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MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 1:32:36 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Do any of your stations have the R90 gasoline? It is billed as Recreational gasoline. The Marathon on Santa Barbara in Cape Coral just switched from selling diesel to selling the R90. A bit high at $4.109 as of 12/12/2012. I have a link to a Marathon listing of all their gasoline's MSDS sheets. You can open the R90 sheet from that list. Marathon MSDS sheets including R90.

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Do any of your stations have the R90 gasoline? It is billed as Recreational gasoline. The Marathon on Santa Barbara in Cape Coral just switched from selling diesel to selling the R90. A bit high at $4.109 as of 12/12/2012.
I have a link to a Marathon listing of all their gasoline's MSDS sheets. You can open the R90 sheet from that list.
Marathon MSDS sheets including R90.

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MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2013 6:28:23 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse More stations in this area are carrying the R90 now.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 5, 2013 3:43:46 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Marathon R90 now $4.499 in Cape Coral on Santa Barbara BLVD.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2013 12:28:15 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Marathon R90 now $4.399 in Cape Coral on Santa Barabra BLVD.
debonairpilot Rookie Author Tampa Posts:13 Points:950 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 5:45:24 PM Ignore debonairpilot Report Abuse Bollingers and Racin Gas on Park in Pinellas County sell ethanol free gas. Check out for listings of all the gas stations that sell ethanol free gasoline. Not available in NJ and many other states but at least in NJ you don't have to pump your own gas. Posters can post comments for gas prices here and note whether the station has ethanol free and it's price.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 12:29:18 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Nice to hear there choices around.
Hannie59 All-Star Author Appleton Posts:648 Points:17,685 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 14, 2013 9:40:34 PM Ignore Hannie59 Report Abuse borsht, now that station sounds perfect to me!
borsht All-Star Author Oakland Posts:926 Points:217,445 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 14, 2013 6:41:24 PM Ignore borsht Report Abuse A station in Sunol,CA sells many flavors of fuel, they have R90, they have 105 Octane. $8/gal, they have e85, diesel , e15 and many more.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 12:29:59 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse We have one more Marathon station that is now selling the R90.
skh150 Rookie Author Denver Posts:91 Points:177,295 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jan 9, 2013 1:51:00 PM Ignore skh150 Report Abuse Who cares?
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,923 Points:2,922,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 9, 2013 5:21:23 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse I have never heard of it in this area.
tropicalmn Sophomore Author Minnesota Posts:182 Points:157,165 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 1:15:54 PM Ignore tropicalmn Report Abuse from musicreporter "is it really better?" Do you think washing your car with bottled water is really better? How about changing synthetic oil every 1000 miles is that really better? Now you have not one but three ways a auto owner can waste money & feel better....
emtrob2012 All-Star Author Myrtle Beach Posts:978 Points:162,280 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 12:34:52 PM Ignore emtrob2012 Report Abuse never seen it but i did see my very 1st no ethanol station in murrells inelt, sc
musicreporter All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:709 Points:157,410 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 1:07:13 AM Ignore musicreporter Report Abuse is it really better?
ranger1169 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:3,110 Points:537,840 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 1:26:41 PM Ignore ranger1169 Report Abuse no
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 1:06:40 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Thanks to brerrabbitTX for the information about R90 in Florida.
brerrabbitTX Champion Author Houston Posts:1,070 Points:18,785 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 10:08:59 PM Ignore brerrabbitTX Report Abuse The R90 fuel offered by Marathon is the result of a long standing dispute in Florida that spurred lawsuits and court cases. Since the advent of the renewable fuels act and the use of more and more ethanol refiners and marketers have starting making more and more sub octane gasoline. Basiclly you refine 84 octane gas hit it with 10% ethanol and you have 87 octane gas. Make premium 90 or 91 which is a sub octane premium,hit it with 10% ethanol and you get 92 or 93 octane. When this was scheduled for Florida the state Boaters group complained and filed suits against marketers refiners and oil companies. THey demanded the availabilty of clear (ethanol free) gas in the state. After court hearings, depositions and the like the comprimise was the offering of a fuel that had no ethanol. This is Marathon's version. Some companies offered it some did not. However at the end of the day the intent was not to make it available for vehicle use but rather for marine use. Because of the small amounts sold the logistics of acquiring it and the fact that most sellers did not want to deal with it the price is high and will remain high. If you want to pay the price for it then go for it, but don't think it will become competatively priced any time soon.
emtrob2012 All-Star Author Myrtle Beach Posts:978 Points:162,280 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 1, 2013 3:47:36 PM Ignore emtrob2012 Report Abuse stop using corn for gas...bad bad bad idea..
jay93LA Champion Author New Orleans Posts:2,584 Points:626,435 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 1, 2013 10:32:43 AM Ignore jay93LA Report Abuse no
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2012 9:33:44 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Price is still $4.059 here. I have now used three tanks of the R90 in my '08 Merc Marquis GS. No big change either way. The one tank-full that was almost all highway was just under the highest MPG's I have had with this vehicle. It is pricey but I feel better with no corn in my car's pipes! Happy New Year.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,073 Points:446,570 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 29, 2012 12:24:43 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Thanks for the posts... The R90 is about $4.05 now. Happy New Year.
diyEthic Rookie Author South Bend Posts:63 Points:85,525 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 26, 2012 2:24:32 AM Ignore diyEthic Report Abuse I've never heard of the designation R90, but am aware of places that sell gas with 0% ethanol at various octane ratings. [Edited by: diyEthic at 12/26/2012 2:25:55 AM EST]
nurdco Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:9,377 Points:1,721,135 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 24, 2012 2:59:09 AM Ignore nurdco Report Abuse how recreational
thebrohta167 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,477 Points:238,165 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 5:48:56 PM Ignore thebrohta167 Report Abuse would like that stuff here
Mr1lung All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:944 Points:187,850 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 2:12:53 PM Ignore Mr1lung Report Abuse ?
vwilsonskis All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:868 Points:264,735 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 8:11:19 PM Ignore vwilsonskis Report Abuse none in new jersey
vulcan96 Champion Author Ohio Posts:27,142 Points:3,126,070 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 1:38:09 AM Ignore vulcan96 Report Abuse sure wish we could buy it here...