[W126 Coupe] gas prices
Gerry Van Zandt
gerryvz at mac.com
Thu Jul 10 12:52:42 EDT 2008
Here in Portland, OR we're now on E10 year-round, after using it only
in winter months over the past few years.
It does reduce MPG a bit and is absolutely NOT discounted -- in fact
super (92 octane) Chevron gas is selling for $4.55 a gallon at my
local station (regular $4.33). I'll bet these prices are higher than
most everyone's on this list save folks who live in California.
I haven't noticed any running issues specifically with my 560SEC,
560SL or E500 but I can't imagine that having 10% ethanol is actually
GOOD for these cars.
Cheers,
Gerry
On Jul 10, 2008, at 9:15 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:
>
>
> Here in Florida, the big push is for E10 (10% ethanol blend) with a
> new law passed that mandates its use by 2010. However, even though
> it burns cleaner and is supposedly cheaper that regular gas, it is
> not being sold any cheaper here and they neglect to tell the
> consumer that ethanol provides only about 2/3 the power of pure gas.
> Thus giving cars using E10 about three percent less fuel economy
> while not running as well. Also, the older the car, the gas mileage
> is affected even more. Cars built before 1982, may in fact, sustain
> engine damage from using it.
>
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