Friday, August 4, 2017

Crown Vic tank #21

E85 was $2.07 a gallon today.  87 octane gas was $2.17 and premium was $2.77. 


I was at 110577 miles, last tank was at 110275 miles, for 302 miles on this tank.  I filled up with 18.721 gallons, for 16.13 miles per gallon.
I really pushed this tank to the max, the car only has a 19 gallon gas tank!  Almost ran it dry.
I saved $14.97 on this tank by using E85 vs. premium, not considering the mileage penalty.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Crown Vic tank #20

E85 was $1.83 a gallon today.  87 octane gas was $2.13 and premium was $2.63.


I was at 110275 miles, last tank was at 110008 miles, for 267 miles on this tank.  I filled up with 17.653 gallons, for 15.12 miles per gallon.

I saved $14.12 on this tank by using E85 vs. premium, not considering the mileage penalty.

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Crown Vic tank #19

E85 was $1.79 a gallon today.  87 octane gas was $2.09 and premium was $2.59.


I was at 110008 miles, last tank was at 109775 miles, for 233 miles on this tank.  I filled up with 16.129 gallons, for 14.44 miles per gallon.  Little highway miles and lots of AC

I saved $12.92 on this tank by using E85 vs. premium, not considering the mileage penalty.

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Crown Vic tank #18

E85 was $1.75 a gallon today.  87 octane gas was $2.05 and premium was $2.55.


I was at 109775 miles, last tank was at 109474 miles, for 300 miles on this tank.  I filled up with 17.2 gallons, for 17.4 miles per gallon.  I had more highway miles this tank and less a/c.

I saved $13.95 on this tank by using E85 vs. premium, not considering the mileage penalty.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Wifey's van

I just so happened to be in the middle of corn country driving my wife's van, and I saw E85 for $1.67 a gallon.  I took the opportunity to top it off with E85.

I got exactly 8 gallons of E85 before it clicked off, it's a 20 gallon tank, so roughly 40% ethanol.

I noticed that it lost about 4 mpg on the ride home, but no check engine light or any drive-ability issues.

Every once in a while if I'm driving this van alone, I'll add 4 gallons of E85, just to keep the fuel system clean.

Crown Vic Tank #14

E85 was $1.75 a gallon today.  87 octane gas was $2.05 and premium was $2.55.


I did a partial fill in between this tank and the last tank, I did not document it.  I forgot to get a receipt!

I was at 109474 miles, last tank was at 108176 miles, for 298 miles on this tank.  I filled up with 17.395 gallons, for 17.131 miles per gallon.  I had more highway miles this tank and less a/c.

I saved $13.71 on this tank by using E85 vs. premium, not considering the mileage penalty.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Crown Vic tank #13

E85 was $1.73 a gallon today.  87 octane gas was $2.03 and premium was $2.53.


I was at
 108979 miles, last tank was at 108726 miles, for 253 miles on this tank.  I filled up with 17.095 gallons, for 14.799 miles per gallon.  OUCH!  It's been hot, been driving with the a/c on a lot.

I saved $13.68 on this tank by using E85 vs. premium, not considering the mileage penalty.

I changed the oil last weekend, everything seemed to be in good order.