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FlexFuel VS Regular gas? Milage Ratings

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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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Default FlexFuel VS Regular gas? Milage Ratings
My buddy just traded in his Trailblazer for a 2010 Impala with a 3.5 V6. We just curious of the milage differances between Flexfuel and Regular gas.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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Fexfuel, aka E85 ethanol, gets you terrible fuel economy by comparison. The money saved by using is not proportional to the reduced mileage. You'll lose money running on E85 instead of 87 octane gas.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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He'* going to see a good drop on corn gas. Expect a 20% to 25% drop.
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
He'* going to see a good drop on corn gas. Expect a 20% to 25% drop.
I suppose it could depend on the car, but I've seen numbers closer to 30%-45% drop.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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Well, I was being very conservative. The engine needs 25% more corn gas, and that'* not taking in to account the lower power.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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so what is the point of it? LOL
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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What is the point? Gezz, to make the tree huggers feel good. Look, I'm saving gas, no, your not.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 06:07 PM
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what a waste of time, money, research and resources.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by raptor660
what a waste of time, money, research and resources.
You can say that again.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Ya, what he just said.
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