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Old 11-01-2013, 01:13 PM   #20
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Default Re: Autumn Gas Wars??

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Originally Posted by will prater View Post
In Missouri it is because of the change in gasoline from the refiners. 87 octane unlead is no longer available. Instead a sub octane unlead that has to be blended with ethanol to make the 87 octane spec. When this change over took effect last month we saw an immediate 18 cent drop at the pump.
More ethanol means lower fuel mileage so it's a wash...dang waste of good corn liquor if you ask me but I'm not trying to hijack the thread. GasBuddy is a great app for finding cheap fuel and easy to look on your planned route for potentially good fill-up spots.
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