Ethanol Free (almost) Gas Stations within The Villages

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With Circle K taking over the Marathon station in Lake Deaton Plaza, are there any gas stations within The Villages that sell ethanol free gas?
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All the Villages golf cart stores do.
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The 7-11 at Colony Plaza has ethanol free gas
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Old 10-21-2022, 09:40 AM
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The 7-11 at Colony Plaza has ethanol free gas
In which case the 7-11 at Powell and 44A most likely has it as well.
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With Circle K taking over the Marathon station in Lake Deaton Plaza, are there any gas stations within The Villages that sell ethanol free gas?
Do you have some reason to believe the non-ethanol pumps will be removed?
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WAWA's have it as do many Circle K. The Circle K on 466A on the Lowes/Starbucks side def has it. Not sure of the "converted" Marathon to Circle K at the Pinellas side though.
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The blue handles are still there at the new Circle K at Pinellas.
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WAWA on 441, golf cart accessible through the historic section, has ethanol free gas...and is way cheaper than TV golf cart stores. Good place to get a smoothie while you're there too.
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WAWA on 441, golf cart accessible through the historic section, has ethanol free gas...and is way cheaper than TV golf cart stores. Good place to get a smoothie while you're there too.
What’s “way Cheaper”? $0.05 or $0.10 a gallon?
Golf carts take 5 gallons of gas, so max savings is $0.25 to $0.50 a fill up
About $10-15 a year.
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Why ethanol free gas???
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Why ethanol free gas???
Unless specially designed for Ethanol, rubber components will be “eaten” over time by Ethanol. Typically, lawn equipment, small power motors, outboard motors, etc. are not designed to ethanol specs. Golf cart motors would fall into that category. Now I may be wrong in that “newer” motors have been modified to accept ethanol without harm - so no foul if I’m wrong….
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With a dollar a gallon difference it’s pay now or Maybe pay later. Been running for 9 years with no issue.
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Regarding golf carts, read your owner's manual. Specifically, Yamahas since 2014, and almost certainly several years prior to that, are fine with up to 10% ethanol. I do, however, use ethanol free gas in my lawn equipment and pressure washer.

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Unless specially designed for Ethanol, rubber components will be “eaten” over time by Ethanol. Typically, lawn equipment, small power motors, outboard motors, etc. are not designed to ethanol specs. Golf cart motors would fall into that category. Now I may be wrong in that “newer” motors have been modified to accept ethanol without harm - so no foul if I’m wrong….
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I fill up a 6 gallon tank once a month. I'll take the blue handle.

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All the Villages golf cart stores do.
Not true the new store at Magnolia doesn't but the new 7-11 being built next door will. Also one of the stations on 466A near Winn Dixie does too
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