The Harlot dings me for 91 octane fuel but she is worth it. I made it a point to buy Chevron gas before they too put in 10% EtOh. Now they all sell ethanol enhanced fuels. Sigh.
One of the things that was very noticable about my car was the way she started. All it took was a touch of the starter motor and it was running. It was so precise and dependable that I learned to just tap the start switch. My mechanic's pet Corvette starts the same way, so I liked it a lot. The first time I put in ethanol fuel there was that Uh Oh moment when it took longer for the engine to crank up. The quickstart effect returned after the tank was allowed to run nearly dry and refilled with pure gas. So I searched out and paid a tad more for Chevron fuel until they too added ethanol and pure gas was no longer available. It runs and probably gets nearly the same economy and always has plenty of power for the way I drive, but every time I start the engine, I feel like something must not be right.

2006 HHRLT1 (thus, HARLOT) 2.4 5-spd Daytona Blue. Altitude here is 7,000 feet above sea level.

 

Around here the only place to get straight gas with no ethanol is "marine grade." Ethanol is bad for small motors and old motors due to the fact it will wear out gas lines (correctly stated in a previous post by "chasman".) We have had that happen to several of our lawn care equipment. In small motors you don't run a lot it is best to run the motor out of gas before storing from what I have been told by many. A friend of mine put regular gas in his boat (not marine grade) and used ethanol stabilizer but after a month and a half the boat still ran "off." So obviously ethanol is not the best solution.

Keep in mind that in the early years of cars, most cars were in fact electric in the United States due to the fact that they were quiet and didn't spook horses. Now we have the high performance electric car, Tesla, that is faster than our beloved SS in the 0-60. Facts like these raise the question, "Then why the hell..."

 

The Shell station are here use to have signs saying 10% ethanol but just noticed the other day that now it says no ethanol added, guess I found my prefered station

 

I'll have to check my local Shell.. Even tho I got lower gas mileage using it..

 

www.pure-gas.org is a list of statons that sell no ethanol gas. I've tried it and saw no mpg gains and at a $0.60/gal premium price I didn't find it cost effective.

 

Of course there aren't any stations listed in Michigan....

 

http://pure-gas.org/

They are compiling a list of Ethanol free stations listed by state. If you have a boat you should get your fuel here

 

Within the past few days there was an article in the paper stating that a bill had been introduced, for the EPA, raising the required 10% ethanol to 15%. There was no date stated for this to take effect and the small engine Mfg., marine industry and several other groups were fighting against this bill.

IMO this will probably be approved regardless of the arguments against it.

 

For the sake of older cars...I really hope it wont be passed, but you know it will...

 

Well the gas stations not too far from me have priced it like GOLD !!!

PS: I certainly hope the 15% ethanol bill does not pass.. We are already pumping P4-Gas

P = Piss
4 = For
Gas = gas/blend, term used loosely..