gas prices

[jossix]

what are you guys doing? Is any one thinking of downgrading to a smaller more efficent ride? I love my yukon,and its my only vehicle but its becoming more expensive to operate on a daily basis.

 

[07Burb]

I'm getting ready to start filling up the burb with E85. The price of that is currently sitting below $3 per gallon and there are a few stations not too far from me so I'm going to start doing that. I DD my Grand Prix, though, and we only drive the Burb maybe 400 or 500 miles a month so the prices do suck but we don't feel the sting as much as if we actually drove our Burb more regularly.

 

[DTAILS]

Hell, it's $3.60 for the cheap stuff here ........ sucks.

 

[07Burb]

Yeah regular around here is 3.62 but for some reason E85 is like a dollar less

 

[felixgun]

Yeah regular around here is 3.62 but for some reason E85 is like a dollar less

maybe bc it's not as efficient and no one's buying it lol

 

[Zed 71]

I'm getting ready to start filling up the burb with E85. The price of that is currently sitting below $3 per gallon and there are a few stations not too far from me so I'm going to start doing that. I DD my Grand Prix, though, and we only drive the Burb maybe 400 or 500 miles a month so the prices do suck but we don't feel the sting as much as if we actually drove our Burb more regularly.

Have you run E85 before? In my experience, check cost in reference to mpgs. When I used it, it turned out to be more expensive.

 

[07Burb]

maybe bc it's not as efficient and no one's buying it lol

IMO...If I'm saving $17 to $20 per fill up I could get 5 mpg less per tank and still be saving I think.

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Have you run E85 before? In my experience, check cost in reference to mpgs. When I used it, it turned out to be more expensive.

See my previous post. I get probably 1 to 2 mpg less for the tank but saving $17 to $20 per fill up I'm still saving quite a bit per tank. Now if there was only 20 cents difference it wouldn't be worth it but a complete dollar per gallon is pretty huge!

 

[Monarkk]

No way, in Ca right now gas is averaging around 4.25$ and Ive seen prices up to 4.85$ for 87.

 

[07Burb]

No way, in Ca right now gas is averaging around 4.25$ and Ive seen prices up to 4.85$ for 87.

where was that?? On the news last night they reported the highest in the country was $4.15...

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

Have you run E85 before? In my experience, check cost in reference to mpgs. When I used it, it turned out to be more expensive.

I was just going to say that!

E85 is a scam and does not work. It will destroy your car, engine and kill your MPG

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2007_Chevrolet_Tahoe.shtml

what you want is $/mile NOT JUST $ Per gallon of X

87 (which has the most energy per gallon) gets me about 16.5mpg

at $3.65/ gallon that's $0.22 / mile.

E85 is $3.00 in my area: from the above site; you get 12 MPG.

$3.00 / 12 MPG= $0.25 / mile.

E85 FAIL.

it takes more fuel, land, time, and MONEY to make it, then it just destroys your engine.

F*** E85.

Ok, what u need to know: E85 reduces MPG by 25%.

so unless the cost of E85 is 25% OR MORE, LESS than gas, it's a losing game.

Also, add the costs of added engine malfunction, fuel tank damage, etc. (just look up boats and E85)

Not to mention the 'cost' of only getting 300 miles to a tank vs 400! driving to / from the gas station wastes your gas and TIME....