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BWdem4life

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21. And nobody has a vehicle THAT old.

Reply to Melon (Reply #17)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:08 PM

3 hrs ago

According to Hedges & Company, about 68.5 million cars 20 years old and older are still on the road. That is 23% of all cars and light trucks on the road today that are 20 years old or older.

https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2024/02/average-age-of-cars-trucks/

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Check your vehicle manuals to make sure yours can run E15 (Unleaded 88). [View all] roamer65 Yesterday OP

AAA warns E15 gasoline could cause car damage dalton99a Yesterday #1

Your link is 14 yr old NickB79 18 hrs ago #7

Big problem for motorcyclists and boaters jmowreader 23 hrs ago #2

and will destroy the carbs. The gas today is very corrosive. I Emile 20 hrs ago #6

Sounds Made Up To Me ProfessorGAC 7 hrs ago #16

It's hygroscopic. Not corrosive. It should use ethanol free which contains iso butanol for boats. Melon 3 hrs ago #24

I drove a 60s classic car in the late 90's when gas stations stopped selling leaded gas. C Moon 21 hrs ago #3

Members of our VW club use a lead additive for their older bugs. I buy Emile 21 hrs ago #4

Ah, that's what it was! C Moon 21 hrs ago #5

Tetraethyl lead. roamer65 11 hrs ago #14

Unless your car is 15+ yr old, you're safe NickB79 18 hrs ago #8

Not all of them after 2001. roamer65 11 hrs ago #13

Your truck is 20 yr old NickB79 8 hrs ago #15

For small engines and two stroke engines, bite the bullet and buy ethanol free gas. indusurb 17 hrs ago #9

I believe Sheetz stations carry regular gas, no ethanol, in addition to those with ethanol. mucholderthandirt 16 hrs ago #10

It has iso butanol in it likely instead. Melon 3 hrs ago #23

I have to drive 20 milies to the next county to find it and its is more expensive. Historic NY 3 min ago #30

The fuel ethanol industry needs to go away. hunter 15 hrs ago #11

That's not true. And it does substitute a percentage Melon 6 hrs ago #19

Ethanol is boondoggle scam GreatGazoo 14 hrs ago #12

It's an octane booster. Not a scam. Melon 6 hrs ago #18

Your car would have to be over 14 years old not to be in compliance. Melon 7 hrs ago #17

And nobody has a vehicle THAT old. BWdem4life 3 hrs ago #21

10% ethanol is still available. Melon 3 hrs ago #22

My 2008 Toyota van is doing ok Attilatheblond 2 hrs ago #28

In Pennsylvania our retail gas automatically switches over to 10% ethanol in March FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #20

It's more expensive because it requires more refining. The government has VOC requirements on what goes into Melon 3 hrs ago #26

Ethanol gas is a step change improvement over what we were using. MTBE and MTT. Many comments here... Melon 3 hrs ago #25

I just checked my car's gas requirements..not more than 10% ethanol. I have never check the gas pump before Deuxcents 2 hrs ago #27

E15 85% and I don't think it is for many vehciles WhiteTara 2 hrs ago #29