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Old 01-08-2011, 11:11 AM   #130
Shifty 6
 
Drives: 2010 GTI
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Morton, IL
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Originally Posted by FLYBOY View Post
E85 is a joke. The stuff burns at 2/3 the btu's of regular gasoline. The price difference at the pump does NOT make up for the loss of mpg's....My dad and I did a test in his Ford pickup on a long road trip. We ran both types of fuel through the tank and it turned out that regular gas was more economical than E85....Say what you want but I've seen it with my own eyes, E85 is a ploy...
I concur Even running just 10% ethanol is worth about 3-4 mpg in my car. I guess Al got us again.
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