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$2.20 Diesel!

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 8:43 am
by hoofarted
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

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 8:57 am
by lewisclan
But its not Ulta low sulpher
so my new truck wont run it or I void the warrenty

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 9:15 am
by hoofarted
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.

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 9:44 am
by dannygraves
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 :roll:

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 10:03 am
by britincali
The sad thing is most of it was refined here then shipped there.....

Posted: July 16th, 2008, 9:35 am
by ugly1171
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

Posted: July 16th, 2008, 10:04 am
by dannygraves
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
:shock: :shock: :shock:

Posted: July 16th, 2008, 11:19 am
by teemtrubble
That's what I keep saying I don't care.

Posted: July 18th, 2008, 10:32 pm
by Wheelie-Gene
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.

Posted: July 18th, 2008, 10:39 pm
by britincali
Good post man, pretty much nailed it :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

Posted: July 18th, 2008, 11:01 pm
by Wheelie-Gene
Thanks man. Here's more...
This is what we drove:

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This is what we saw:

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Couldn't get enough of this:
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Posted: July 18th, 2008, 11:03 pm
by britincali
PURE SEX!!!!!!!!!!!11



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Posted: July 18th, 2008, 11:20 pm
by Ported&Polished
That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage. :barf:

Posted: July 18th, 2008, 11:29 pm
by ugly1171
Ported&Polished wrote:That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage. :barf:
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

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 7:26 am
by 100hp honda
Ported&Polished wrote:That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage. :barf:
X9999999999 :barf:

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 7:57 am
by britincali
Ported&Polished wrote:That is the worst tasting beer in the world, garbage. :barf:


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

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 8:15 am
by Ported&Polished
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!

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 8:21 am
by britincali
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 :wink:

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 3:39 pm
by Wheelie-Gene
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 :wink:
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???

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 3:44 pm
by britincali
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....

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 3:53 pm
by Wheelie-Gene
Maybe that's what he meant, but not what he said.
I was misinformed. Thanks for setting it straight.

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 3:56 pm
by britincali
Its all good man :D 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 :clink:

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 4:23 pm
by dannygraves
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! :wink:

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 4:26 pm
by teemtrubble
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.

Posted: July 19th, 2008, 7:46 pm
by Wheelie-Gene
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