I feel like a full-fledged soccer mom! Well, minus the "soccer" and the "mom" parts.
As mentioned in my last post, I was in a wreck last Saturday. The rental car company only had a minivan and a truck available, so I chose the minivan with the understanding that I could swap it for a smaller vehicle with better MPG the following Monday.
Well, on Monday, I called Enterprise a couple of times and it appeared to be much more trouble than it was worth to trade in the minivan. The agents seemed swamped and haggard-sounding, so I figured I'd just stick it out with the van and suck up (not literally) the weak MPG by not driving as much.
So as I was filling up the tank on Tuesday, I noticed that there was a E85/Flex Fuel stamp on the gas cap. I recalled seeing something in the owner's manual about this mysterious "E85/Flex Fuel" thing and so I decided to research it the next time I was on the internet (which, on a side note, where the heck would we be without the internet? I mean, how did people find this stuff out 15 years ago and does anybody go to the library anymore?).
It turns out that I can put E85 fuel, which is 85% ethanol, in my minivan... and... E85 is costs considerably less than regular gasoline! And, there is an E85 station only 11 miles from home. What a deal!
So, I am keeping the van until the car is repaired. I expect to have it back in about a week to a week and a half. Until then, Soccer Mom (or Hockey Mom, if you prefer ;) ) Shelly will be scooting around in her minivan feeling powerful and preppy!
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Momma, where is my...(insert any item)? said...
I am doing this only to burst your bubble as mine was once burst with the same info. The Suburban took E85 and it made me feel so good to fill at a lot less per gallon. But Jason said E85 does not provide as good gas milage as regular gas therefore i was not saving anything. Well it made me feel better at any rate because of the cheaper rate per gallon. I had several people tell me the same thing about E85 but never checked it out. So here is something for you to google and then let me know.
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