Gas Mileage is dropping.

[tmontague]

I can attest that as soon as winter fuel comes to my neck of the woods fuel mileage drops about 75-100km per tank regardless of temp changes. Some years it is already cold, other years its still warm.

There is a very noticeable difference and this is not due to changes in driving as my driving week to week stays about the same.

Where I live this is due to emissions standards being less stringent for fuel in the winter months, they also have an anti freeze additive. These factors lead to lower quality fuels that costs less for the companies to produce but the trade off is poorer fuel efficiency and a more dirty burn.

The prices used to drop about 8 cents per liter as soon as winter fuel went on line, however the last year or two the prices haven't dropped and they've decided to just keep them the same. Then when summer fuel comes back on the prices go up 10 cents. As long as we keep bending over...

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by tmontague

The prices used to drop about 8 cents per liter as soon as winter fuel went on line, however the last year or two the prices haven't dropped and they've decided to just keep them the same. Then when summer fuel comes back on the prices go up 10 cents. As long as we keep bending over...

Not true. I have every fuel purchase logged going back to Feb 2007 and there is no pattern decrease and subsequent increase in price associated with changes in gasoline formula.


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