# Would you buy a flex fuel car? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024 "2006-04-19T16:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/21 "2006-04-20T10:19:32Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > Maybe the govt could/would put lower or no taxes on US made/enhanced fuel.:gotme: Haha, good one. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/22 "2006-04-20T10:47:28Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > Exactly…I cannot wait for the day that the mideast runs out of oil…probably not in my lifetime, but hey I can inly hope. At that point we will be supplying msot of the worlds energy, either through alt. fuels, like corn oil (yum!), or through what oil deposits we have in the gulf and alaska. Now if we can only get the dumbass eco nuts to start letting us drill more in those places! The amount of oil in alaska wouldnt drop gas prices 1 cent. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/23 "2006-04-20T10:51:16Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > Haha, good one. :tup: :biglaugh: WTF was I thinking? ---
**Author:** ![catalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/catalyst/32/7279_2.png) [@catalyst](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/catalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/24 "2006-05-09T09:24:05Z")
Bump… This article explains the reasons I wouldn’t buy E85. [http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/apr2006/bw20060427\_493909.htm?chan=autos\_autos%20index%20page\_insight](http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/apr2006/bw20060427_493909.htm?chan=autos_autos%20index%20page_insight) ---
**Author:** ![RobY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RobY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobY)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/25 "2006-05-09T09:50:29Z")
Running ethanol is like running meth injection all the time. Ethanol actually has a higher octane and energy content than race methanol. It burns cleaner and with less heat than normal gasoline. If you tune for it this fuel will have the potential to produce HUGE power. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/26 "2006-05-09T09:57:56Z")
I’ve also heard that Corn based E85 uses more energy to make than it produces while Sugar based E85 produces more energy than it uses… Also every car can run E85 with minor modifications and tuning… Some nerd like zer0daze should pick up an O2 sensor from a flex vehicle and take a look at it… ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/27 "2006-05-09T10:12:51Z")
> [@JoesTypeS](#): > > I’ve also heard that Corn based E85 uses more energy to make than it produces while Sugar based E85 produces more energy than it uses… > > Also every car can run E85 with minor modifications and tuning… > > Some nerd like zer0daze should pick up an O2 sensor from a flex vehicle and take a look at it… That is correct… ---
**Author:** ![catalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/catalyst/32/7279_2.png) [@catalyst](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/catalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024/28 "2006-05-09T10:41:16Z")
> [@RobY](#): > > Running ethanol is like running meth injection all the time. Ethanol actually has a higher octane and energy content than race methanol. It burns cleaner and with less heat than normal gasoline. > > If you tune for it this fuel will have the potential to produce HUGE power. Lawyers for the EPA admitted that putting Ethanol in the fuel supply would likely increase smog where it is used. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-buy-a-flex-fuel-car/11024.md?page=1)