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thejdman01

12-02-2006 19:39:11




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Yeah trust me I know all the elctronic gizmos are nothign but trouble. But sure fancy and nice esp when you used to the old junk. The pickup looks like a real pain to work on everyhting buried terrible, oh well I wont have to work on it anwyas (wouldnt know where to start w/all this electronic stuff) but wait for the bill:(. IF i had to drive a car ssure woudl be a impala. NO more real full sized cars and no rear wheel drive cars, went out w/the caprice but the impala is sure nice. This new one is even a flex fuel. Put gas in it (dealer gave it to me empty of course. Put the e 85 in it fuel milage still ranging from 21-24 (waht it was reading before) I knwo the readouts arent accurate but its reading the same. E85 205 a gallon regular gas 239 diesel 279-289. sure like the e85

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Bob

12-03-2006 04:29:14




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 Re: e85 in reply to thejdman01, 12-02-2006 19:39:11  
IMHA, the EPA figures don't concur with what you are "seeing" as to the same mileage between gasoline and E85. (Unless the 2007's have some "magic" improvements in the ability to get mileage on E85.)

It would be intersting, while you have the car, to run a tank of E85 and note the mileage, and then a tank of gasoline, and again note the mileage, as the in-car mileage readouts generally have a reputation for not being accurate.

Don't get me wrong, I am a STRONG supporter of US ag, and growing our own fuel.

I HOPE the mileage numbers you have been seeing are "real".

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thejdman01

12-03-2006 15:45:55




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 Re: e85 in reply to Bob, 12-03-2006 04:29:14  
I KNOW comptuer readouts are innaccurate. My wifes truck will say usually around 18mpg come out 16 when you had do it. I ahve not done hand calcualations. The tank was under 1/8th when i put e85 in it last night (closest i can come to putting a FULL tank of e 85 in it. ) Today jsut on the computer still reading the same. I dont know didnt reset the trip or remember the milage so i cannot hand calculate it but lets say on straight gas computer says 24 actually get 21.....you would think w/e 85 if i was gonna actually get say 18 the computer would read something like 21 or even 22 ..somethign lower . I do realize computers are in accurate butcompared to ahnd calcs but woudl think there somewheat clsoe and reasint he same. I don tknow, not trying to start an arugment. Just telling you what im finding. Hopefully i get the truck tomorrow and dont have time to test e85 theory and check milages.

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thejdman01

12-03-2006 15:45:38




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 Re: e85 in reply to Bob, 12-03-2006 04:29:14  
I KNOW comptuer readouts are innaccurate. My wifes truck will say usually around 18mpg come out 16 when you had do it. I ahve not done hand calcualations. The tank was under 1/8th when i put e85 in it last night (closest i can come to putting a FULL tank of e 85 in it. ) Today jsut on the computer still reading the same. I dont know didnt reset the trip or remember the milage so i cannot hand calculate it but lets say on straight gas computer says 24 actually get 21.....you would think w/e 85 if i was gonna actually get say 18 the computer would read something like 21 or even 22 ..somethign lower . I do realize computers are in accurate butcompared to ahnd calcs but woudl think there somewheat clsoe and reasint he same. I don tknow, not trying to start an arugment. Just telling you what im finding. Hopefully i get the truck tomorrow and dont have time to test e85 theory and check milages.

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B-maniac

12-03-2006 18:54:42




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 Re: e85 in reply to thejdman01, 12-03-2006 15:45:38  
Did we really love those old cars that eat up starters and batterys because of the automatic choked carbs that never worked below 20 degrees and the intake manifold crossover that was always clogged with carbon and the oil drain back holes plugged with gunk so the valve covers leaked profusely. Engines barely made it to 100 K and transmissions barely 75K. Mechanical fuel pumps with ruptured diaphrams pumping the crankcase full of fuel. Maybe it's cause I live in the north. Old technology cars are a pain in the drain up here in the north in the winter. I have a frame-off restored '66 GTO and love it to death , but I sure would hate to have to drive it every day, summer and winter, as my main transportation. Those old RWD cars were nothing but a pain in the snow. (and I learned to drive in the '60,s and they were lots of fun to spin around , but now I am older and they are a pain.... These new ones start and run and drive as good at 100K as they did when new. I've had some with original plugs and starters at 100K and still started like new. Nostalgia is nice but not for everyday use.

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