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Old 06-26-2008, 08:08 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The Baron View Post
Is it harder on an engine that isn't a "FlexFuel" vehicle? I'm pretty sure the German engineers who designed my car in the 1980's didn't do so with 10% ethanol in mind.
Flexfuel vehicles are a joke. They just have a few gaskets and rubber lines replaced with materials that won't corrode under high alcohol concentrations. E10 is too diluted to do anything.

I say look at the big picture. You are losing 3% in mileage to vastly increase the health of yourself and the environment. Not all things of value have $ signs preceding them.

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Actually I read a few days ago that in areas that require e10, the regular gas may be the same octane as mid-grade or premium. I looked but couldn't find the article.
What's interesting is that ethanol, gallon to gallon, is generally cheaper than gasoline. Premium gasoline, which contains more ethanol by volume, is more expensive than regular.

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