Well, the winter gas is here!

[JL8Jeff]

My gas mileage has dropped almost 2 mpg in the last 3 fillups. You can tell from the smell it's the winter gas as well. Every vehicle I've owned seems to drop around 2-2.5 mpg in the winter and we haven't even hit the real cold air yet.

[Squirrel]

yup... been noticing the same thing, goddamn alcohol

[qwikz28]

And then another couple MPGs once E15 takes full swing.

I wish my Saturn had a larger tank. I'm getting to the point where I'm getting less than 200 miles on a full tank

[Tru2Chevy]

Yea, my average has gone down by about 1.5 mpg in the last 2 fillups. Blended fuel FTL.

- Justin

[NJ346]

**** winter fuel. I'm poor enough, I don't need to be spending more $ than I already am.

[redsoxsstink]

winter gas?

[WildBillyT]

winter gas?

Yes. There are seasonal fuel blends.

[redsoxsstink]

Yes. There are seasonal fuel blends.

i assume winter gas is bad then?

[Tru2Chevy]

i assume winter gas is bad then?

Due to the mix of ethanol and other additives most will see a noticeable drop in fuel economy when using this fuel.

- Justin

[redsoxsstink]

Due to the mix of ethanol and other additives most will see a noticeable drop in fuel economy when using this fuel.

- Justin

do oil companies do that on purpose? i work at a gas station and knew the gas smelled dif i though it was just me, guess not.

[WildBillyT]

do oil companies do that on purpose? i work at a gas station and knew the gas smelled dif i though it was just me, guess not.

You work at a gas station and don't know the difference? :rofl:

Kidding of course. Yes, they do it on purpose.

[PolarBear]

Another reason your MPG drops is that winter fuel has a higher octane, or so I have been told.

If anyone else has noticed the sticker for the octane rating says "minimum rating" :wink:

[WildBillyT]

Another reason your MPG drops is that winter fuel has a higher octane, or so I have been told.

If anyone else has noticed the sticker for the octane rating says "minimum rating" :wink:

No ****, I filled my leaf blower with GT100 two weeks ago. There's your octane.

[redsoxsstink]

You work at a gas station and don't know the difference? :rofl:

Kidding of course. Yes, they do it on purpose.

hey i just pump the gas. people think the attendents know everthing, like why prices go up and we must be rich we really just only pump the crap

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Mine went down 1.8 but yeah same thing here.

[ws6 jim]

I though something was wrong in the trusty 3rd gen went below 19 city on the last fillup.

[greenformula92]

not only does it go faster....it costs more too :banghead: