The cost of E85

[guybo]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

I hate you so much.

LOL

Florida is car culture gone unchecked. This place is like no other place I have lived- for better and for worse. There's no car inspections and the local police don't really seem to care, the EPA doesn't do anything and the only thing I ever hear about is sometimes people get a fix it ticket for loud exhausts in some counties. I really think that this place is so crazy and chaotic that the police have a lot of real crime to deal with and can't be bothered with hassling people for stupid stuff. Cops have a tough job around here, people tuning cars is the least of their worries.

We have great gas, great choice and it's cheap. There are performance garages and tuners all over and car meets and shows almost daily- I have my choice of 3 or 4 this weekend. Every street corner every day is a car show and a lot of people drive really nice cars here. From rat rods, to exotics, to bikes, to classics, to ricers and street race cars you can find everything here. Catless tuned 86's are a dime-a-dozen here.

If you are into cars- REALLY into cars, you should live here.

[akapero]

Originally Posted by guybo

LOL

Florida is car culture gone unchecked. This place is like no other place I have lived- for better and for worse. There's no car inspections and the local police don't really seem to care, the EPA doesn't do anything and the only thing I ever hear about is sometimes people get a fix it ticket for loud exhausts in some counties. I really think that this place is so crazy and chaotic that the police have a lot of real crime to deal with and can't be bothered with hassling people for stupid stuff. Cops have a tough job around here, people tuning cars is the least of their worries.

We have great gas, great choice and it's cheap. There are performance garages and tuners all over and car meets and shows almost daily- I have my choice of 3 or 4 this weekend. Every street corner every day is a car show and a lot of people drive really nice cars here. From rat rods, to exotics, to bikes, to classics, to ricers and street race cars you can find everything here. Catless tuned 86's are a dime-a-dozen here.

If you are into cars- REALLY into cars, you should live here.

But the downside to having access to the car culture you described is that you have to live in Florida.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by akapero

But the downside to having access to the car culture you described is that you have to live in Florida.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

I hate you so much.I pay more for fuel and don't get a choice unless I buy E85 by the drum. Before I moved back here I was visiting family in Colorado and they had several stations within a couple miles. The nearest E85 station to here is in the Central Valley hundreds of miles away.

My god, I just saw how many E85 stations there are in Florida.

I hate California, but good thing is I seem to have a job NYC soon and will be getting out of here soon Not that there's much E85, or a good place to park a car around there, but the public transit actually runs at reasonable intervals there so it'll be good mod-itis rehab.

[fatoni]

I hate that I have no real access to e85. What good is living in Orange county?

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by guybo

LOL

Florida is car culture gone unchecked. This place is like no other place I have lived- for better and for worse. There's no car inspections and the local police don't really seem to care, the EPA doesn't do anything and the only thing I ever hear about is sometimes people get a fix it ticket for loud exhausts in some counties. I really think that this place is so crazy and chaotic that the police have a lot of real crime to deal with and can't be bothered with hassling people for stupid stuff. Cops have a tough job around here, people tuning cars is the least of their worries.

We have great gas, great choice and it's cheap. There are performance garages and tuners all over and car meets and shows almost daily- I have my choice of 3 or 4 this weekend. Every street corner every day is a car show and a lot of people drive really nice cars here. From rat rods, to exotics, to bikes, to classics, to ricers and street race cars you can find everything here. Catless tuned 86's are a dime-a-dozen here.

If you are into cars- REALLY into cars, you should live here.

I have most of that here except the E85. There is a Subie group that meets up in Eureka once a week. I've just been too preoccupied. The only smog checks we do is when bringing in an out of state car and that is a one time deal. There is a state wide 90db sound limit but that's not exactly a problem? Now if I travel outside the Redwood curtain then I'm reminded that this is California. I wish the state would move out more than anything. We've got mountain roads that would put the Tail of the Dragon to shame if they were maintained. There's hundreds of miles of empty coast line that can be completely empty on any given day. Oregon is right down the road for tax free shopping. Meanwhile California just passed a huge tax on annual registration and fuel. But then $300 annual and $100 a month is still nothing.

It's nice and cool all year except for maybe a week in the summer when it gets above 70 and week in the winter when it dips below 40. We get snow at the higher elevations sometimes. Which is really the only thing that scares southerners enough to keep them from completely taking over.

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by finch1750

That's what I'm looking at going flex fuel for. Closest E85 to me would require almost a 1/4 tank round trip. But hauling some jugs to the track and paying under $3 a gallon vs. $10 for some 100oct would be nice. Plus I get a power boost and can fill up cheap whenever I happen by an E85 station.

Almost a 1/4 tank!? I'd have to burn a 3/4 of a tank just to get to an E85 pump. Nevermind transporting 110 gallons of fuel all the way home for it to make financial sense. I'm already pricing the trailer.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Almost a 1/4 tank!? I'd have to burn a 3/4 of a tank just to get to an E85 pump. Nevermind transporting 110 gallons of fuel all the way home for it to make financial sense. I'm already pricing the trailer.

Yeah, not super far but enough to not make it worth it considering I would need to fill up like every 2-3 days

[guybo]

Originally Posted by guybo

This place is like no other place I have lived- for better and for worse.

To my credit, I did add this caveat. Because yeah, I have to live in Florida. Florida Man. No inspections means we have some of the worst cars in the world and it's outright dangerous too. Bald tires, body panels tied on with rope (not kidding here), broken windsheilds, etc etc- IMHO we NEED state inspections... just not smog or decibel level checks :-D Insurance is sky high because this place is the worst place I have ever lived for traffic and drivers. I lived in SoCal for a year and it was nothing compared this place.

[guybo]

Thorntons even has a reward program! Came out to 2.03/gal yesterday. The only real downside is 1) I can only fill up at a few stations. 2)in effect, I have a tiny fuel tank since I have to fill up a lot more often

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

There is a state wide 90db sound limit but that's not exactly a problem?

Really? There's so many modified cars going around making much more noise than that, and I have never heard of anyone getting pulled over. A lot of stock cars will get to 94 ish.

Okay here, I looked it up lol: https://www.bar.ca.gov/FormsPubs/Fac...ification.html

95db, so Lambos are legal lol.

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Really? There's so many modified cars going around making much more noise than that, and I have never heard of anyone getting pulled over. A lot of stock cars will get to 94 ish.

Okay here, I looked it up lol: https://www.bar.ca.gov/FormsPubs/Fac...ification.html

95db, so Lambos are legal lol.

There it is. Somehow it doesn't apply to motorcycles or grow dozers.

[pcguru2000]

Originally Posted by fatoni

I hate that I have no real access to e85. What good is living in Orange county?

There's four e85 stations in yorba linda, 1 in fullterton what are you talking about?

The one on esperanza road in yorba linda is charging $2.75/gal for e85. $4.05 for 91 premium.

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by pcguru2000

There's four e85 stations in yorba linda, 1 in fullterton what are you talking about?

The one on esperanza road in yorba linda is charging $2.75/gal for e85. $4.05 for 91 premium.

sorry south orange county. having e85 30 minutes away does me little good.