Page 1 of 2

My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:28 pm
by RE85
This is my 2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Flexifuel. I'm fueling it every week with bioethanol.

Image

My drive to work every day is a total of 90 km. The cruise control is in active duty.

While we wait for winter and snow in a couple of months, I think I'll get back to playing Automation. :)

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:48 am
by Cruxx
nice ford :) what kind of fuel economy are you getting?

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:46 am
by RE85
26 to 28 mpg (8,4 to 9 liters per 100 km) and this is with the bioethanol stuff.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:14 pm
by alton
Nice post. I like it. Thanks for sharing these information. Keep it up. :P :roll:

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:22 am
by RE85
Nice comment. Thanks for participating in this conversation. Keep it up. :lol: :roll:

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:59 pm
by conan
Not sure if actually a spam or just normal people trying to think what's inside spammer's head.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:44 am
by Kubboz
I'm not sure either.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:47 am
by RE85
I'm sorry, what seems like spam here? I myself tell about my car in a section called "My Ride" in a section called "Off Topic".

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:29 am
by Kubboz
Don't be offended. It's just the post you posted to alton. And his post too. Coincidentally, there are spambots operating in similar style - You know, responding to the topics with generic "Nice post", "Thanks for sharing information", without any indication of having read the thread. You didn't actually spam, it seems. It's just the style we noticed and pointed out :). Don't be worried.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:38 am
by RE85
Thanks for the clarification, I was worried for a while. Yeah, alton's post was weird but I didn't realize it could be spam. I just thought it was somehow rude to me and decided to respond with a witty way by copying him...

I honestly thought I was considered to be "a spammer" for all of my mentions considering bioethanol (and the link in my signature). :D I'm just a science teacher and a car enthusiast who happens to be very interested in alternative fuels...

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:04 am
by Kubboz
By the way, as we speak of alternative fuels, I believe that algae biogasoline fuel deserves more attention.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:38 am
by RE85
Kubboz wrote:By the way, as we speak of alternative fuels, I believe that algae biogasoline fuel deserves more attention.

Yes, that seems interesting (having browsed the Wikipedia article). I'm still quite impressed by the way they make bioethanol in this country from collected household food waste.

I really do hope ethanol fuels or other burning liquids made by one way or another are the future so we can have our beloved four-stroke engines...

Edit: Actually, today I read an article on a magazine and it turns out that it's mostly collected waste bread from stores our refuel is made of.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:45 pm
by conan
I apologize, I was talking about alton.

Alternative fuel is good, Sadly because my car is an old model it only runs on E10. But well ... Only 3 cars sold here that runs on E85 are Mitsubushi Lancer, Lolvo S80 .... and ......... a Bentley Contineintal. I don't like the Lancer enough to buy it and Lolvo is too expensive.

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:42 am
by RE85
Yeah, in Finland the options were some models from Dacia (not really an option), Ford, Renault (nor is this), Volvo, Volkswagen and Audi. Ford and its Focus was the only one in a reasonable price bracket. I wouldn't mind owning an Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Flex fuel quattro some day though..

Re: My Flexifuel Focus

PostPosted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:01 am
by Kubboz
conan_murder wrote:Alternative fuel is good, Sadly because my car is an old model it only runs on E10. But well ... Only 3 cars sold here that runs on E85 are Mitsubushi Lancer, Lolvo S80 .... and ......... a Bentley Contineintal. I don't like the Lancer enough to buy it and Lolvo is too expensive.


You'll have to buy the Bentley then.