are we in the newbie forum or the house of politics? "big oil" is the lamest catchphrase of our generation it smacks of the cheap yellow journalism of the 1890's so who do you prefer ... "BIG GREEN?" so lame you can bring all your "big oil" superiority and swing by my apt. to collect your environmental stewardship award when you prove to me that you're no longer urinating and defecating into our water supply laaaaaaaaaaaame ...
there is also E100 and modern cars can be converted to to support this fuel then i dont need a old MB but i can drive my modern car and not use "big oil". so i dont think you got a point in pointing that out.
Absolutely. The next car I intend to buy is a late model Mercedes, filling that with homegrown, patriotic 100% B100 recycled veggie oil!
I should do that. We burn alcohol in our marine stove, and the fuel is pretty expensive now that alcohol is added to gasoline. I need to find a cheap source where I can buy it five gallons at a time. Tom
Hi WaterOx, I fear that you're going to confuse some people with your terminology. Are you burning biodiesel, veggie oil, or a mix of the two? Biodiesel and veggie oil are very different products.
If you didn't burn chip oil it could be cleaned and reused to cook more chips. Where does that oil come from in the first place? Farms. Have you seen the harm farming does to the environment? Trees stripped off, chemicals added to the soil then tractors running on diesel from the ground via big oil companies drive all over that stripped land scratching and compacting it. And it happens all the more because you are burning a recyclable commodity. While YOU might feel good never stopping at a gas station I feel good knowing that my car is a step toward a full electric car. The more people driving gas electric cars the cheaper the technology we need to develop full electric cars will become. Don't just drive a clean car, drive change for the better.
Again, I burn 100% recycled veggie oil. And I am interested in an electric car, if you can recharge the batteries with solar power. Keep in mind being 'green' doesn't always mean buying a new product!
I'm confused. 2 of the meanings are: Female urination device FUD, a Mexican brand of cold cuts and hot dogs Ok, maybe you meant the first one: Fear, uncertainty and doubt, a marketing or political strategy
Recycled how? Processed into biodiesel, or more along the lines of washing, filtering, and dumping it in your tank without making biodiesel out of it? $2/gal sounds quite cheap to have biodiesel delivered to your house.
I like that. I've never heard of it before. One of the joys of living in Canada.... Also, what do YOU do with it when the time comes for a oil change?
If Biodiesel is the way to go, why haven't I been able to purchase it at any diesel stations in the Northeast. I drive my 2000 Powerstroke F250 and can only get dino juice diesel for it. I did try making my own, but too much work and time to justify homebrew. Plus if I screw up - costly injector pump, injector damage. Not to mention the toxic and safety issues dealing with methanol and potassium or sodium hydroxide. I don't need the hassles dealing with Biodiesel, not to mention the gelling issues during the winter months. I bought a 2008 Prius as my daily driver - best investment I had made. 51 - 53 mpg. Dbcassidy
Glad you brought this stuff up. First of all, about gelling in the winter: I have heated injection lines which can be turned on simply with a switch. I live in Topanga, CA which can get around 30 degrees in the winter, and never had a problem with gelling. I run B100 100% veggie fuel in my MB. I don't get the hassle thing. Biodiesel does take many forms, such as corn, soy, waste veggie oil (what I run), etc. There's absolutely no need for any harsh chemicals. In fact one can easily purchase a home filtering station, which is fairly small and costs around $100 (eBay). It filters out impurities of the oil. For example, if you go to any greasy spoon restaurant, you can use that oil and filter it at home. Easy, maybe a little bit of a minor hassle, but in the end, you never ever have to pay for fuel that way, once you are set up at home with your filtering station. I have mine delivered at my home. Could not get more easy than that. It's delivered into my 50 gallon drum, then I use a hand crank to fill up my tank... and done! It's important to know the facts, dbcassidy! Glad I can share the knowledge. Two side notes: wow this thread got popular fast! And I still merrily drive past each and every smelly gas station!
What do you do with the old oil when you are doing a oil change? What kind of vehicle brings your delivery of go go juice? What does this vehicle run on?
