At certain gas stations, you might find some sticker shock, but in reverse. Can a price of $3.29 per gallon be real these days? Yes, but it's for E85, not gasoline.
"E85 is a blended fuel that has up to 85% ethanol in it," said Megan McKernan, manager of the AAA Automotive Research Center in Los Angeles.
"Flex-fuel vehicles are built to be able to handle this blend of up to 85% ethanol," McKernan said."It just depends on how the engine is manufactured." Many flex-fuel vehicles that can run on E85 will have a special yellow fuel cap, and/or a label saying it's okay to use either, E85 or gasoline. If in doubt, check the owner's manual. And if your car or truck isn't designed to use the ethanol fuel, you do not want to. You could end up facing a huge repair bill.