[AnAmericanMother]

Back when it was first introduced, ethanol ate the rubber up in most German cars -- Beemers and Mercs for sure, I think the others too.

I know 'cause we were living in Jersey and had to replace all the hoses and seals in our 2002 tii . . .

[HamiltonJay]

Ethanol goes way way way back before a 2002.. I can remember pumping Ethanol blend into our cars down in NC in the 70s and 80s... Now it may not have been E85 Ethanol, but Ethanol has been added to gasoline for a long long long time, at least in some states.. federal program to subsidize the corn growers or some such.