---- chris and/or ruth <populuxe59@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Ethanol will really knock down your mileage. I did the calculations once and was depressed. We were supposed to get a break on the price per gallon. but now I see Wisconsin is always higher than the national average anyway. Thank you responsible parties. > Chris C Ten percent ethanol knocks my mileage down about 15%. I try to avoid it, following VW recommendations. I can do that in Oklahoma, but not everywhere. Now we hear that vendors will be going to 15% ethanol. What part of burning food for motor fuel is stupid do people not understand? mcneely > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > As promised, I'd check my in-town gas mileage when I filled up the tank > again and report back. > > I don't normally check fuel consumption except when on camping trips, > those are highway miles. I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My in-town > mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg on > this last tank. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > > > > > -- David McNeely |
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