The story I posted is true. The quote from Rep Rulli is accurate. Money is spent as soon as it is allocated by Congress. The President can not refuse to spend it or impound it under the law. The EV charging station count was accurate at the time Buttiegieg left office. The project continued after Buttiegieg left office so more EV charging stations were built.

 

I guess being in Florida has left you without contact to the outside world.

As you know, and you being a Trump supporter, I assume approve, contrary to what you posted above, Trump has cancelled millions of dollars allocated by Congress to a myriad of agencies. Those cancellations are now being contested in the courts.

Rulli's totally inaccurate statement was made on November 24, 2024.

As of the next week, December 3, 2024 the FHA issued the following:





Before you post again, and further and embarrass yourself, get your story straight.

A good place to start would be to read the articles linked in my post.

No further comment by me is warranted or necessary.

But for the sake of others, before you post, a simple fact check by you would be in order.

 

xxx

 

Dear Ua549:

It is almost impossible to discuss anything with you that requires logic:

You posted that:

• "The President can not refuse to spend it or impound it under the law": But this exactly what Trump had been doing.
• The statement by Representative Guilli made on November 24, 2024, that there were only 8 EV stations built is not accurate: In fact by December 3, one week later there were "37 federally funded stations built in 13 states, there are 226 charging ports, said Rachael Dussuau, the Federal Highway Administration’s associate public affairs administrator. As of Dec. 3, Dussuau said there are projects underway for 24,800 federally funded charging ports."
• Buttigieg left office on January 20, 2025. There were well over 50 federally funded changing stations in operation by the time he left office, not 8 as Guilli stated.

But this is well off topic:

This thread is about range.

 

Impressive to see a 700mile range at fill-up, BUT I see you fill up with "Regular gas" option, which I suppose is probably an 87/89 octane rated gas. Your MB gas cap/cover clearly stated "minimum 91 octane", so why are you filling your car with lower-grade gas? Doesn't that impact the car's performance? I have never ever added Regular gas to my MBs.. not one time.

 

My owner's manual states the premium gas is recommended not required.

Octane is a measure of gasolines ability to avoid pre-detonation. All things being equal, the more advanced the spark, the greater the power. The higher the octane the more advance the spark can be. However, an engine designed to run on regular will not benefit from using premium - it is just a waste of money.

Using regular vs. premium there is a loss of between 5% and 7% of hp. In my car that means instead of 365 hp my engine will only generate 340 hp. My car at a constant 75 mph uses less than 50 hp.

The full 365 hp would be necessary for racing from a stop light, pulling heavy loads or driving at speeds in excess of 120 mph and very aggressive driving - none of which I ever do.

All modern cars have electronic ignitions that have built in sensors that react in micro seconds. So if pre-detonation is perceived the electronic ignition adjusts in micro seconds to prevent pre-detonation. No harm is done by using regular vs. premium.

I have calculated my mpg using both premium and regular and I have seen no difference. Ditto: I see no difference in performance.

My parents were of the depression era. They told me that both rich and poor lost everything during the depression. They drilled into my head to avoid debt and to save money whenever I could, because there would be times, like medical or children problems, when you could not save money. I presently have no debt and more than enough money, but I continue to save money whenever possible. It is just who I am.

Just my $.02

 

Exactly! Every month my SS benefits and investment dividends exceed my spending.

 

Trying to filter through all the absolute ignorance here and have a question for the op.

Have you ever considered that your transmission issues are related to the poor fuel quality that you use?

Id further go on to say that it’s completely unreasonable to think that the sensors protect the engine. Sensors see a problem after it has happened and then try to adjust. They don’t prevent you from driving the vehicle under poor conditions. If we are to believe that sensors are the cure all, even though historical knock sensors have been removed from many modern vehicles, how come low speed preignition is destroying modern engines? Why did oil manufacturers and car manufacturers spend big money and have to change the chemistry of the oil when it was in a car with a sensor??

Reading about all the BS about who has the smaller PP in the bigger house is just obnoxious. I don’t wanna live in a bigger house where I can’t turn the heat up comfortably or turn the air conditioning to whatever temperature I want. I should be buying a smaller box to live in if that’s the case.

I also see that your mechanic doesn’t believe in changing brake fluid in accordance with the manual, so does he use any science like diagnostic or testing equipment on the fluid or do we just go off of a belief system? One could surmise that if the manufacturer has tried to make every fluid last longer, yet they’re still telling you to change the brake fluid, there must be really something to it. I suppose if we just destroy our cars during the warranty and then turn them back into the dealer, no harm no foul. We remain ignorant And then when this vehicle starts acting up for a future owner, we come on here and tell him that there’s no way it was because of the gas or poor prior maintenance, lol.

It’s a sad state in the world when people rely on their own opinions versus scientific fact and processes and then argue from underneath the sand.

 

On Friday, March 28, driving back from Vermont, I filled up in Springfield, Mass at Costco. I filled with premium 93 Octane. I then stopped in Rowayton, CT and filled up. There was some stop and go on I 95. My average speed was about 61 mph.

At Costco premium gas is $3.29 a gallon vs. $2.69 a gallon for regular. This is approximately 30% more. My range increased from 708 (see post #68) to 724, an increase of about 2%.

Tires: Pirelli Centurato P 7 run flat
Tire pressure: 35 psi when col
Temperature:54 degrees
Conditions: dry
Gas: Costco premium: 93 octane
Weight: Driver plus about 100 lbs of ski equipment
AC: off
Average speed: 61 mph
Average mpg: 35.5