Blackheart Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 $1.89 here in Fargo, just 6 cents more than E-85. That will probably slow down the sales of flex fuel vehicles for a bit. I'm guessing that a large % of people who own flex vehicles wouldn't run E85 in them anyway...the mileage isn't as good and it's just as expensive in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I'm guessing that a large % of people who own flex vehicles wouldn't run E85 in them anyway...the mileage isn't as good and it's just as expensive in most cases. Isn't that bad for that type of car switching from e-85 to regular gas back to e-85? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneksioux Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Isn't that bad for that type of car switching from e-85 to regular gas back to e-85? If you are going to run e85 I believe the recommend you run regular every so often. My take on it though.....I avoid ethanol at almost all costs. I've seen the damage it has done to older/small/boat engines. I've seen the gas mileage drops in e10 vs regular. Up in grand forks regular has cost 20 cents a gallon more than e10. With gas prices dropping Below $2 I'm hoping the couple stations that do still sell ethanol free gas can charge less than an extra 20 cents for ethanol free. Because if regular costs more than 10% of e10 I'll have to swallow my pride and just use e10 in my vehicles. Ps: the flex fuel label on some new cars is a joke. It is a federal government subsidy program that the government has spent way too much money on. The only thing these cars have different is some plastic fittings in the gas lines that the ethanol won't eat away. Just another fairs program by our federal government. Who in their right mind would pay 10% less at the pump to get half the mpg. I think the only time e85 is ever used is to fill up rental cars before they are returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 $1.559 at Costco in Timnath, Colorado. That's for reals, folks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If you are going to run e85 I believe the recommend you run regular every so often. My take on it though.....I avoid ethanol at almost all costs. I've seen the damage it has done to older/small/boat engines. I've seen the gas mileage drops in e10 vs regular. Up in grand forks regular has cost 20 cents a gallon more than e10. With gas prices dropping Below $2 I'm hoping the couple stations that do still sell ethanol free gas can charge less than an extra 20 cents for ethanol free. Because if regular costs more than 10% of e10 I'll have to swallow my pride and just use e10 in my vehicles. Ps: the flex fuel label on some new cars is a joke. It is a federal government subsidy program that the government has spent way too much money on. The only thing these cars have different is some plastic fittings in the gas lines that the ethanol won't eat away. Just another fairs program by our federal government. Who in their right mind would pay 10% less at the pump to get half the mpg. I think the only time e85 is ever used is to fill up rental cars before they are returned. It's hard to find stations that don't have ethonal and its more expensive than those with 10% ethonal. I like it for winter so I know my fuel lines won't freeze but it sucks in summer and for road trips. E-85 was the big thing back then when it was so cheap but once the tax breaks ended the price slowly climbed, now it's not worth it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Ps: the flex fuel label on some new cars is a joke. It is a federal government subsidy program that the government has spent way too much money on. The only thing these cars have different is some plastic fittings in the gas lines that the ethanol won't eat away. Just another fairs program by our federal government. Who in their right mind would pay 10% less at the pump to get half the mpg. I think the only time e85 is ever used is to fill up rental cars before they are returned.Not to mention the huge loss in grasslands as roundup ready crops are planted in the grasslands for subsidized ethanol production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneksioux Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not to mention the huge loss in grasslands as roundup ready crops are planted in the grasslands for subsidized ethanol production. Excellent point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not to mention the huge loss in grasslands as roundup ready crops are planted in the grasslands for subsidized ethanol production. Agreed, the ethanol "business" couldn't survive on its own without taxpayers footing most of the bill. I'm not a schill for the petroleum industry, but as it currently exists but the corn-based ethanol industry is nothing short of a scam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Not to mention the huge loss in grasslands as roundup ready crops are planted in the grasslands for subsidized ethanol production. No doubt, that's were the ducks, pheasants and deer are born and bred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 $1.849 at Fleet Farm in Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 $1.849 at Fleet Farm in Fargo. You mean Stewart Mills III might not be the big meanie that fightingsioux4life thinks he is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneksioux Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 You mean Stewart Mills III might not be the big meanie that fightingsioux4life thinks he is? Why would anyone think badly of the mills boys. I've met one of them at a trade show meeting before. Told me of his good times in grand forks and said he's a big fan of the fighting sioux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGreyAnt41 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I'm guessing that a large % of people who own flex vehicles wouldn't run E85 in them anyway...the mileage isn't as good and it's just as expensive in most cases. When I had a car that could run flex fuel I test it out, running E85 for a few months, then regular for a few months. Turned out due to the decreased gas mileage, the price of E85 needed to be significantly less than regular in order for it to be cost effective. I can't remember the exact percentage right now, if I remember right, E85 was almost always that exact percentage cheaper, meaning it wouldn't save me any money at all, but I would be inconvenienced by having to fill up quite a bit more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 $1.749 at Fleet in Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 2.25 out west, but we have the luxury of truckers, leaking pipelines, etc, in our backyard. Can't pay enough for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 2.25 out west, but we have the luxury of truckers, leaking pipelines, gfhockey, etc, in our backyard. Can't pay enough for that. FYP Membership has its privileges!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 FYP Membership has its privileges!! How could I forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'd like to know why gas is still 1.99 in Grand Forks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'd like to know why gas is still 1.99 in Grand Forks? http://www.businessinsider.com/factors-that-determine-gas-price-2012-5# Factor #12: #GOBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 1.74 in most places here in Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm proud to be in the Gobc $$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm proud to be in the Gobc $$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Let me guess....Brad Wesley? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaroundsioux Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Not to mention the huge loss in grasslands as roundup ready crops are planted in the grasslands for subsidized ethanol production. Please tell us where these large tracts of grasslands are that were lost to produce "roundup ready crops" for"subsized ethanol production". Corn is currently at $2.79 a bushel at our local elevator. Hell of a subsidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 1.79 here in Jamestown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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