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<blockquote data-quote="Lenonthelake" data-source="post: 2154173" data-attributes="member: 28842"><p>I would not buy E-85,&nbsp; you lose a lot of your MPG with it.&nbsp; You need to check and see exactly how far you go per gallon.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have even shifted away from 10% ethanol as I get a 10% decrease in miles per gallon.&nbsp; I get about 170 miles on 10% ethanol and almost 200 on real gas.&nbsp; That means for an extra $ 2.00 per tank i get 30 miles which is almost 2 gallons of ethanol gas.&nbsp; I drive a jeep and only get about 15 mpg on real gas and about 13 mpg on ethanol.&nbsp; I don&#039;t save a bunch but it is worth the little bit extra.&nbsp; If they are out of real gas I use the 10% ethanol.&nbsp; The sulfur in the exhaust creates SO(x) compounds which turn into acid rain and other noxious compounds so if the 10 cents per gallon is accurate it will probably be worth it.&nbsp; I teach Global Warming and I actually believe it is happening.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if we can actually improve or slow down the amount of climate change but our kids and grandkids will have to deal with it.&nbsp; If you check some of the predictions on the web lots of the coastal areas will be a lot different,&nbsp; Florida will almost disappear and there are other problems also.&nbsp; You have to look at the trends and then try to make sense of them.&nbsp; If you have not watched the Gore movie he makes several good points,&nbsp; some is probably BS but a lot is solid science.&nbsp; You decide.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Lenonthelake, post: 2154173, member: 28842"] I would not buy E-85, you lose a lot of your MPG with it. You need to check and see exactly how far you go per gallon. I have even shifted away from 10% ethanol as I get a 10% decrease in miles per gallon. I get about 170 miles on 10% ethanol and almost 200 on real gas. That means for an extra $ 2.00 per tank i get 30 miles which is almost 2 gallons of ethanol gas. I drive a jeep and only get about 15 mpg on real gas and about 13 mpg on ethanol. I don't save a bunch but it is worth the little bit extra. If they are out of real gas I use the 10% ethanol. The sulfur in the exhaust creates SO(x) compounds which turn into acid rain and other noxious compounds so if the 10 cents per gallon is accurate it will probably be worth it. I teach Global Warming and I actually believe it is happening. I don't know if we can actually improve or slow down the amount of climate change but our kids and grandkids will have to deal with it. If you check some of the predictions on the web lots of the coastal areas will be a lot different, Florida will almost disappear and there are other problems also. You have to look at the trends and then try to make sense of them. If you have not watched the Gore movie he makes several good points, some is probably BS but a lot is solid science. You decide. [/QUOTE]

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