# Grease instead of gas. An answer to high gas prices

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grease-instead-of-gas-an-answer-to-high-gas-prices/41033
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [December 31, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grease-instead-of-gas-an-answer-to-high-gas-prices/41033 "2007-12-31T14:27:16Z")
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### Author: ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grease-instead-of-gas-an-answer-to-high-gas-prices/41033/26 "2008-01-04T05:52:48Z")

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> [@Jack](#):
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> old news.
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> Thought about it many times, it is a huge initial hit though for me, I think bio would be the way to go for myself.

My brother and father both have grease cars… They paid off the initial investment as well as cost of the vehicle in 2 years or less…

they are driving for free now.

father - i think an 198(mid) 300td merc  
brother - 1995-1997 F 250

> [@92slowcivic](#):
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> because then you would have to pay for it. if you use used oil, you get it for free from just about any restaurant.

100% correct, some restaurants will actually drop off the oil to you in jugs, or there are kits that you can just suck it out of the bin in the back

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