Bird
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With our regular gas at $2.879, I did notice a couple of different brand service stations with on road diesel at $3.659 yesterday.
Yahoo !!! Gas crisis Over
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OKnewguy
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According to the local news (okc metro), there are some stations that are at $2.24. I do not buy the ethanol blends, so my gas was $2.49.
Do most states have a choice between stations with ethanol and ones with pure unleaded? I have not traveled outside OK since 2007.
Dave
Do most states have a choice between stations with ethanol and ones with pure unleaded? I have not traveled outside OK since 2007.
Dave
Flatheadyoungin
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I still paid 3.35 last night...at one of the cheaper places in town!
We don't have the blends around here....Southern Ohio
We don't have the blends around here....Southern Ohio
Bird
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If there's a place to buy gasoline without ethanol in this part of the country, I sure don't know where it is. I think the ethanol blend is the only thing available. And while we have stations here at $2.789, 30 miles south of us today, every sign I saw was $2.999 to $3.199.
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Bird,
That is still quite a bit below what it is out here in So Cal.
Here's what I paid today 10-14-08 at the corner Chevron dealer.
That is still quite a bit below what it is out here in So Cal.
Here's what I paid today 10-14-08 at the corner Chevron dealer.
There was an article in the Lancaster paper about a station out in the boondocks that sold the Pure but as far as I can tell it is very rare here.
Why is there such a difference between the milege the Government says we should get and what we do get?
Don't take this political and don't write anything that starts with "lying sacks of spit"
Chris
Why is there such a difference between the milege the Government says we should get and what we do get?
Don't take this political and don't write anything that starts with "lying sacks of spit"
Chris
Bird
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You might have to be more specific. If you are talking about your vehicle not getting the mileage (miles per gallon) that the EPA rating says, it may be due to dirty air filter, old and dirty plugs, partially restricted exhaust, or some other mechanical matter that is not up to par. But it's more likely due to the way you drive, or the terrain you drive on, the traffic you drive in, the amount of time spent idling at signal lights, etc. Go to this website for some interesting information about the way the EPA estimates MPG. You can read about both the old way and the new 2008 way.
Personally, I don't drive the way I should for maximum fuel economy, but I'm not a hotrodder anymore either. Under the old (or original) EPA ratings for our 2001 Ford Windstar, it was 18 city, 24 highway, 20 combined MPG. Under the new 2008 EPA rating system, it's 16 city, 22 highwy, and 18 combined. And our overall mileage for the last 71,813 miles (nearly 6 years) is 19.587 MPG. In other words we're doing better than what the government says in the new ratings, and close, but not quite as good as the old rating.
The old 2001 Ford Ranger ratings were 18 city, 22 highway, 19 combined, while the new rating system is 16 city, 20 highway, 18 combined. And in the last 22,225 miles in nearly 4 years, our overall average is 18.631 MPG.
So, for what I'd consider "normal" driving; i.e., usually the speed limit, sometimes 5 mph over, a lot of heavy traffic, air-conditioning a good part of the time, very brisk acceleration merging onto freeways, etc., it seems the EPA ratings are about as accurate as they could be.
QRTRHRS
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3.10 per gallon today in south central KY which tends to be a bit high for some reason compared to say Lexington.
Now might just be the time to go buy one of those Hummers that they cannot seem to give away if I could only find a job, LOL!
Now might just be the time to go buy one of those Hummers that they cannot seem to give away if I could only find a job, LOL!
davitk
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2.99 in Wisconsin - hallelujah!!
OKnewguy
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In the places that seem to have ethanol only, is it marked in some way? Here in OK they, passed a law that went into effect around the first of July, that made it mandatory for all stations to mark as ethanol blends. Before this, you had no idea what you were getting, but now it is great to be able to pick the ethanol free places. I have consistently got around 10 to 15% better mpg on the ethanol free gas. It is also great to buy the true gas for all my lawn equipment and boat. This ethanol is pretty bad in situations were it will not be used in short order.
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