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Dear US Automakers:
I own an American car, which I purchased new, from an American dealer.
I now want to replace it, with an economical flex-fuel pickup.
Please wake up, and get with the program!
What does it take, to make Detroit listen??
If you’re going to be giving up 30% of the horsepower by going to E85, you’re going to want that big engine.
http://www.e85fuel.com/
you'll find a list of all domestically available vehicles which are e85 compatible. I drive a 2007 Silverado 1500 4wd work truck which runs perfectly well on e85; maybe about a 15-20% mileage drop-off from 87 octane, but most Indiana stations price their e85 at a sufficient discount to make it pay.
Ethanol gets crappy gas mileage under any kind of load (my experience, mind you) and corrodes anything made of rubber that it touches - like injector seals.
Besides, all that (subsidized) ethanol demand is what's causing the price increase in anything that has corn in it, including corn oil, corn flakes, fritos, and beef.
Go back before it's too late and consider a good 1/2 ton truck with a V6 or even a small V8 and some tall gears, drive like a sane person and enjoy your 20 mpg on good ol' red-blooded American gasoline.
What's not to like about that?
I don’t why anyone would want a vehicle that uses MORE fuel, gets worse mileage, has less power, and costs more.
Gasoline has 104,000 BTU/gal, E10 has 100,700 BTU/gal, and pure ethanol has 70,300 BTU/gal.
Get it?
It’s snake oil for the masses.
Go to a local car lot and get the scoop from them. After a big push of a few years ago for this type of vehicle you can barely find one. I suspect it is because few people want them. I have only seen one in my area. I think it was a GMC. After talking with them for awhile they said never put a drop of E85 in it.
Let me know if you find one. A guy at work has been looking for one.