Like most of us, gas prices are eating away at my budget so I’ve been looking at the new hybrids etc. But they are way out of my price range.
As I was searching alternative fuels I found out that my Ford Ranger pick up is already EQUIPPED to use ethanol or E85 fuel. Why didn’t I know that before?
I think I can logically figure out why I did not know this- never inquired, was never told, information kept from consumer maybe?
Anyways, you too may already be driving a vehicle that can use ethanol fuel. See below:
Vehicle listing is below. Unfortunately, if your vehicle is not listed, your vehicle is NOT E85 compatible.
Daimler Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Isuzu
Mazda
Mercedes
Mercury
Nissan
If you click on the above link and then click on the make of the vehicle it will tell you what models and years (Ford goes back to 1999) that can use ethanol fuel. You may have to check your vehicle identification number VIN to be sure.
Imagine my surprise when I found that my 1999 Ford Ranger VIN’s was a-okay. I was delighted. Now I won’t have to buy a new vehicle. But then I tried to find a gas station in New Hampshire and New England that sells ethanol gas and the closest place I found was in New York. Bummer for me. But you may be more fortunate.
You can check here for The Alternative Fuel Station Locator in your area.
After more googling as to why New Hampshire has no ethanol stations I found out that the Republican John Sununu has been against bringing this alternative fuel to New Hampshire. I wonder why? I plan on getting ethanol into New Hampshire and will be starting my letter campaign today.
I hope this information is helpful to some of you.
Thanks, Rosee! This is great information and much appreciated. I’ve missed your posts and am very glad to see you around more lately.
Hi Rosee, I had no idea that you could use ethanol fuels in some cars (too bad mine’s not one of them).
Have you looked for a used a hybrid? My friends got a used Insight a few years ago, and I think they’ve been happy with it. It’s too small for an only car, though.
Good to see you around, hope everything’s going well.
Doing pretty well.
My husband just celebrated a year of sobriety. We celebrated in Avon North Carolina on Hatteras with my ex and his wife. Did some sea kayaking which was great fun.
Personally I am going deafer by the day and am finding ways to cope with that.
And had my first real phone conversation with my 14 month old grandson. I have an amplified phone and hear best with that so that was a real joy. I am still chuckling.
When my grandson gets a bit older my daughter is going to enroll he and I in a sign language class so that we’ll be able to continue our super relationship.
me with my grandson Denzel, celebrating his first birthday.
A whole year-that’s great! I love kayaking the Outer Banks (we go to Ocracoke, though).
That grandson of yours sure is a cutie! I bet he’ll think the sign language class with Gram is fun.
I love the outer banks. have you ever seen the Lost Colony production? It is well worth the trip to Manteo.
No, but maybe we’ll do it our next trip down (we go every summer-it’s the highlight of my year).
I didn’t know you had to worry about a car using it. I thought you could use it in any car?
We used it in our car when we filled up in Iowa this summer. And nothing went wrong.
my truck, I did read that it could be safely used in most vehicles. But New England has very few if any places to purchase it.
They don’t sell it here in Kansas City, either. But, I thought they did in Lawrence (KS).
i would imagine that you could use this in any car, provided that you adjusted the carb / fuel injectors properly.
i wonder how hard it would be to find a mechanic willing to try it? or if it would be hard to do yourself?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1007/p05s01-woam.html Seems as if Brazil has been doing Flex vehicles for some time and now they outsell gas guzzlers..if other countries can do this and have been doing it just proves once again how powerful and how much money to auto industry spends lobbying against any progressive and alternative choices for consumers..and also how chickenshit our politicians are for not representing us but the auto/oil industry.