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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mchicia1
Yeah but it costs less, so in the end it is really the same.
Yeah it is the same if you drive your boosted E85 Corvette like an old lady 99.999% of the time. E85 is only about 50 cents cheaper these days.


Bottom line guys...if you have a boosted Vette and are complaining and worrying about gas mileage, then please sell it. If it is that big of a deal or if you cannot afford the extra gas, then you have no business owning a car like that!

In other words...stop 8itching/crying about gas mileage...these cars are not about that!
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2KRoadster
Yeah it is the same if you drive your boosted E85 Corvette like an old lady 99.999% of the time. E85 is only about 50 cents cheaper these days.


Bottom line guys...if you have a boosted Vette and are complaining and worrying about gas mileage, then please sell it. If it is that big of a deal or if you cannot afford the extra gas, then you have no business owning a car like that!

In other words...stop 8itching/crying about gas mileage...these cars are not about that!
Whose cryin about gas mileage? I see some comments about E85 not being a good value compared to gas but not really 8itching about mileage in general. Y2KRoadster I love your passion!

Just to be clear about why I asked the question, its cheaper, 80cents in my area, but I didn't realize the drop in MPG was so large. I like my MPG cause if I'm out of the boost its pretty darn good. One thing I knew about E85 going in was its safer for the motor, if tuned correctly of course. My thinking was it could be an alternative to adding meth for safety, but in the end I don't see it adding up that way.

Ok, thanks and carry on all!



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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Darion
Whose cryin about gas mileage? I see some comments about E85 not being a good value compared to gas but not really 8itching about mileage in general. Y2KRoadster I love your passion!

Just to be clear about why I asked the question, its cheaper, 80cents in my area, but I didn't realize the drop in MPG was so large. I like my MPG cause if I'm out of the boost its pretty darn good. One thing I knew about E85 going in was its safer for the motor, if tuned correctly of course. My thinking was it could be an alternative to adding meth for safety, but in the end I don't see it adding up that way.

Ok, thanks and carry on all!



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Yeah I get it from the viperalley. They don't mess around over there. Blunt and to the point. Unfortunately, over here we have to be on much better behavior and my filter fails a lot of the time.
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2KRoadster
Yeah I get it from the viperalley. They don't mess around over there. Blunt and to the point. Unfortunately, over here we have to be on much better behavior and my filter fails a lot of the time.
Never noticed!



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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mchicia1
Yeah but it costs less, so in the end it is really the same.
In Boise, E85 is only 15% cheaper (50 cents) than 91. If you take the 30% hit in fuel economy that we seem to be stuck on, it's still more expensive.
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