Gas up again!
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JohnnyPension
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Costco in Gilbert AZ-wait for it......
$1.59/gal.
Not sure why, but we are supposed to be the lowest in the country here in AZ.
I used to drive through NJ (lived upstate NY) to get to work at Manhattan North and saved mucho dinero on gas.
$1.59/gal.
Not sure why, but we are supposed to be the lowest in the country here in AZ.
I used to drive through NJ (lived upstate NY) to get to work at Manhattan North and saved mucho dinero on gas.
stevetheupsguy
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Better start stockpiling those dilithium crystals, again.
rod
Retired 23 years
If you are talking about E-85 your actual price is about $2.89 --- The tax payers pick up the extra substitzes-- E-85= Biggest ripoff going
Gas has jumped up to a little over two bucks this past week. We supposedly went on a "Summer Blend" of gas, which is a fancy way of jacking up the prices every year before Summer gets here. It was about $3.60 this time last year, so I can't really complain.
UPSNewbie
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E85 is actually for flex fuel vehicles--engines rated with higher compression. If using regular gasoline in engines suited for E85, it could cause the whole engine to explode.
E10 is 10% ethanol 90% gasoline. It's mandated in about eight states. It creates less carbon emissions. However by doing a little six month study on my own, I averaged about a 10% loss in MPG, therefor needing more, which in turn doesn't really lower the emissions I was putting out compared to 100% gasoline.
I would average 360 miles on one full tank of 100% gasoline and 335 on E10.
I go with pure gasoline which boosts milage and saves more than the $.10 that E10 charges less than pure.
*E-10 is NOT SAFE for carburetor engines without specific modifications, though safe for everything else.
stevetheupsguy
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Time to dust off the bike again, evilleace. Don't worry, your butt won't be sore for more than a week.
MonavieLeaker
Bringin Teh_Lulz
Just gased up to go outta town tommorrow and gas is $2.28
stevetheupsguy
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$2.29gal here at most stations, though some are higher. I passed one station that had diesel at the same price as reg unleaded.
screamin chicken
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I have not check since lastnight, and the Blue Angels are here this weekend and I was thinking the gas went up because of that, it was 1.90 last week and as of lastnight it was 2.18. I hope it's still at 2.18 when I go out today.
hondo
promoted to mediocrity
I feel the need to clear up some misconceptions here.
Oh yeah, $2.599/gal last night here. Can't get 100% gasoline here at all, haven't been able to for a long, long time.
When E10 was introduced in the Chicago area about 30 years ago, it wasn't the disaster predicted, streets and highways packed with broken down cars and trucks. But there was definitely a statistically significant upswing in the # of carburetor rebuilds and mechanical (diaphragm type) fuel pump replacements. Your vehicle would start to run poorly, you'd fix it (or eventually it wouln't run).
Oh yeah, $2.599/gal last night here. Can't get 100% gasoline here at all, haven't been able to for a long, long time.
stevetheupsguy
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$2.31gal here, which is the all around lowest avg you'll pay. Diesel is not that much higher than reg. unleaded.
Thanks for that lesson, Hondo.
Thanks for that lesson, Hondo.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
Incorrect.
A flex fuel vehicle can run on any blend of fuel up to e85, which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
I ran regular gasoline in my '03 Caravan up until 3 yrs ago when E85 became available in my area. I still run it today if I need fuel and i am not at a station that sells E85.
My Caravan does not have a higher compression ratio than a non-flex fuel vehicle. Ethanol and methanol both have a far higher octane rating than gasoline which is why top-fuel funny cars use methane instead of gas, and if you run low octane gas in a high compression motor you will cause damage, but flex fuel vehicles arent high compresion.
