GAS MILEAGE

....it's in the upper 50's tonight because of the rain - it's been in the low
50's when skies are clear in my area (we're about 4 miles to the ocean which
keeps us from getting too cold). If you drive about a half hour east of
here the temps will go into the low 30's, and if you feel like driving into
the mountains, you may see some snow around 6,000 foot. Nothing to compare
to the East as far as temps go - I don't know how people deal with it. I'm
thinking Hawaii might be a nice place to retire to, at least it's warmer
than here... (smile)

I always suspected we got winterized fuel, either on purpose or because it
was surplus - I don't know how gasoline is managed and they don't announce
what flavor of the week they're pumping. I think there's a disclaimer on
the pumps that say the gasoline 'may' contain ethanol. What a racket.



"David Teichholtz" > wrote in message
news:fK%tf.5138$uv.764@trnddc06...
> Um, if I remember correctly, does not Jonnie Santos live in San Diego? Do
> they sell winterized fuel there when the temperature falls below 70? :-)
>
> (Temp here is Boston is in the 20's)
>
> -David
>
> "Jonnie Santos" > wrote in message
> news:NbZrf.934$TI6.676@fed1read03...
>> > What IS winterized fuel??
>> >
>>
>> The volatility is altered through chemical composition to make it burn
> more
>> easily in the cold, winter air. That change or reformulation has less
>> energy content and you have to burn more of it. So usually winterized
> fuel
>> will result in lower mpg's... Do a Google search on 'gasoline
>> formulations' and you'll find probably more than you ever wanted to
> know...
>>
>>
>
>

On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 23:00:11 -0800, "Jonnie Santos"
> wrote:

>...it's in the upper 50's tonight because of the rain - it's been in the low
>50's when skies are clear in my area (we're about 4 miles to the ocean which
>keeps us from getting too cold). If you drive about a half hour east of
>here the temps will go into the low 30's, and if you feel like driving into
>the mountains, you may see some snow around 6,000 foot. Nothing to compare
>to the East as far as temps go - I don't know how people deal with it.
....

We use something called "clothes" and somehow stay warm.

Back to the original topic, gas mileage goes up with higher
temps and down with lower temps. YMMV.

I never was good in arithmetic, latest reading I'm getting almost 37
mpg, mostly city. Does that sound right?

"Elaine again ^,,^" > wrote in message
...
>I never was good in arithmetic, latest reading I'm getting almost 37
> mpg, mostly city. Does that sound right?
>

On what type of car? Pretty good if it is real...
I don't trust the gas guage, I usually keep tabs of how much fuel I add to
the tank when filling up. Over a few tankfuls this averages out. Miles
travelled since last fill / Gallons added at fill-up = MPG

My mileage had fallen off lately. I took the lw300 in for state inspection
and they said I need 4 tires (ouch!). They did a 4 wheel alignment since the
tire wear was due to something out of whack. I also had the auto
transmission serviced (fluid + filter). Driving is WAY better today (if only
that my wallet is now much lighter) and I expect that the MPG should improve
significantly.

Oppie

btw, how's the cat?

I sent you an email but it came back "bad address". My Saturn is a '97
SL2 automatic. Which cat? I have 5 and you?