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04-27-2012, 09:22 PM
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So, what you been paying for gas?
I filled up today at $3.49, and about 80 miles further down the road saw it for $3.39 - but I'm not sure that the cheaper gas didn't include some ethanol. Anyway, it's down by around $0.35. Nice to see falling gas prices.
After all of the uproar, I have to wonder if the sky is falling too.
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04-27-2012, 09:27 PM
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A hell of a lot more since Ears took office.
So there!!!
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04-28-2012, 01:40 AM
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Sign says $4.29
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04-28-2012, 06:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by d-ray657
I filled up today at $3.49, and about 80 miles further down the road saw it for $3.39 - but I'm not sure that the cheaper gas didn't include some ethanol. Anyway, it's down by around $0.35. Nice to see falling gas prices.
After all of the uproar, I have to wonder if the sky is falling too.
Regards,
D-Ray
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NEVER less than $4 in months.
I paid $4.13 the other day, it has come down a little the last few weeks.
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04-28-2012, 06:49 AM
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Regular is about $3.80 here in the MD 'burbs. Downtown DC, it's about $4.20.
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04-28-2012, 07:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by d-ray657
I filled up today at $3.49, and about 80 miles further down the road saw it for $3.39 - but I'm not sure that the cheaper gas didn't include some ethanol. Anyway, it's down by around $0.35. Nice to see falling gas prices.
After all of the uproar, I have to wonder if the sky is falling too.
Regards,
D-Ray
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I'm pretty sure the cheaper gas contains ethanol, it's about all they sell. Not that many places sell 100% gasoline.
http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=MO
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04-28-2012, 07:43 AM
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We are right at $4 with ethanol. I can't even find a local station without it.
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04-28-2012, 11:41 AM
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We are right at $4 with ethanol. I can't even find a local station without it.
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Don't worry about the ethanol. The ill effects are hyped.
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04-28-2012, 01:06 PM
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Don't worry about the ethanol. The ill effects are hyped.
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Except on lawn equi[ment, I have had to replace gas lines in my tractor, weed whacker, and leaf blower. The alcohol simply rots the plastics that were used pre ethanol. Cars pre ethanol suffered as well, gas mileage on the 89 Probe I had went to hell. It does not bother the 2000 Impalas though.
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04-28-2012, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by merrylander
Except on lawn equi[ment, I have had to replace gas lines in my tractor, weed whacker, and leaf blower. The alcohol simply rots the plastics that were used pre ethanol. Cars pre ethanol suffered as well, gas mileage on the 89 Probe I had went to hell. It does not bother the 2000 Impalas though.
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It is fun working on any carbureted automobile after they give problems do to ethanol. Dunno why everyone says it doesn't effect automobiles, I guess those who say that are all driving fuel injected cars/trucks and have no idea what it does to carbureted vehicles that cannot agitate & purge the fuel system before the engine starts. The ethanol seperates and settles to the bottom of the tank and anything with a carburetor will use that fuel first. Fuel injection primes itself and has a return that constantly circulates fuel in the tank so that doesn't happen. Tractors, riding mowers, four wheelers, dirtbikes, and older cars/truck that have a carburetor all suck that 10% alcohol off the bottom of the tank first, and it causes fuel system damage.
Anyone that doesn't believe it, just get a CLEAR gallon jug and fill it with ethanol blend fuel. Set it out overnight and the next day have a close look. The bottom 2'' of the jug will have clear fuel under the regular color gas. Shake it up and it is all one color again.
I drive far out of my way to buy ethanol free gas.
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