Gas Prices

[Marlin]

I would agree. I think a more valid asking point would be "how close do you live to work".

I never did and still don't understand how people seem to give no thought to where they live VS where they work.

My last two Military bosses bought homes that are at the other end of town. they both said it was not a bad commute until they started doing it in the winter. My drive is 6.5 miles RT. No stress, no traffic, never late due to the conditions..... And I put $20 worth of gas in every two weeks.

Not so much at the moment,, depends on what you do,Yeah, if your stationary, going one place everyday.

I've been as close as 3.5 mile rt, And as far as 100 mile rt. I much prefer the 3.5 one.

[Mtn.man]

My everyday is a Grueling 23 steps from the house. But maybe once every week or two make the 50+ miles to the city for steel, welding stuff, etc.

[DOC]

I laugh every time someone says this. Everyone would just buy the gas the next day and there would be zero effect what-so-ever.

Its not so far from the truth about what to do. Driving less is the only thing that is going to drive demand down and save money in the short term. I think all men should drive motorcycles on most days. Women should car pool and wear low cut shirts.
IMHO.

[DFBrews]

I drive 40 miles rt went from a 454 big block loud as hell and uber fun at 12 miles to the gallon to a beat up jimmy and getting 22+ no complaints spending 40 bucks a week is alot better than 80

[Irving]

Recently, I was putting 100 miles a day on my car. Now I'm down to probably 60ish. That doesn't include the days that I deliver either. I'd probably get a lot better mileage if I was only spending the 15-20 minutes each way it takes with no traffic, compared to the 45 min - 1< it DOES take with traffic.

[BushMasterBoy]

When my tank gets a 1/4 down, I fill it up with E85 ethanol fuel. Damn thing runs way better and the fuel is 80 cents cheaper. Then I run the tank all the way down, and fill with regular gas. I guess I need to build a still next...

[DOC]

A higher compression engine like 10:1 or something that requires Premium gas will work best with E85. You may only notice performance loss when you're at idle. But its less powerful as gas and will require you to use more fuel. e.g. less mileage. But in a pinch it will work. I used it in my motorcycle, mustang and blazer. The blazer stalled at idle I had to keep on the pedal a little at stops. But that's just my experience.

[patrick0685]

I think all men should drive motorcycles on most days. Women should car pool and wear low cut shirts.
IMHO.

im down...can the women also wear short skirts

[sniper7]

E85 gas is junk. unless your engine is specially designed to handle it, DO NOT put it in your tank as it will wear faster, and cause major engine problems down the line.

I used to run it in my 2008 silverado. I keep a record of every tank of gas I run, what mileage I get, how much I paid etc etc. I have a logbook in each vehicle I won to keep track of maintenance and gas usage etc.

Unless the price of E85 was less than a cost ratio of 77% compared to regular gas, it wasn't worth it just based off the MPG aspect.

With E85, you burn more, have a shorter range, put more wear on your engine due to having to run more gas or higher RPMs to get the same distance or power and it is a poor substitute.

Loss of power is also very noticeable in the mountains. My 2010 will never see a drop of that shit unless it is less than 50% of regular gas, and there really is no reason it should be as high priced as it is.

[Irving]

If you don't have a stand alone ECU, with a tune specifically for E-85 (or your car can run it from the factory), then don't bother. It is basically race gas that is cheaper than regular gas. So unless you have a large turbo and the tuning to accompany your needs, don't waste your money.

You CAN tune your ECU for economy, but most people just use it for race gas.