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Old 04-28-2008 | 08:29 PM
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ms3300: You said the sign read "may contain 10%". It sounds like you may or may not have received a measure of methanol. My 07 tc96 didn't really settle down to a constant mpg untill I had about 10k on it.
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Old 04-28-2008 | 08:31 PM
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The only people ethanol is good for is farmers.
 
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Old 04-28-2008 | 08:33 PM
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Well Houndog, I tend to agree with you on the BS part. The only reason I even bothered to pose the question is that It's not the 1st time I've heard this.
I would say that unless I see it in writing somewhere, I'm going to keep right on buying it, as I have been for years.
 
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Old 04-28-2008 | 09:25 PM
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ethanol has to reduce milage.It burns at 7:1 rahter than 13 or 14:1 for gas.Theres almost noway around loosing milage.This is why i think all of those yelling for it as alternate fuel are idiots.If it cost $2 per gallon its the same as $4 per gallon for gas.
 
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Old 04-28-2008 | 09:34 PM
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I run 10% ethanol all the time. Can't really tell the difference except when I buy groceries. Ethanol is a hoax. It should be done away with. Its not the answer to our energy problems. May be we should get some of the oil we have in this country and build some refineries. Now were importing gasoline.....sigh.
10-4...... Ethanol is the biggest wrong turn this country can make, we have oil lets go get it and refine it.
 
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Old 04-29-2008 | 05:18 AM
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Indycars are running 100% Ethanol

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...032001595.html
 
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Old 04-29-2008 | 05:54 AM
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It's all B.S. It's another one of those deals the politicians have crammed down our throats. I HATE being forced by the government to do anything. No wonder food prices have skyrocketed. And the idiots in Washington sit around scratching their heads and can't figure out why things are so effed up. It's not rocket surgery. I prefer my corn with real butter and salt. I'd rather keep it on my table and out of my gas tank. Thanks again, Washington!
 
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Old 04-29-2008 | 06:28 AM
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All the gas here is 10%
 
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Old 04-29-2008 | 07:27 AM
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I run 10% ethanol all the time. Can't really tell the difference except when I buy groceries. Ethanol is a hoax. It should be done away with. Its not the answer to our energy problems. May be we should get some of the oil we have in this country and build some refineries. Now were importing gasoline.....sigh.
Amen,
ethanol from corn will result in some serious issues within the next couple years - watch food prices as more wheat and soybean crop land is converted to corn production - iut won't be pretty.
 
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Old 04-29-2008 | 08:34 AM
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Keep in mind that it is legal for a gas station to post "contains no ethanol" on a pump that has less than 10% ethanol. So lets say your down at Casey's and one pump says no ehtanol and one says 10% ethanol, it is legal for one to have 9.9% ethanol and the other to have 10%.

Ammoco is the only gas station I know of in this country that ALWAYS has pure gas.

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