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Old 07-19-2013, 12:15 AM   #2318
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Originally Posted by sierra View Post
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If it was $3.70 for 93 octane E20 and $4 for 93 octane without ethanol then, apart from the extra 5 miles to get it, it costs the same.

The E20 contains 7% less energy and costs 7% less so you will get the same miles per $.

The 5 miles costs 65c or $1.30 if it's a 10 mile round trip.
That's a bit too mathematical for me to really want to care. Don't get me wrong I fully understand the arithmetic behind it. However, please understand I'm not a cheap person. If something cost more that's fine. So long as it does the job. That said, even if I got more miles out of the non ethanol, if it still made the noise, I would pay more to NOT have to go out of my way. Make sense?
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