Originally posted by todras:
So you save about 7.25 a tank. So about $29 every 1000 miles. Nothing significant to warrant the possible damage to the car.
So you save 0.50/gallon or about what 17%?
But IIRC E85 delivers like 25% less MPG (supported by your own results) so you end up losing money right?
1000 miles / 26mpg * 3.00 = $115 regular
1000 miles / 19 mpg * 2.50 = $131 E85
...plus future repairs.
BTW - a major problem with E85 in non-E85 cars is the evaporative emission canisters, they get soft/swell with exposure to ethanol. Once that happens the carbon inside get's loose, jiggles around and turns to dust. Flex vehicles have specific evap canisters - when I interned with GM, AC Rochester Division back in college I ran the qual tests for a new acetel evap housing that stood up to the alchohol.
-edit- at least that was a big problem back in 90 or so when I was there...
Last edited by ScottK; 07/29/06 05:15 AM.
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