Ethanol gas
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Just curious, since the government has taken action on this issue with low fuel.
I've noticed gas stations e.g. Sunoco and Wawa have been putting ethanol in their fuel. (about 10%)
so my question is has anyone noticed any issues in their cars lately.
I dun have 2is but my car and along with a couple of friends have been having some cold startup issues.
It takes more time now to startup our cars.
was wondering if you 2is owners out there are having the same effect if not worse.
I've noticed gas stations e.g. Sunoco and Wawa have been putting ethanol in their fuel. (about 10%)
so my question is has anyone noticed any issues in their cars lately.
I dun have 2is but my car and along with a couple of friends have been having some cold startup issues.
It takes more time now to startup our cars.
was wondering if you 2is owners out there are having the same effect if not worse.
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I've seen the stickers on the pumps, but fortunately my car fires up as easily as it always has.
I read that ethanol has less energy than the MTBE it replaces, and can cause a drop in mileage. Fortunately I haven't noticed that effect, either.
I read that ethanol has less energy than the MTBE it replaces, and can cause a drop in mileage. Fortunately I haven't noticed that effect, either.
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Here in the US we get the lowest octane and worst gas in the entire world. They put soooo many additivies in the fuel here thats its not even funny.
Approx 3 years ago we shipped our volvo to Europe. It ran fine wasnt a fast car here in the US, straight 6 RWD. Once it arrived to europe I put in a full tank of gas ($100 US). Man I could instantly tell the difference!! Like my car came alive all of a sudden. I could not believe it. The car ran smoother, had much more power! So probably all these years filling up with gas here my car was probably saying, "stop filling me up with the POS US gas". Guess my car feels right at home now.
So yeah we get crappy gas here. I bet if you pump up with overseas gas in the IS350 you will be flyin'.
Approx 3 years ago we shipped our volvo to Europe. It ran fine wasnt a fast car here in the US, straight 6 RWD. Once it arrived to europe I put in a full tank of gas ($100 US). Man I could instantly tell the difference!! Like my car came alive all of a sudden. I could not believe it. The car ran smoother, had much more power! So probably all these years filling up with gas here my car was probably saying, "stop filling me up with the POS US gas". Guess my car feels right at home now.
So yeah we get crappy gas here. I bet if you pump up with overseas gas in the IS350 you will be flyin'.
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Originally Posted by gsrthomas
Here in the US we get the lowest octane and worst gas in the entire world. They put soooo many additivies in the fuel here thats its not even funny.
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