Virginia gas
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A little bit of Hawthorne effect.
A whole lot of wishful thinking.
Is it downhill from VA to NC???
A whole lot of wishful thinking.
Is it downhill from VA to NC???
Originally Posted by Imp4
Is it downhill from VA to NC???
Past Fredericksburg, pretty much.
Is it downhill from VA to NC???
Past Fredericksburg, pretty much.
Maybe the refinery serving the stations you bought at contains no ethanol.
There is an easy way to find out if the gas your buying has any ethanol in it. You add water to gas and shake it up.
You will see three phases if the fuel has 10% ethanol in it.
There is an easy way to find out if the gas your buying has any ethanol in it. You add water to gas and shake it up.
You will see three phases if the fuel has 10% ethanol in it.
You are most likely buying ethanol free gas. When you get away from Northern Va and Richmond you find it. I used to drive from N. Va. down thru the center of Va. and buy cheap gas along the way. My mileage went up 2-3 mpg on that one tank.
Unless you're at a marina gas pump or a sunoco pump buying 100 octane, I'm not aware of any normal use gas pumps which aren't E10 in this state anymore.
Sure you can find non ethanol but it'll be only 87 octane and it'll cost a dollar more a gallon.
Don't fill up here next time, bring gas from your home gas station and run the same test, might be the road surface as we have some road surfaces designed for low drag in the non snow regions
Sure you can find non ethanol but it'll be only 87 octane and it'll cost a dollar more a gallon.
Don't fill up here next time, bring gas from your home gas station and run the same test, might be the road surface as we have some road surfaces designed for low drag in the non snow regions
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
Originally Posted by atikovi
Originally Posted by Imp4
Is it downhill from VA to NC???
Past Fredericksburg, pretty much.
Downhill both ways
However, be prepared for the worst traffic backups from Fredricksburg to the DC Beltway on the weekend.
FOR CHEAP GAS - Rt 95 at Exit 104 (aka Route 207) generally has really inexpensive gas, although frequently they are generic brands.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/exit+104+fredericksburg+va/@37.9336129,-77.4822605,14z
Originally Posted by Imp4
Is it downhill from VA to NC???
Past Fredericksburg, pretty much.
Downhill both ways
FOR CHEAP GAS - Rt 95 at Exit 104 (aka Route 207) generally has really inexpensive gas, although frequently they are generic brands.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/exit+104+fredericksburg+va/@37.9336129,-77.4822605,14z
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
This past weekend it was $2.09 at Rt 95 at exit 104, which is close to Doswell . About 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper than my area.
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
This past weekend it was $2.09 at Rt 95 at exit 104, which is close to Doswell . About 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper than my area.
JHZR2
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Originally Posted by rubberchicken
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
This past weekend it was $2.09 at Rt 95 at exit 104, which is close to Doswell . About 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper than my area.
Outside of The dc area, VA gas prices are decent. I often fill up in King George county for very good prices.
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
This past weekend it was $2.09 at Rt 95 at exit 104, which is close to Doswell . About 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper than my area.
Outside of The dc area, VA gas prices are decent. I often fill up in King George county for very good prices.
Lower gasoline tax in Virginia than in those other states.
Originally Posted by JHZR2
Originally Posted by rubberchicken
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
This past weekend it was $2.09 at Rt 95 at exit 104, which is close to Doswell . About 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper than my area.
Outside of The dc area, VA gas prices are decent. I often fill up in King George county for very good prices.
Have you gotten the gas at the Marathon in Port Royal off 301 ??
Originally Posted by rubberchicken
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Originally Posted by mez
About 3-4 times a year i drive from MA to NC, when i stop for gas at ANY Virginia gas station my mileage on my Honda Ridgeline increases by 2mpg. Any one knows why? It does not matter the brand of gas either. Just curious. Thanks
Also the price is usually good. Today in Virginia Beach I saw regular unleaded at a Citgo and a Shell station for $2.27.
This past weekend it was $2.09 at Rt 95 at exit 104, which is close to Doswell . About 30-40 cents a gallon cheaper than my area.
Outside of The dc area, VA gas prices are decent. I often fill up in King George county for very good prices.
Have you gotten the gas at the Marathon in Port Royal off 301 ??
I thought this was going to be a gastrointestinal issue about someone's wife.
Many of the gasoline stations along I95 on that corridor say on the pumps "May include up to 10% ethanol".
My take is that some stations may have a smaller percentage of ethanol, perhaps the Virginia stations have a smaller percentage. One of my fill-ups on my last run was in Virginia, a shell station right off a northbound exit in the 20's, an isolated stretch. If I got better mileage, I didn't notice.
My take is that some stations may have a smaller percentage of ethanol, perhaps the Virginia stations have a smaller percentage. One of my fill-ups on my last run was in Virginia, a shell station right off a northbound exit in the 20's, an isolated stretch. If I got better mileage, I didn't notice.
Originally Posted by SeaJay
Many of the gasoline stations along I95 on that corridor say on the pumps "May include up to 10% ethanol".
I generally only fill up around the Richmond metro area, but I can't remember ever seeing a pump that didn't have that sticker.
Here's my guess about the OP's mileage--If you're filling up after the constipation around DC, Fredericksburg, and sometimes Richmond, maybe your mpg is better because you can actually set the cruise and maintain a steady speed.
Many of the gasoline stations along I95 on that corridor say on the pumps "May include up to 10% ethanol".
I generally only fill up around the Richmond metro area, but I can't remember ever seeing a pump that didn't have that sticker.
Here's my guess about the OP's mileage--If you're filling up after the constipation around DC, Fredericksburg, and sometimes Richmond, maybe your mpg is better because you can actually set the cruise and maintain a steady speed.
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Great point...
And to add to that... Interstate 95 is quite hilly in northern Virginia above Fredricksburg. And south of Richmond it is rather flat which would greatly help fuel economy too... Parts of 301 south of Richmond in which 301 runs right beside 95 it can be really flat and straight for miles at a time...
Great point...
And to add to that... Interstate 95 is quite hilly in northern Virginia above Fredricksburg. And south of Richmond it is rather flat which would greatly help fuel economy too... Parts of 301 south of Richmond in which 301 runs right beside 95 it can be really flat and straight for miles at a time...
Having lived in Richmond 26 years and still go back a few times a year I have yet to see ethanol free gas anywhere.
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