- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
- Messages
- 1,045
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- Points
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- Location
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 99
- Make / Model
- XL Spurt
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 3.0 (Flex)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- My credo
- A properly suspensioned Ranger can be safely airborne for up to 4 seconds at a time! =:O
I guess the "loophole" for not having to sell (the FED.god inspired/subsidized SCAM known as) E10 is to market pure, unadulterated petrol as "recreational" fuel, e.g. for boats, ATVs, etc.
This "pure gas" is marketed (in FL anyway) as 'REC90' (recreational fuel, 90 octane). Occasionally you find REC91. Anyway, the classic car guys turned me on to this, but the closest station was too far out of my orbit to bother with. (Meanwhile, they'd be loading up the 5 gal. cans/racing fuel drums/etc. and stacking in their garages... lulz.)
Time (and markets) marches on, bingo, new station very close by, selling REC90... BUT, they would ALWAYS (it seemed) be out? I'm in Boater's Mecca, so I figured it was them. Turned out it was just new station + owner figuring out supply chain issues.
REC90 finally in stock all de time, so... ran me Ranger down pretty low, then took on 10 gallons... NICE! It's 10-11% higher in price, but yields 20% higher mileage--no brainer! Yes, my Ranger is Flex-Fuel (V VIN).
An added bonus is... it SMELLS like "real" gasoline... brings back memories.
As fate would have it, a new E85 station opened within reasonable range, so I'll probably try some of that on a near-empty tank, for compare and contrast.
This "pure gas" is marketed (in FL anyway) as 'REC90' (recreational fuel, 90 octane). Occasionally you find REC91. Anyway, the classic car guys turned me on to this, but the closest station was too far out of my orbit to bother with. (Meanwhile, they'd be loading up the 5 gal. cans/racing fuel drums/etc. and stacking in their garages... lulz.)
Time (and markets) marches on, bingo, new station very close by, selling REC90... BUT, they would ALWAYS (it seemed) be out? I'm in Boater's Mecca, so I figured it was them. Turned out it was just new station + owner figuring out supply chain issues.
REC90 finally in stock all de time, so... ran me Ranger down pretty low, then took on 10 gallons... NICE! It's 10-11% higher in price, but yields 20% higher mileage--no brainer! Yes, my Ranger is Flex-Fuel (V VIN).
An added bonus is... it SMELLS like "real" gasoline... brings back memories.
As fate would have it, a new E85 station opened within reasonable range, so I'll probably try some of that on a near-empty tank, for compare and contrast.
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