Unleaded vs. Super Unleaded

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Originally Posted by burleson

I'm sorry, you have no clue what you are talking about. It is called simple math. Here are the figures from my own two vehicles my wife and I use to commute to work everyday. I have a large sample size and these are accurate.

Ethanol Non-Ethanol
Miles Per Day 100 100
Miles Per Gallon 33 37
Gallons Per Day 3.03 2.70
Price Per Gallon $2.55 $2.65
Cost Per Day $7.73 $7.16
Cost Per Month $167.45 $155.20
Cost Per Year $2,009.09 $1,862.16

Ethanol Non-Ethanol
Miles Per Day 50 50
Miles Per Gallon 15 17
Gallons Per Day 3.33 2.94
Price Per Gallon $2.55 $2.65
Cost Per Day $8.50 $7.79
Cost Per Month $184.20 $168.90
Cost Per Year $2,210.00 $2,026.47

I save $330.51 a year using NON ETHANOL. It is less efficient for my vehicles and the price discount is not greater than the loss of efficiency. The higher gas prices go, the more I save. At $4.00 gas, I save $601.90 a year. Not gigantic numbers, but I'll take it. Enough with the "it doesn't matter what gas you put in - the cheapest is the best option" nonsense. I go with facts.

Let's not forget that the price of the commodity(corn) goes up to produce this and when the price of corn goes up it,of course, drives up the price at the grocery store on anything related to corn and many, many things are.

People are often very shortsighted and fail to look at the big picture. What you pay at the pump is only the beggining of the impact.