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VT365 Rookie Author Austin Posts:46 Points:62,415 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:16:33 AM Ignore VT365 Report Abuse I would like to see heat maps and charts for Diesel.

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I would like to see heat maps and charts for Diesel.

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ProfDude Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,210 Points:450,285 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 4:55:56 PM Ignore ProfDude Report Abuse RichWLIN, I concur. I had temporarily forgotten about that problem, but you are absolutely correct. This is especially problematic when you are away from your own turf and don't know which stations sell which fuel. Thus I amend my comment from yesterday... First, let's limit price posting on mobile apps to only those fuels that exist at the station in question, by allowing senior members to restrict the tabs when they set the fuels available in the MSL, and then we can do diesel price heat maps to the benefit of all so interested. Although the following is a bit off topic, this proposed model of limited tabs for mobile app posting is more scalable, or portable if you prefer, in the event that some other motor fuel becomes popular enough to warrant its own tab in the future, such as E85, E0, E15, natural gas, electricity, propane, hydrogen, bubble gum spit, etc.
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,112 Points:641,790 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 10:25:22 AM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse The real problem with diesel heat maps and charts is that we still have a real problem with GB app users posting diesel prices where none exist ostensibly to satisfy the "Perfectionist" award. The significant number of ongoing fraudulent diesel posts would tend to skew the heat map data and misinform diesel purchasers. Need to fix the MSL to prohibit posting prices for grades of fuel that don't exist. Having done so, a heat map graphically depicting area diesel prices would be useful for diesel burning travelers. RG
ProfDude Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,210 Points:450,285 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 4, 2012 1:27:28 PM Ignore ProfDude Report Abuse Diesel prices vary much more than gasoline does from station to station, I think. And, it is not as widely available. Although having diesel heat price maps may be helpful, I am not certain it would provide the same beneficial information, or at least not in the same way, as the gasoline heat maps do. Anyway, that's just something to think about statistically. Overall, I agree that this is worth looking in to. As the current owner of two diesel sedans, and having owned diesel sedans on and off since 1977, I agree that the site is not as diesel friendly as it might be. With the introduction of more diesel passenger vehicles in 2013, this issue becomes even more relevant for GB to consider.
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,112 Points:641,790 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 5:13:32 PM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse Anyway, diesel is a popular fuel for OTR and local truck drivers, as well as, many passenger cars. Heat maps and charts for diesel seems like as valid a request today as it was in 2010.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 3:43:13 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I don't know if drat contacted the moderators but I didn't receive anything from the moderators after I reported it that said they had been contacted nor did the moderators post anything in this topic that stated they had been notified so the logical conclusion would be they were not notified. Yeah it's a guideline. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be followed. Jeesh!
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,842 Points:2,841,070 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:25:33 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Scout, how did you know that Drathlose didn't notify the moderators? Cracked, it's a guideline and not a rule. So don't worry about unchecking anything. Lol I'd much rather see an old topic bumped with new info than to see a new topic started.
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,112 Points:641,790 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 6:55:41 AM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse kwzh's approach to revisitng dated material seems reasonable, and is certainly more reasonable than the "net nanny" who looks for minor infractions in the forums to report.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,665 Points:3,685,555 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 4:37:06 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse My take on the subject is "Use common sense". If you're reviving an old thread just to say "Hi folks" or "Lame" or even "This thread should die" (!), that's bad and will probably cause it to be locked. If you're reviving it with an actual relevant update, then it's probably OK -- though as a matter of courtesy to those who might not notice what you did, open with something like "(bump to report latest news)" -- some people might otherwise overlook the timestamps and respond to the OP as if it were a recent question.
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,046 Points:1,757,750 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 3:15:49 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse Huh, I learn new things everyday. Didn't know they wanted us ignoring old threads. Seems like they could bump up the "auto lockdown" time to two months on the nose if they don't like old threads getting dredged up. I'll go through my favorites and uncheck all the old threads then.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,470 Points:1,563,880 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 2:19:42 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse This subject has been added to the Suggestion Tracking List as possibly new topic on a long-ago-posted subject. I think the reason GB dislikes bumped old topics is that old posts are dragged up to the top (given a new life) instead of being deleted with all the other old topics. That seems silly to me considering the cost of storage drops by the minute. Having all the thoughts about one subject in the same topic would seem to be a good thing to me. However now that the STL exists (and is getting more "existery" by the day), the links group all the topics on a subject together, which although not quite as good as one topic per subject, may serve the same purpose.
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,112 Points:641,790 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 8:43:53 AM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse Net nanny, that's a hoot CrackedLCD. It is against the rules to revive a topic that's been closed for more than a couple months without first asking permission of the moderators; however, those with grade school hall monitor mentality have no way of knowing if permission was either asked or granted, and not only report the infraction, but return to the thread to take credit for doing so. RG
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 8:19:33 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Well Cracked, I suggest you read the General Forum Guidelines sticky topic #13.
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,046 Points:1,757,750 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 2:54:32 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse Reported, why? I don't think it's against the rules to dig up an old thread. They already have a mechanism to close old threads after a certain amount of time. No need to be a net nanny, scoutmaster. [Edited by: CrackedLCD at 6/30/2012 2:54:54 AM EST]
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,842 Points:2,841,070 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 29, 2012 10:45:57 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Funny, CK! LOL
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,842 Points:2,841,070 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 29, 2012 10:43:20 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse It appears that Drahtlose contributed some relevant new information, scoutmaster. I'll report your report just to keep it fair.
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,046 Points:1,757,750 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 29, 2012 3:15:55 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse Almost two years after this thread was created and still no diesel heat map. Bummer. :/
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,470 Points:1,563,880 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jun 28, 2012 7:33:53 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse Diesel → steam. Hmmm.
Drahtlose Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,851 Points:1,009,500 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 28, 2012 3:17:45 PM Ignore Drahtlose Report Abuse In the Philadelphia area, several stations are adding Diesel each month. This trend started about a year ago and is slowly gaining steam.
TDI_LOVER Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,774 Points:774,670 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2011 11:50:32 AM Ignore TDI_LOVER Report Abuse I think it is only a matter of time before diesel gets more respect. In the US, it is most definitely behind the curve as the vast majority of drivers use unleaded gas. But I think time is going to show that the new clean diesels are the much wiser way to go. Just hopefully they don't also continue to rip us a new one on the price of diesel... sigh...
VT365 Rookie Author Austin Posts:46 Points:62,415 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2011 7:35:39 AM Ignore VT365 Report Abuse Bump
kc0eak Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,921 Points:456,665 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2011 9:21:28 AM Ignore kc0eak Report Abuse Great idea
hcbarch Rookie Author Illinois Posts:1 Points:259,520 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2011 11:18:34 PM Ignore hcbarch Report Abuse I would love to see the site include diesel heat maps. I, for one, would use them plenty!
TDI_LOVER Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,774 Points:774,670 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2011 12:51:19 PM Ignore TDI_LOVER Report Abuse I don't think GB is biased at all. I think that because the US in general is a bit biased against diesel that it doesn't get the attention it deserves. In my area, Spokane, there are far less people posting diesel prices, even when they are listed on the big board as you drive by. Because of this, I don't know how accurate the heat map actually would be. Don't get me wrong, i still would love to have it though!!
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,177 Points:1,301,145 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2011 11:47:41 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse I would too. Alas GB is biased against anything diesel or biodiesel. But they have a big old catagory for ethanol.
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,046 Points:1,757,750 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 26, 2010 3:29:12 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse I'd love to see the diesel heat maps and charts, too. :)
binkhouse Veteran Author Tucson Posts:468 Points:46,045 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2010 12:23:14 AM Ignore binkhouse Report Abuse That is a great suggestion. I would use that feature.
boutmuet Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,599 Points:913,910 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2010 10:49:25 PM Ignore boutmuet Report Abuse This would be nice
TDI_LOVER Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,774 Points:774,670 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2010 2:14:25 PM Ignore TDI_LOVER Report Abuse Still think the diesel burners on this site deserve heat maps and charts for diesel as well! :)
TDI_LOVER Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,774 Points:774,670 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2010 1:24:27 PM Ignore TDI_LOVER Report Abuse Bump.... i see this as a no brainer and easy to implement feature.
Drahtlose Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,851 Points:1,009,500 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2010 9:21:07 PM Ignore Drahtlose Report Abuse Any word on this? State maps and price charts for all grades of fuel would really set Gas Buddy apart from the crowd.
TDI_LOVER Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,774 Points:774,670 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2010 2:56:12 PM Ignore TDI_LOVER Report Abuse Yes I would love to see this as well. I run diesel and having this info would be very valuable to me!
TNT2EC Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:5,004 Points:1,515,535 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 6:27:25 PM Ignore TNT2EC Report Abuse It would be nice to see this for all grades that we post.
Drahtlose Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,851 Points:1,009,500 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:40:47 PM Ignore Drahtlose Report Abuse I second this one. The info is already in the database.