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Well put.

The fact that the use of ethanol lowers MPGs was a first impression punch in my gut. How can that ever be a good thing?

With motor fuels taxed by the gallon, the motor fuels industry will be "wrong" for generations to come.



Mike & Bucky I agree with you 100%. Imho, E10 gas is cra p. I can’t put a number on the power difference, but I can say without doubt that it is there. The last chain in our area that ran real gas switched over in September. I remember filling up on the way to the last NE rally and the girl at the counter telling me that their last tank of real gas, (the premium tank) would be switched over the next day. I had always filled at that chain whenever possible, both bike and truck. I ran 5 or 6 more tanks after the rally, all E10 gas and it simply is not the same. There is a noticeable difference in performance and my mileage dropped from @45 to @ 42mpg.
It’s a little different on my truck. There, I can’t say I have noticed much a performance difference, but the mileage dropped like a stone. I was getting @ 18 – 18.5mpg. Now I am getting 15.75 – 16.25. I have a 60 mile round trip to work. At today’s gas prices, that’s $12 a day. 1.50 more daily just because of that cra p gas. Of course, that jacks up the tax revenue in NY, which has the highest gas tax in the land...

Keith, I remember that smell of gas when we were kids. Not the same now, and I am pretty sure its because back then it had lead in it. It was just a more potent smell. Hard to describe, but I know what you mean. It just smelled better.