DIESEL

OK, I just got back from RP. I had my 80 gallon tank installed in the bed. I came across with about 115 gallons of diesel total. I got the rude mexican guy that cant speak english. How did HE get a job in border patrol? Anyways. I couldnt understand a word he was saying and he was very rude. I just played dumb. After trying to undersand him for 15 minutes, He let me go! no tax, no fine, nothing! I paid $2.30 a gallon.

Nice.

Sweet sweet sweet!

I wish I had some 55 gallon drums. there is no way im gunna be able to use all this diesel by the next time I go to RP!

if ya didn't live in queen creek, i could of gotten ya some plastic 55's.......

Really? where do you live?

Arizona officials taxing gas brought in from Mexico

More 3 On Your Side Reports

05:30 PM Mountain Standard Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008

By Gary Harper / 3 On Your Side

PHOENIX -- Looking for a break on high gas prices?

Mexico seems to be the answer for a lot of people. That's because gas in Mexico is just downright cheap compared to what we're paying.

It's so cheap that many Valley residents started transporting gas from Mexico back into Arizona so they could use the gas here.

But then state officials found out what was going on and put the hammer down.

Joe Kolisek likes his toys. He also likes to take them down to Rocky Point in Mexico so he can enjoy them on the ocean.

But before crossing back into the United States, Kolisek always brings back extra fuel for his jet skis, and why not? Gas isn't nearly as high in Mexico as it is here.

"The gas prices are a couple bucks cheaper a gallon down there and diesel fuel is about half the price," Kolisek said.

And cheap diesel fuel in Mexico is why Kolisek always fills up a 50-gallon barrel and brings it back with him to Phoenix.

The reason? It helps offset the high prices here.

But on a recent trip, Kolisek got a surprise inspection as he tried to cross back into the United States and that inspection wasn't done by Customs. It was performed by the Arizona Department of Transportation.

"The ADOT agent told me that they started cracking down two to three weeks ago," Kolisek said.

He's right. ADOT tells 3 On Your Side that there is such a large number of people transporting fuel back into Arizona that the agency started dispatching agents around April to inspect and tax anyone who gets caught at the border.

"We collected around $4,000 or $5,000 in taxes and by June that amount had doubled," said ADOT spokeswoman Cydney Demodica.

Kolisek wasn't happy at all when he had to come up with tax money for the fuel he got caught with.

"I was hit with a $25 service fee and also taxed at 26 cents a gallon for the fuel I was bringing in," he said.

The grand total? Kolisek had to cough up $38 and hand it over to the ADOT agent.

So much for saving money on cheaper gas.

But the transportation department insists it's not harassing people.

"It isn't that ADOT is picking on them," Demodica said. "This is what the law requires us to do."

But, don't trying telling that to people like Kolisek.

"They see people are taking advantage of crossing the border and they want to get their tax money," he said. "It's sad."

I want to clarify something. If you buy gas in Mexico and the gas is actually fueling an engine, then you are not taxed. For example, if you fill up your motorhome or you fill up your sand rail, that's fine because it's feeding a motor.

However, if the gas is simply in containers or barrels, that is when you can and will get hit by the tax man.

ADOT says it really boils down to a safety issue, too, because driving down the road with barrels of fuel can be like a "rolling bomb."

HORSE SHIT!

I actually have to much desiel now! If you know anyone who needs some, let me know. Im gunna give it to them for four bucks a gallon! I have to do some repairs on my tank and I need it empty! Save ya a buck a gallon!

~~~ 4 BONES A GAL. ~~~ THATS A RIP OFF ~~~ I WILL PAY $1.50 GAL ~~~

~~~ YOU MUST BE ~~~

you have to remember. Its $5.00 a gallon in Arizona!!!

~~~ You know I'm just kidding a bone off the top is a nice saving ~~~ ~~~ if I had a diesel I would be Interested ~~~ I have a ? ~~~ why not wait till you use it down some, to say 10 gal. ~~~ put in a couple of 5-gals. do what you have to then put back ~~~

I might just put in in a 55 gallon barrel for later.....