Wow. Pretty amazing how gas prices tend to plummet right before the election. It’s almost as if certain government officials have a hand in the price of gas and want to make us think the economy is improving, even though it’s not, just to support their candidate in the election.Nah…
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Better fill that tank Monday…before it’s too late.
By the way, I just saw gas for 2.44 (87 octane)here in the People’s Rep. of Ann Arbor.
Comment from: GodlessMorality
I seem to recall similar arguments against the video that started the “Joe the Plumber” mantra…
Try listening to it again…
Break the constraints? I thought everyone on this blog supported the idea of protecting the constitution…?
So how does one justify voting for a politician who by his own words wants to trash the constitution by means of the courts…?
Do you think he has to work at being that stupid or does it come natural for the Phreek?
No, Kosher, I REALLY mean $2.05. I filled up yesterday. Prices started plunging a couple of weeks ago. Somebody was quoted in the local alternative paper on October 15th that “Gas might be down to $2.50 by Xmas”. Two days later it had gone from $2.62 to 2.39.
BTW, this is in Des Moines, IA. I was 100 miles north of here (Cedar Falls) tonight, and it was 2.24. I am now COMPLETELY AT A LOSS as to how they figure and justify the different prices.
And this isn’t E85 I’m talking about. THAT is below $2 a gallon.
Ren, I’ve been running the ethanol that you’ve been talking about, and have had no problem with it, and getting 30 – 35mpg on my 8 year old Saturn with 155,000 miles on it (combined city AND highway).
It’s like putting in a can of gas line antifreeze in the tank. In a couple of months, it’ll be 20 below zero, and I’ll be glad to have it there. I’ll need some antifreeze,too, if you know what I mean…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkZB8SlPnTE
atheistmike,
I can’t argue with you, since I don’t drive your car. I just know that I have, for most of my adult life, kept track of how many MPG I was getting, and from my own experience, E-10 gave almost a third fewer MPG in the two vehicles I ran it in.
Again, I was quite excited to try it when I first encountered it, so I believe I used it with an open mind. Only after running several tanks of the stuff and getting the same result each time, did I swear off the stuff.
MX mentioned the fact that ethanol has a higeher octane rating allowing for higher compression and advanced spark timing. I would be willing to try ethanol again IF my vehicle was adjusted to run it more efficiently. As I mentioned earlier, my first thought when I encountered ethanol, was that my car was from the west coast, and it was not made to run it. After buying a new Chevy pick-up here in NE, and getting the same results, I called it quits.
C’est la vie!
Ren-
I noticed similar results, although I haven’t watched it as closely as you. I do notice a decrease in gas mileage when I use 10% ethanol versus without.
Also, I notice my Jeep runs stronger when I don’t use the stuff.
So, to me, I’m done using it.
I would like to see more (unbiased) scientific tests done on this to see if there really is something there.
It was down to $2.09 here in south Austin. But this is Texas and big oil usually charges slightly progessive Austin more than the rest of TX.
Boise Jim,
My father was recently telling me about several national park vehicles that, with a flip of the switch, could go from running gasoline, to running (I believe) propane. It may have been LNG, but I think it was propane.
He said the guys at the park didn’t like to use the propane, because it made the vehicle a dog. So my dad did some research and asked a bunch of questions of the dealer they purchased the trucks from, and he found out that they had the ability to ‘learn’ the driving habits of the operator, as well as adjust itself, I’m guessing via the computer that all new vehicles have, to whatever type of fuel it was using. The only thing was; it took time. Not a lot of time. Only a tank or two at the most.
Long story short, he said that after the trucks were allowed to get used to the propane, the vehicles actually ran stronger and would even bark tires. Something they wouldn’t do with gasoline.
I guess what I am trying to say is: I am all for alternative sources of fuel, but IMO, ethanol isn’t all it is cracked up to be. Perhaps, if our species lasts that long, one day our descendants will be (hovering?) along in vehicles powered by cold fusion and sea water.
There it is – just paid $1.99 a gallon for the ethanol (not E85). GOP doesn’t have a chance with Iowa, but we generally have the same prices that Kansas City has, and that’s a swing state very much in the balance.
The other day, I reported $2.74 gas. That was before I went out and filled my tank after grocery shopping. The price had dropped overnight to $2.63. Today, I went out, and it was $2.61!
Well, if I can time this right, with a half tank I have now, I will fill up on Monday.
I would not be surprised at all if prices start to climb after the election.
Karen
Ah ha! I think I see a causal link. Each time you “went out” the gas price dropped. Try staying in tomorrow and lets see if the price goes up. Maybe it’s a “The Truman Show” thing.