

| Subject: | Re: Ethanol free gas |
| From: | ralph meyermann |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Sep 2013 09:29:19 -0500 |
Saturday I got a scare on whats possibly to come? At a semi local chain here in Iowa they had 2 selections of 87 octane, one with alcohol and one without then diesel! On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > I continue to be amazed that non-alcoholic fuel is so much more expensive > than the alcoholic variety in some locations. I wonder if these stations > only sell non-alcoholic gasoline in higher octane versions. Here > (Oklahoma) and other places where I have bought it, alcohol free runs a few > cents higher at a given grade than the alcoholic stuff. Stations I buy > from generally have only non-alcoholic or only alcoholic, and offer three > grades. I did see a Seven Eleven in Oklahoma City a few days ago that had > ethanol free only in the highest grade, I think it was 93 octane. It was > about a dollar higher than 87 octane, but only 7 cents higher than > alcoholic 93 octane. I buy only 87 octane in this part of the country. At > high altitudes I notice that octane rating for regular may be 85, but the > alcoholic/non-alcoholic price ratio is usually similar to what I see at > home. > > mcneely > > ---- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > RE: Non Ethanol Gas > > I just noticed today that the gas station at Wild Horse Casino > > (Pendleton Or.) has gas without ethanol, about 40 cents higher. > > -- > David McNeely > -- Velma 1982 1.9L AAZ turbo diesel Westy
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