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Old 02-26-2012, 08:28 AM   #182 (permalink)
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Last tank for the wife was $3.389 per gallon. Her weekly use is pretty consistent at 7 gallons, she is very good at combining stops in her route to minimise fuel use.

I have been trying some ethanol free fuel to see if the difference is significant. Just picked up $95.13 worth yesterday when I drove 150 miles to a show and the station was on the return route. That's 459 miles on the Maxima in 3 weeks, with 150 of that on the last day. Ride the bikes the rest of the time. My fuel was $3.669 for 91 octane ethanol free. While my mileage increased slightly I don't think it justifies the additional cost. That being said I have about 36 gallons of the ethanol free fuel to use in the future, which should get me about 500 miles in the car and 1200 on the CBR, or 850 on the Vulcan 500. 1700 miles or 1350 depending on which bike I ride.

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