Are YOUR Driving Habits Related To Fuel Prices?

I know it’s odd, but I like to check fuel prices regularly to see not only what the local stations are charging, but curiosity gets the best of me and I start checking places all around the country just for fun.

Speaking of price gauging, can anyone explain to me why diesel fuel this summer was going for $2.85 a gallon in places such as Miami, Fla., and Knoxville, Tenn., yet on the same day it was going for $3.99 a gallon in Las Vegas, Nev., and Los Angeles, Calif.? I understand winter blends will drive up the price of diesel, but I’m talking about prices near the $4 a gallon range in August!

“I like to look at the positive things in life,” Ben explained. “My philosophy is, if you couldn’t handle something, it wouldn’t happen. Through the good, through the bad, whatever life throws at you, there’s a silver lining to it and it’s just the way I go about looking at things. It’s a positive attitude. It’s been with me since my teenage years. Even when something doesn’t go the way I expect it to, there’s a momentary ‘Oh, why did this have to happen?’ A couple hours later it’s like, ‘Okay, this happened. What can we do with it?’ I like to solve problems.”

“Modifying trucks has always been a passion of mine so to get the chance to work with them everyday in an aftermarket industry has been a real blessing,” Matt said.

Matt has always been in the automotive game, but it wasn’t always diesels. His dad raised him on hot rods and classics, but Matt found himself interested in Japanese cars and even had a 1991 Nissan Laurel imported from Japan. It has an RB20DET engine with a large turbo, intercooler, a built rear and roll cage, as well as a few other period correct modifications.

Courtney Craven fixes things; it’s what she’s good at. She’s done a lot of the work on her own vehicles, prompting her uncle to hire her to work in a different kind of shop. For the past 10 years Courtney has been repairing professional digital cameras at her uncle’s camera shop. On top of that, she spends a lot of her free time renovating the house she bought in 2016. If something needs fixing, chances are good Courtney can do it. Her latest project is a 2008, F350 6.4L Super Duty that’s coming along quite nicely.

Courtney’s father is an engineer who, like Courtney, takes on projects and repairs. He would take his kids to car shows and auctions, giving them a taste for the life he loves.

“I have him to thank him for a lot of my knowledge and for introducing me to the car world,” Courtney says. “He never treated me any differently than my brothers, which allowed me to gain the confidence to do whatever I wanted to do.”