Flexi Fuel - be aware!

[duncanb]

And I agree with you regular fuel will run fine and give slightly better consumption.
A T&C would give about 20 as well as would an Impala, surprsingly a Mustang will be slightly better an a large SUV slightly worse a basic will probably only do 30 a Fusion however may get 40+ due to Ford's tech as with the Mustang shutting down cylinders when not need old style small block V6's and V8's are inherently uneconomic where as a modern engine is inherently economic.
Most likely first refill was due to like me not necking tank but getting somewhere near as gauge will show full.

[TEL N KEL]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Let's be brutally honest guys. Gas is so cheap what does it matter if it does 18 or 28 to the gallon!
It's pence anyhow and unless you are driving up to the Carolinas or elsewhere it's not worth losing sleep over

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I never factor in cost of fuel as its so cheap like you say its pennies even when Im driving to miami ect

[Guest]

Originally Posted by eltoro

I only found out after seeing the words 'flexi-fuel' on the digital dashboard and upon opening the petrol cap. I googled it and found it needed 85 fuel (which is hard to find) but the person at the petrol station told us 87 could go into it. I'd ask the rental firm myself now.

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Good to know I only got a focus this year so doubt it will be flexi fuel

[TEL N KEL]

2015 Ford Explorer FWD 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Automatic 6-spd, Regular Gasoline
City 20
Combined 23
Highway 28

2015 Ford Explorer 2WD FFV 6 cyl, 3.5 L, Automatic (S6), Regular Gas or E85
Gas
City 17
Combined 20
Highway 24

E85
City 13
Combined 15
Highway 18

Heres a few facts just to clear things up

[duncanb]

As I posted earlier Tel n Kel uses more is cost less per gallon v mileage as been posted fuel is cheap probably talking $20 to $30 for 2 to 3 tanks yes an expense but one to worry over ?

[Guest]

I always drive around in 2nd gear the fuel is so cheap. With the windows open and the aircon full blast. Sometimes I even take the handbrake off

[lyn22]

Originally Posted by barnsley

I love the biggest SUV I can afford when in Florida. The price of gas is so much cheaper than here in England. If you think 18MPG is bad, you want to try 2MPG! Lights went from red to green and I floored the gas peddle. Needless to say I used a gallon of gas from one set of lights to the next! God bless America and it's cheap gas.

Dave & Maxine

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What an earth did you have ? I thought even hummers got 8 mpg ?

No it's not the filling up of fuel in the us that hurts , even if it uses more than expected ... It's the coming home & filling our own ######s back up & suddenly you are a maths genius & have worked out what that would have cost on holiday 😭😭😭

[neilhd]

When I rent a car in the US I follow these rules:

1 - Get one with the biggest engine possible.
2 - Don't give a stuff about MPG
3 - Put the cheapest gas possible into it.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Thats me!
Always like a Cadillac saloon which aren't that great on fuel and I couldn't give a hoot about the fuel consumption!
Some years ago I did a West Coast trip and drove a few miles short of 4000 miles in 5 weeks. Fuel was the least of my worries

For those worrying now - My first trip in 1976 I had a Pontiac Grand Prix with a 400hp engine. Now that drank fuel like you have never seen!

[Andy M]

We had a flexifuel Focus in 2013 ... least economical car we've had in the US.

Bring back the PT Cruiser

Andy