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Originally Posted by EchoMirage

you get less mileage and less power with E85.....but, once the prices go down, youll be using alot less gas, hence cheaper to buy, and less dependance on oil. its a stopgap measure, since youre still polluting, and still using some gas, but at least its a step in the right direction. like someone said, its less then $2 a gallon in the midwest, where its made and more readily available. thats still more exp. then what gas was even 5yrs ago, but compared to $3+, so what if you get a little less mileage. IF things went well for it, the price of E85 could continue to drop and drop. so lets just say it cost $1 a gallon. would you care if you got 5mpg less at that point?

Originally Posted by qwikz28

the idea is not the prices now, but what the prices will be eventually (we're talking sub-$2), reduced emissions, independence of foreign oil, 105 octane, yada yada....

i'll take a 5mpg hit for that.

but if what he says is true, where coal is necessary to process and refine the corn we're bound to run into the same problems