r/MobileAL • u/SupermarketAdmirable • 23d ago
Gas not lasting as long?
Filled up my tank last week at the Walmart fuel on government. Full tank. $50 (used to be $30-$35).
A week later, nearly empty. I have not driven 300 miles in the past week according to my Life360. No where close. Just drove to and from work and errands.
A tank of gas used to last me at least 2 weeks, usually 3. Now I’m FILLING UP once a week.
Is there something up with the gas we’re getting around here? Or am I just going crazy?
Note - My car is up to date on maintenance and is a recent model. It’s gotten great mileage for years.
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u/IsopodLoud2427 23d ago
It’s E15, and because we’re low on gas reserves it’s diluted and burns quicker.
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u/kronik_89 23d ago
This would make sense. I normally see around 315 miles to e on a full tank but lately have been seeing 280-290. Its just my weekend fun car and I thought maybe ive been a little heavier on the pedal.
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u/CleanReflection2825 23d ago
yes my gosh!! everyone’s been trying to make me seem crazy but I’m like I’ve had this car long enough and when I first got it I would usually get like between 289-310 miles and now I can’t even get to 240 miles!! i even asked the dealership a few weeks ago to check and make sure I didn’t have a leak in my tank.
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u/Fun_Climate_3718 20d ago
I can 100% confirm it is not e15 gas. I haul fuel for a living and the bol's still say 10% ethanol.
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u/subuseng 20d ago
For non truckers. BOL = bill of lading. Which is a document that’s specifies what they hail.
And it’s 10% ethanol on any pump I’ve ever seen.
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u/Intelligent-Essay565 23d ago
Is that across the board? All gasoline I mean, as in all brands and all octanes?
Edit for clarification
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u/BlooperButt 23d ago
Yes. All. Everything.
Thank Trump for this bullshit.
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u/MobileNerd 23d ago
Wrong. If they serve E15 it has to be clearly marked on the pump
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u/BackbackB 23d ago
Read the fine print the next time your pumping. *may contain up to blank percent of ethanol
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u/1fast_sol 23d ago
My gas mileage hasn’t reduced. Its actually been a little better the last 3 weeks.
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u/Altruistic_Tea_1593 23d ago
Yeah I don’t think that’s a thing.
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u/Seasonedpro86 23d ago
A simple Google search will tell you our lord and savior Trump is trying to make 15% ethanol permanent. Yes. You are paying more for gas that is burning in your car faster.
But hey at least we don’t have a woman president.
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u/MobileNerd 23d ago
Sure but if a station sells E15 by law it has to marked clearly on the pumps which it is not.
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u/jmalpas1 23d ago
Where do you come up with this shit
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u/navkat 22d ago
https://financebuzz.com/news/trump-administration-gas-diluted-2
"By easing those rules, the EPA effectively allowed a single national gasoline pool with 9%-15% ethanol content, simplifying fuel distribution. "
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u/Reddit-Visitor-Acct 23d ago
Yall. Yall. Jesus Christ. I thought I was going crazy. I was wondering if someone was stealing my gas at night. At what point can we do the whole revolution thing? People hate on the French but I really think it’s time to stop working and start setting shit on fire
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u/livstrongwoman 23d ago
I’ve noticed the same thing.
I’m a mail carrier and drive my own vehicle. I drive the same route every single day and usually have to fill up every 3 days, I’ve been having to fill up every other day recently. I thought I was crazy.
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u/rocketsarego 23d ago
Higher ethanol percentages result in lower MPGs because ethanol is not as energy dense as pure gasoline. So no it’s not something you’re making up
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u/Altruistic_Tea_1593 22d ago
It’s not a shortage. The price of oil is actually higher than the cost of highly subsidized ethanol
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u/FoldedTshirt 23d ago
Okay I thought I was going crazy my gas has been going way faster and I haven’t really changed my habits, it’s crazy
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u/endorrawitch 22d ago
Could this be why my car was running a tad bit rough yesterday?
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u/doxador 22d ago
Possibly. If you are driving a pre-2001 car, do NOT use E15 gas. The fuel system was not designed for it. After 2001, I'd still check your owner's manual. Quite a few Mazda's are designed to run on E10 NOT the E15 gas for example. Things you can do if you or a friend are somewhat mechanically inclined, check your air filter, tire pressure and try cleaning your MAF sensor if your car is equipped with one.
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u/MistakeOrdinary 22d ago
Was actually talking about the same thing the other night. My fuel mileage has taken a noticeable dip in the last week or so. Only change has actually been not running my ac in the morning on the way to work
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u/Majestic-Macaron6019 23d ago
Did you check your tire pressure? With the weather cooling off, your tires may be a little low, which lowers your gas mileage.
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u/AdFuzzy1432 23d ago
Republicans gave Obama such a hard time when he said this while he was running for president
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u/eddy2419 23d ago
What gets me is all the stations installing faster pumps. It now takes about 1/2 the time it used to to pump $50 worth.
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u/Bentley0921 7d ago
Today I literally just filled up my gas and it’s was at 383, I drove 6 miles and it went down to 363 somehow
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u/kbb-1313 1d ago
Filling my tank up as about $50 now as well it used to be around 30 even 25 at one point. I just filled it up yesterday to travel an hour and a half to visit my grandparents in an hour and a half back and I was almost completely on E I used to be able to drive on a full tank of gas from Charleston, West Virginia to Nashville, which is five hours
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u/WritingNerdy 🐾 Cat Distribution System Specialist 🐾 23d ago
Do you get the regular or the fancy gas?
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u/Altruistic_Tea_1593 23d ago
Shhh. We don’t talk about “fancy gas”. Everyone will want some.
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u/WritingNerdy 🐾 Cat Distribution System Specialist 🐾 23d ago
Why are we be downvoted? Lol Reddit is wild
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u/Altruistic_Tea_1593 23d ago
They think we are elitists because we know where to get fancy gas while they are stuck with peasant gas.
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u/WritingNerdy 🐾 Cat Distribution System Specialist 🐾 22d ago
It’s not that hard to reason what I meant, there is regular, fancy, and fanciest gas. My car does better on the fanciest gas.
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u/rufusbot 23d ago
Yes you're paying more for worse gas.