cars unlimited of suffolk Nessenger chevrolet 112 Sold us a 2010 Impala and said it took flex fuel(ethanol) and it didnt! medford , New York

Do a little research on ethanol. E85 is about 30 cents per gallon cheaper here in town. Regular unleaded has appox. 10% eathanol in it. You get anywhere from 25 to 50% LESS miles per gallon using E85 then you do using regular unleaded. That ethanol craze of a few years back is ONE of the reasons corn and beef prices are so high. There are THREE OR FOUR gas stations serving over a millon people here in the San Antonio area that sell ethanol. Gee, I wonder why? It's an idiot's dream that has largely gone by the wayside. Making ethanol out of corn that is grown for that purpose is economically infeasible and HAS to be heavily subsidized by the governmemt at TAXPAYER'S expense. In central America, they use byproducts from sugar beets and sugarcane among others, that COST THEM NOTHING. They get them for FREE and turn those "leftovers" into ethanol. WE on the other hand, grow corn to process into ethanol. We spend a butt load MORE money to replace something that costs us a bunch LESS, oil, foreign or domestic. Keep on pumping that E85 ethanol.

I didnt know better or i would asked the salesman to see it in writing that the car took e 85. I really didnt think i was gonna get lied to!i was wrong!!!

You can tell, because if he is speaking he is telling a lie. Do all car salesmen lie? NO. But it is extremely rare to find one that is honest and trustworthy.  You are better off adopting a policy of "TRUST BUT VERIFY" and you won't have these type of issues.

Should the salesman have told you the right type of fuel for the vehicle - yes. But why would you take his word for it when the vehicle manual is right there in the glovebox? It only takes a minute to look up the items you need to know. The manufacturer is the authority on that vehicle and they put the fuel type required right in the manual. Or pull out your smart phone and search the net for your answers on whatever vehicle you are purchasing. Do it right there in front of the salesman if you didn't do it before you walked into the dealership. In fact, most of the dealers even have an internet center set up with computers to do the search if you don't have a smart phone. Check each and every item the salesman states as a fact or feature.  

If you don't research the vehicle before buying, you are going into battle unarmed. Research, read, learn first. Then negotiate your deal, read the contract to make sure you catch all the "mistakes" the dealer makes (always in their favor) and you won't have these types of surprises.

Was the salesman wrong for telling you a lie? Yes. But you were wrong to believe him. Protect yourself.

I hate to tell you but ethanol fuel is used  all over the country and any new car built will run on etahnol fuel. The use of straight unleaded gasoline has been outlawed in the USA.Any car built in the USA today runs fine on ethanol fuel.