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> Some stations here use ethanol as well, and I have to say that it is really > good in helping to avoid gas line freezing. Pardon me while I remove my foot from my mouth. :) I should have clarified earlier - ethanol does have an added bonus in that it does help in keeping the lines from freezing...here in the states it just isn't marketed as such i.e. it's added to the gas year round for environmental purposes, not as a winterizer... Amber 69 SB w/Sunroof > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:56 AM > Subject: Re: Painting...and Gas Mileage... > > > > On 23 Aug 2005 at 10:34, Amber Amidzich wrote: > > > > > As a Wisconsinite (GO PACK) and coming from a family that owns a gas > > > station, I can tell you that no, there are no "additives" added to gas > > > to stop if from freezing in the winter HOWEVER I do know in > > > Southeastern, WI depending on the county, ethanol is added to the gas > > > which while "better" for the environment, does cause a change for the > > > worse in gas milage by about 30-40 miles per tank. > > > > But the ethanol isn't added at the gas station, is it? > > > > I would expect it to be added somewhere earlier in the distribution > system. > > > > -- > > Jim Adney > > jadney@vwtype3.org > > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > > USA > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >