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Old 04-24-2006, 08:34 PM
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Alternative fueled

Ok with the constant cost of fuel going up none stop it becoming alot to fuel my hhr and with it's good mileage it still becoming a strain on my buget. Where i live i can not exatly take a bus to work plus my line of work i need my ride. Has anyone looked into tring some other kind of fuel can be used.
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Old 04-24-2006, 08:38 PM
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Not on a gasoline engine! Come on now, gas prices aren't that bad. No attempts at anything other than 93 octane premium gasoline for my baby!
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Old 04-24-2006, 08:45 PM
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Illinois is slowly moving towards E85 (85% ethanol) I wished that I could have gotten my HHR E85 ready, would have meant cheaper fuel prices (40-50 cents a gallon), and a tax credit, but still has limited avaliablity. I have heard that the system requires stainless steel gas lines and fuel tank, but beyond that I don't know what else would be necessary.
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I know Volkswagen has a kit for their diesel cars to allow to run on common cooking grease. You basically start your engine with gas and once you're off, there's a switch you flip and it the filtration system filters the grease to keep it running. It's been out for a few years. The only problem is that the tank takes up a lot of the trunk space, but at this moment save money on gas over trunk space seems mighty fine to me.
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Old 05-01-2006, 07:42 AM
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no i think it time we make some change but well fase it in less then 4 years it jumped 2 bucks a gal. we are getting the fuzzy end of the lolipop and i think it will get worse.

that's it i gettng a bike
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I'm just gonna' ask Granny Klampett to hook me up with a big ol' tub of her famous moonshine! Whew, doggy! That'll give 'er a kick I betcha'.
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Originally Posted by txsman2930
I'm just gonna' ask Granny Klampett to hook me up with a big ol' tub of her famous moonshine! Whew, doggy! That'll give 'er a kick I betcha'.
You must remember the "Drag Racing" episode!
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