Filling up the Cobra, the boat, the Harley, or any of the other toys is the least of the problems for me. We have a vacation house that is a 600 mile round trip drive for us that we do at least twice a month. The vehicle we drive is a 2500 HD with a Duramax diesel, and the price for diesel is more out of control than gas.
Why am I paying 50 cents or more than premuim for a fuel that is of less quality than any grade of gas? I bought my first diesel truck in 1999 and in less than 10 years it has gone over 4 dollars a gallon ($4.19 a gallon this morning at the local Chevron). The government wants people to buy vehicles that get better mileage like diesels, but why would I pay a premium for a diesel vehicle and then go pay a premium at the gas pump to fill it up?
Like I said in another post the government needs to step in and put some regulation on the
oil companies. I am against big government, but as a former gas station owner I can tell you that the
oil companies are evil IMO. They are putting station owners out of business by violating leases and other laws, but they don't care because they have an army of lawyers if you try and sue them. The only thing that matters to them is the bottom line, but fuel should not be looked at like other comodities IMO.
If you heard some of the stuff I heard from people that worked for ConocoPhillips you would be outraged. They know they have the public by the balls and there is nothing you can do about it. I am sure the other
oil companies operate with the same principles, but my first hand knowledge is of ConocoPhillips.