Originally posted by Bluedog
Ethanol isnt a viable answer, it takes more energy to produce ethanol than the end product provides.
Ethanol is a crock too.
it eats through the wire sheilds in the fuel injectors, destroying them prematurely, and in the process actually kiling MPG before the injectors show signs of damage. ask any mechanic in an area with mandated "reformulated" gas to show you.
i have watched friends replace injectore 3 times on cars here, all becaus of reformulated gas 1000% positive
the high acidic and alcohol content of it is too strong for injectors made before 2000, and that is like 80% of the cars on the road.
oh and edbert, see you proved my point. they use the average of those vehicles, seperate NOT you driving 19K / year.
if they went by driver not car, that number would be a ton higher. yet those guys with a classic collector car and only put 1000 miles in the summer on them, that counts towards the average. it is considered it's own entity not the person who puts 20k on a work vehicle, 8k on a commuter, and 2k on a classic car.
look at the average of that. i have one of my best friends who drives a van for work. commutes about 25 miles round trip, puts on like 15k a year on his car, puts over 25k on the work van, then puts maybe 1-2k TOPS on his 55 ford.
25k+15k+2k=42k / 3 =14k (close to the "average") but as a person driving he puts 42k a year.
