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aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2011 8:02:42 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse Oh the SHAME! :+)

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tdioiler All-Star Author Detroit Posts:888 Points:417,085 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 11:34:40 PM Ignore tdioiler Report Abuse I tried a Chrysler T&C FFV - Not disappointed, but not impressed either. I'll stick with the thick stuff.
EvergreenON All-Star Author Ontario Posts:928 Points:480,765 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2013 7:01:46 AM Ignore EvergreenON Report Abuse Ethanol is doing this, i am loosing 5 mpg with Ethanol
SilverStreaker Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:11,923 Points:2,213,595 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2013 6:48:06 PM Ignore SilverStreaker Report Abuse aRBy, still running E85 in your 2006 Lexus ES 330 and Impala? Both of these are non-FFVs, correct?
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 26, 2012 12:01:00 AM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse My car's gas mileage has been deteriorating for a while. I changed out the crummy Goodyear triple treads and went back to the OEM integrety's. In addition, I bought some Monroe Quick Struts. The car drives great. No road noise from the tires and the struts work great. One way I've noticed to bring back fuel mileage is to run a few tankfuls of E10. For some reason, this "resets" the EFI control and restores fuel mileage. With E10 selling as low as $2.99/gal, this is a good time of year to do that. In the mean time, I'm exceeding the EPA fuel mileage rating for E10 so we should be ready to go back to E85 soon. Another tankful of E10 and I'll be back running E85. I'll let you know how it all runs.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:1,917 Points:416,920 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2012 1:05:45 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Detox now!
the1roadhog Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,903 Points:2,053,080 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 8:03:11 AM Ignore the1roadhog Report Abuse And so?
USMC_0411 Veteran Author California Posts:363 Points:348,965 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 10:31:06 AM Ignore USMC_0411 Report Abuse DUI lol
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,773 Points:2,892,685 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 5:20:38 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse You have a lot to post about, don't you? They will arrest your car for DUI now.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 12:36:49 AM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse 3.39/gal. Still using E85 with good performance from the car.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:01:40 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse The price of E85 has risen to $3.45/gal. E10 87 Octane is selling at $3.95.
cmmattia Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,964 Points:388,660 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 10:35:35 PM Ignore cmmattia Report Abuse i guess that means bad gas mileage :(
WE0H Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,533 Points:479,415 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 27, 2012 1:50:56 AM Ignore WE0H Report Abuse E30 runs perfect in the 2012 Toyota RAV4. I ran two tanks thru it this week in South Dakota and the mpg only dropped 1 mpg verses E10 87 octane. No codes, not a bit of trouble and yes the tank cap says No E15-E85. Also Prius runs perfect on E40 blends with a bone stock car and perfect on straight E85 with a E85 converter box installed.
empiregas Rookie Author New York Posts:23 Points:11,175 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 2:36:53 PM Ignore empiregas Report Abuse funny :)
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 1:31:37 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse Paid $3.09/gal in Michigan City last Sunday on my way back from the NASCAR races at Chicagoland Speedway. E85 prices seem to be holding fairly steady.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 6, 2012 12:55:20 AM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse $3.09/gal at the local E85 pump here in Grand Rapids. It will be interesting to see what the current heat wave will do to the price differential between E85 and E10 in the coming months.
furball64801 Champion Author Missouri Posts:4,314 Points:113,265 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 3, 2012 10:28:14 PM Ignore furball64801 Report Abuse Still running my 60% plus mix in my 2005 Pt Cruiser. Still more power than I can use and 0 repairs in 6 yrs how can you beat it.
timmyC4 Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:417 Points:60,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 2:47:53 PM Ignore timmyC4 Report Abuse I shook the habit, Diesel - TDI 50mpg @ 70mph.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:33:43 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse $3.39 today in Grand Rapids, MI
ericli3091 Veteran Author Ottawa Posts:394 Points:129,125 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 6:09:08 PM Ignore ericli3091 Report Abuse haha
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2012 10:43:30 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse DancinPrince: The flex fuel cars run well on E85. I wouldn't put it in a 2-stroke household power tool. I wish our flex fuel cars could run on methanol too. Methanol is dirt cheap and our natural gas surplus cries for an expanded domestic market. Unfortunately, the natural gas well owners and pipeline suppliers are being forced to hang in there for another 2 years when the MACT and CATR rules shutter 1/3 of the coal generation plants in the USA. When that happens, the natural gas surplus will be gone as it will be generating electricity in peaking plants.
DancinPrince Rookie Author Illinois Posts:83 Points:42,260 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:05:44 PM Ignore DancinPrince Report Abuse Can't believe that many things work with ethanol!!
timmyC4 Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:417 Points:60,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 4:37:00 PM Ignore timmyC4 Report Abuse Yep I have a plug, starts every time, and the 96 TDI just got 56mpg @ 60mph w/10% city driving today.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 12:01:53 AM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse 3.35/gal on the last fill.
ned23 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,116 Points:290,540 Joined:Dec 2003	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2012 1:30:59 PM Ignore ned23 Report Abuse Diesel in Minnesota? Well that's courageous. Is there a plug dangling from the grill of your car? ;-)
timmyC4 Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:417 Points:60,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2012 10:03:37 AM Ignore timmyC4 Report Abuse Not mine. I burn diesel. Once you get 55mpg you never go back.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 11:30:26 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse Good question, Banjoe! All I know is the car works great on E85. I have a 2006 Lexus ES 330. They say: "OH NO! Don't use E85. You can use Regular if you must, but don't use E85!" I use E85 and the car runs fine. I don't use E85 all the tim elike I do with my Impala, but I throw a few gallons in the Lexus every now and then and don't have any problems.
Banjoe Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:4,223 Points:611,260 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 10:00:31 AM Ignore Banjoe Report Abuse "AA or AAA" - cracked me up!
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 12:43:01 AM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse E85 is selling for $3.55/gal these days in Grand Rapids. I bought it for $3.35 in Indiana a week ago. It's still a viable fuel and continues to work great in my '08 Impala.
lanenebraska Sophomore Author San Jose Posts:204 Points:3,745 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2012 11:48:43 PM Ignore lanenebraska Report Abuse Mine Too!! . Omaha, NE , $4.13 E0 Premium 91 Octane $2.89 E85 Premium 105-108 Octane!! . Thats a savings of $1.24 a gallon! My NON-FFV Ranger 4.0 4x4 gets 18mpg with E0, and 15mpg with E85! [Edited by: lanenebraska at 3/25/2012 11:49:01 PM EST]
gazprize Veteran Author Toronto Posts:483 Points:125,120 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 7:35:08 AM Ignore gazprize Report Abuse not, mine... its a Toyota Corolla
RacerGene Champion Author Alabama Posts:1,703 Points:366,225 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 12:11:23 PM Ignore RacerGene Report Abuse one of my cars runs on 100%
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 9:50:40 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse So, has it joined AA or AAA?
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 9:34:07 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse ok
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,080 Points:1,819,180 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 8:38:07 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse Good, more people with FFV's need to use it. [Edited by: reb4 at 3/21/2012 8:38:38 AM EST]
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:447 Points:300,930 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 12:36:41 AM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse E85 is $3.35/gal here in Michigan. Well under the 85% threshold that makes it equal or less expensive than 87 Octane. I've noticed a lot more people filling up at the E85 pumps lately.
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:10:52 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse ok
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 12:43:53 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ok
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 12:36:02 PM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse ok
lanenebraska Sophomore Author San Jose Posts:204 Points:3,745 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 9:56:07 AM Ignore lanenebraska Report Abuse Mine Too!! Omaha, NE Gas just went up 11 cents overnight! 4.02 E0 Premium 91 Octane 3.75 E10 Midgrade 89 Octane 2.89 E85 Premium 105-108 Octane!! Just filled up the Ford Ranger non-ffv and saved $15.82 as compared to premium E0 gas :-) Thats a savings of $1.13 a gallon! My Ranger 4.0 4x4 gets 18mpg with E0, and 15mpg with E85!
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2012 9:56:22 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
mobile21228 Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,630 Points:503,485 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2012 6:49:34 AM Ignore mobile21228 Report Abuse Change the filter before you go back to Gas
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,080 Points:1,819,180 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2012 8:14:20 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse gamechanger2011, here is a picture from a brand new 2012 plug-in prius. No E85 or No E15.. link
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,080 Points:1,819,180 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2012 8:03:47 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse gasmask78, don't be silly. You are unamerican to suggest we actually downsize our vehicles, or drive less...
gasmask78 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,263 Points:443,415 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2012 3:13:30 AM Ignore gasmask78 Report Abuse Why must everyone drive huge cars?! Unless you have a farm and need a horse trailer or have a giant family of circus freaks...it seems unnecessary.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 11:09:47 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ok
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 11:02:05 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse ok
gamechanger2011 Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,525 Points:54,110 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 10:45:52 AM Ignore gamechanger2011 Report Abuse That's why ist is important to have blender pumps so that people can chose. E50 seems to be the magic number for gas mileage. Some people mix half E85 and half E10 at our sight. E50 is still cheaper then E10, so you would be saving money and helping our country get off our foreign oil addiction. This is "big picture" stuff here. We need to lessen our dependency on foreign oil. Ethanol is a way to help us do that. There have been huge advances in cellulosic or second generation ethanols. It's around the corner. Ethanol isn't made out of corn that we eat, and someday it won't even made out of corn.
tattoo666TX Champion Author Texas Posts:2,567 Points:344,480 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 8:54:16 AM Ignore tattoo666TX Report Abuse E85 may average about 50 cent per gallon cheaper. But I also get 7-10 miles per gallon less using it. It takes more alcahol to make the same power as pure gas so the more ethanol in it, the lower your mileage will be. In the long run (yes I gave it a good run) it ended up costing me more. I was only getting about half the miles per tank, which meant I also had to stop and fuel up twice as often. This was with a 2010 F150 FX4. So if you want to go and buy E85 (if your vehicle can run on it) go ahead, support the high corn prices. But don't be surprised when you figure out what it actually cost to use it.
chris_m78 Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:127 Points:161,145 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 7:40:48 AM Ignore chris_m78 Report Abuse So is my F150
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,080 Points:1,819,180 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 7:38:11 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse aRBy, we can only hope more people will experiment with e85.. I'm all for that!