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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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how far do you travel for e85?

I'm in toronto, canada and we have 0 e85 pumps, and a 55g barrel of c85 from vp is $650. Closest pumps to me are in buffalo new york area which is 1hr 30m away approx. I bought my evo with an e85 tune and my tuner here is just finishing up dual maps because I plan on travelling to get it this summer.

So I was curious, how far does everyone go for e85 and if its close to you, how far would you go for it?
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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I have 3 stations within 2 miles of my house. The furthest I would be willing to travel is probably 20-30 miles or so.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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I drive 23 miles round trip now, but before I moved I was driving 45 miles round trip.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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I have always had it within 10-15 miles of me but I would say I have averaged about 220 miles on a tank give or take.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by c0ke
i'm in toronto, canada and we have 0 e85 pumps, and a 55g barrel of c85 from vp is $650. Closest pumps to me are in buffalo new york area which is 1hr 30m away approx. I bought my evo with an e85 tune and my tuner here is just finishing up dual maps because i plan on travelling to get it this summer.

So i was curious, how far does everyone go for e85 and if its close to you, how far would you go for it?


i live in buffalo ny so i have many e85 pumps locally 2-4 miles to closest 1. :d
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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the nearest pump to me is 22 miles.. I wish their was a pump closer by.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 09:06 AM
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2 hour round trip for me to get my drums filled which is approx 80-90 gallons. So worth it
If it was any further I would pick up another 30 or 55 gal drum for good measure.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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While living in CO I used to drive 3 miles. Living in VA now, will have E98 delivered from MAP over 1200 miles away..
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 09:59 AM
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@boosted91t do you use a truck to take the drums to fill them? This seems like what I'm going to end up doing

@manthny18 can you post the addresses of those pumps?
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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The closest one is 12 miles away but it's out of my way. I guess I'll drive 20-30 miles.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Joshs EVO
While living in CO I used to drive 3 miles. Living in VA now, will have E98 delivered from MAP over 1200 miles away..
jeebus, what's shipping like on a 55gal drum of flammable liquid?
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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I believe map charges $225 shipped for e98 but they don't ship to canada and they don't have e85
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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I travel about 1.5 miles We have it at 4 places and Las Cruces is small!
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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I haven't started filling up with E85 yet, but cars being set up for it shortly. My nearest station is 11 miles away, so 22 mile round trip. I'm going to fill up a couple of VP 5-gal jugs when I fill the car up to have a bit of extra juice stored in the shed, and I don't drive on the street much at all. For track days I tow the car and will be lugging up 40 gal for the weekend.
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Used to travel 60 mi round trip, got annoying quick so switched back to gas


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