinness and I agree tastes like shit and is harsh, the draught cans and bottles are a diff story tho

I found the bottled draught at the local HEB. In no way does it compare to the fresh stuff that I had over there. We hit a pub by the hotel every evening before we passed out for the night.....I had my Guinness, the wife had her Jameson and Coke.

I don't have the stomach for the average American beer....Miller, Bud, whatever....I just can't stand the stuff. A few of my friends buy the cheapie beer, they talked me into drinking some....my gosh, what a god-awful beer that was. I could have had a few glasses of water and had someone hit me in the head w/a bat and I would have felt the same way the next morning.
With all the hype of Sam Adams, I tried a variety pack. I wasn't impressed. Each one was different, all were bad. Corona, Michelob, Guiness....that's what I like. Something with a real kick.
I heard that Guinness' kegs are pressurized with N2O, which does make a difference.
I'll look for the Leinenkuegal and try that one.

So, this in now a beer thread???

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 19th, 2008, 3:44 pm

Wheelie-Gene wrote:.
I heard that Guiness' kegs are pressurized with N2O,

Its not N20 its a mix....

30% Carbon dioxide 70% Nitrogen in guinness, its the nitrogen that gives beer a really creamy head.

Some others use mix too, boddingtons, cafferys, murphys....

Wheelie-Gene · Post by **Wheelie-Gene** » July 19th, 2008, 3:53 pm

Maybe that's what he meant, but not what he said.
I was misinformed. Thanks for setting it straight.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 19th, 2008, 3:56 pm

Its all good man

You experienced something I friggin LOVE, nothing in the world of alcohol is better than sitting in a pub in dublin starting on a fresh pint of guinness extra cold

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 19th, 2008, 4:23 pm

I started drinking when I lived in hungary (13-14YO) and when I came back to the states, everything was CRAP and EXPENSIVE!
I got a whole pub full of people hammered on $5 USD before school!

teemtrubble · Post by **teemtrubble** » July 19th, 2008, 4:26 pm

That Hungarian beer was warm and tastes like shit but, the Wine and Palinka that's a different story and would put even Brit on his ass! One friggin glass.

Wheelie-Gene · Post by **Wheelie-Gene** » July 19th, 2008, 7:46 pm

You guys are f'n funny...that's why I love this place so much. I can see how good of friends you all are and truly know each other.

Anyway....We stayed more South (Killarney) and in the small villages.
Went out to Dingle, cruised the ring of Kerry, hit Cork and Waterford....racked up a shit-load of miles (Ks).
Flew into Shannon, flew out of Dublin (big city, big mistake). We loved it there. Though we hated that the US dollar went down the toilet.

Right hand drive and left lane driving took a day to get used to....amusing at first, but by far not a joke.

A little clip on the M7 to Dublin:
http://good-times.webshots.com/video/30 ... 5454nJahkH

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$2.20 Diesel!

$2.20 Diesel!