Anyone use E10 gasoline?

[macmini05]

I heard an radio ad today for a Ethanol fuel station grand opening selling gas for cars for $1.85 for E85 and $2.85 for E10. They said any auto after 1980 can run on E10. Has anyone heard of this or tried this? I am curious about the mileage, engine performance, problems, etc.......

I am guessing the MPG will be lower as I have heard for E85. Anyone????

[spdrcr5]

The entire Northeast uses E10 as standard in all gasoline. they switched from MTBE to E10 a few years ago. MTBE caused too much damage to engines, undergound tanks and even caused cancer! It reduced your mileage as well... lol

We use E10 during the winter, it is our "winter blend". It is sold in the Northeast and other parts of the country from around October to April. It sucks big time for mileage and raises the cost of gasoline. Avoid it if you are able to. Don't believe the hype about it improving your mileage, it doesn't.

[MikeQBF]

E10 is "just gasoline" here (Illinois/Missouri). We've had it full-time for about six years. It cuts MPG by 10% or so in a lot of cars but not all. I've been unable to notice much of a difference in our E.

[Widjit]

i get between 25 to 30 percent worse gas mileage with E10. on the highway i can barely get 200 miles out of a tank of gas with E10. it has also messed up my sensors in my fuel tank and noe i get inacurate reading on my fuel guage. its bad stuff.

[IRV]

Originally Posted by MikeQBF

E10 is "just gasoline" here (Illinois/Missouri). We've had it full-time for about six years. It cuts MPG by 10% or so in a lot of cars but not all. I've been unable to notice much of a difference in our E.

I seriously doubt that in the 3 1/2 years I've owned the Element that I've ever ran anything BUT E10.:cool:

[ORANGEE]

2.85 a gallon for E-10...............I'd jump on that like a OSU player on a Michigan cheerleader

[Brawsie]

Originally Posted by ORANGEE

2.85 a gallon for E-10...............I'd jump on that like a OSU player on a Michigan cheerleader

Hell yeah! Burn it while it's cheap then go back to regular. Here E10 is going for 3.65 a gallon. As far as fueling your E it is designed to "tolerate" E10. E85 OTOH is a different story. Never ever E85 in your E (unless you sell it to someone you don't like right after filling it).

[MikeQBF]

Originally Posted by Widjit

i get between 25 to 30 percent worse gas mileage with E10. on the highway i can barely get 200 miles out of a tank of gas with E10. it has also messed up my sensors in my fuel tank and noe i get inacurate reading on my fuel guage. its bad stuff.

It absolutely cannot be E10 alone doing this. Your E has other issues.

[NV_05_AWD]

Two things... A) 25 to 30% worse.... something is wrong there !

and B) Thats the first IRV post I've seen where he ain't chewin someone out for somethin !??:

[Elemental Siloam]

E10 has been popping up at certain stations around here (Wal-Mart--which means everyone else follows to keep their price match). It's a rip-off because I don't get good mileage from it. In Oklahoma, there are stations advertising "No Ethanol Here" on their signs, and charging 10 cents more a gallon. E10 is not a good deal because the cost savings are offset by the lack of fuel economy. I went from 23 average MPG to 19.

Interestingly, when I was in the Northeast, (Maine and Vermont, mostly), my E averaged 25-26 mpg. Should have been the summer blend, since it was in September. I think they sell the poorest quality gas they can around here.

I've stopped looking for no ethanol stations, and am just paying extra for mid-grade gasoline, which I assume has ethanol, too, but gets better mileage than 87 octane. Besides it wasting my money, it makes me have to fill up more often and that's a pain in the neck.

Karen