Would you buy another Diesel Pickup at $5.00/gallon

[hammersley]

I guess my real idea with this topic - was would you

Change your need for a pickup. Let's be honest - most of us don't really need a full size Dodge Diesel - we just WANT one! I think the days of RV's are like the Dinosaurs - done.....

 

[Dl5treez]

I voted NO. Brand new, no. Slightly used, yes.

 

[fortunate1]

If all of the CTD owners "boycotted" fuel and parked for a week, the impact on fuel demand would be nearly zero. If we were joined by all the PSD, DMax, and diesel car owners, the impact would still be very minimal. We're just a drop in the bucket compared to OTR trucking, ships, rail, and industry.



What's going to be interesting is to see how pricing reacts to repairs on damaged oil-producing & oil-transporting structures. Will it adjust down, as it should? Or will it stay pretty much at the current level.

 

[RustyJC]

Most of the refinerys that were shutdown in the last twenty years were not shutdown to create a false market. They were shutdown because of EPA, OSHA, RCRA, and other government agencys rules and regulations.

The reason that many of these refineries were shut down is that they were originally built proximate to producing oil fields. As the oil fields play out, the refineries were starved for feedstock. Given the fact that many of them were using obsolete technologies due to their age, the economics of reduced throughput, the cost to upgrade technologies and the cost (and environmental difficulties) to run pipelines from other producing areas to increase feedstock supplies drove the shutdowns.



Sorry, but no great conspiracy was at work here.



Rusty

 

[WDixon27]

I voted NO. Brand new, no. Slightly used, yes.

just picked up my 96 12 valve today, maybe a little more then slightly used at 300k but it ran and drove like a champ for the 250 mile drive home and looks pretty decent

 

[CRuth]

Just because thats true Rusty is no reason there couldn't be a conspiracy

Shoot, if I was making records profits as things stand, I'd be hard pressed to see why I should shell out billions for a new refinery.



I"ve tried to make fewer trips, drive slower etc, but the roads around me are as full as ever with people driving as fast as ever, maybe even faster. I really wonder what price its going to take to get people to slow down.

 

[Moab4x4]

Labor Day Traffic

New truck, no, Keep driving the old CTD, yes.



I live in a tourist town 200+ miles from civilization.

We were packed with people driving their new tow toys towing RV's, Jeeps, ATV,s etc. Diesel @ $3. 09, Gas @ $2. 89.

I agree with the comment that if you can buy the toy, you are going to play with it. Fuel price is not the determining factor.

Me, with my 1 gen budget, I slow down a little, make a little less smoke, but still head for the hills and enjoy! (and consider WVO or Bio).

Ken

 

[bkroupa]

The price of diesel will always be relative to gasoline so that would not be a determining factor. I drive 40k + a year, or ~1800 gallons of diesel, if it were a gasser that'd be closer to 2500 gallons (I figured 16mpg for a gasoline rig). I'm not very impressed with any of the newer diesels, that makes it even easier to hang on to my 12v.

 

[fox]

Change your need for a pickup. Let's be honest - most of us don't really need a full size Dodge Diesel - we just WANT one! I think the days of RV's are like the Dinosaurs - done.....

I drive a full size truck because I need it. ( trailers, hauling 1000 + lbs ).

Those who don't need them, need to drive econo-cars.

When I don't need the truck, I ride my HD Roadglide. 45 mpg.

I have greatly reduced the miles I go.

I cannot afford these prices.