acura_ak

i ONLY use Chevron Premium 91 octane

Tsx6363

LOL you guys whine about your gas? it's 3.50+ in nyc... 93

Renae

Except they were whining 3 years ago... hehe

I use Marathon, Speedway or BP usually. Speedway is closest to my house, so it's usually what I end up getting.

alucardx

was it really necessary to bump this thread? out of all the threads to a bump, one with price of gas from 2004..

slickrab

I use Shell V-Power. Tested all brands and Texaco and Shell are both at the top followed by ExxonMobil and BP.

Mokos23

BP Ultimate 93

dwest1023

I use nothing but BP, Chevron, or Texaco(only if there is no ethanol in it) In my area Shell uses ethanol, and that stuff burns like water.

mltk53

i like blue. cheveron blue

rabican

is 89 too low for the tsx? the dealer told me 89 was the lowest i could put in the car.

i know a car performs better with the lowest gas you can put in it without having any pinging and knocking (which i dont).

next highest is 91.

thanks

nj2pa2nc

I Usually Get It From Wa Wa

jlukja

My manual says 91 is the recommended octane.

PWPTSX

i use Sunoco 91 or 93 (or is it 94?) forgot...

Damned04

Shell,BP,Mobil - I read that they all get their fuel from one refinery and later add their own additives. $3.60 here for premium currently

yungwunn911

no exxon users here??i guess its the same as mobil right?

exxon/shell for me all the time

mikeucla

arco 79 octane FTW! j/k.

I use 91 octane from exxon, mobil, chevron, 76, whatever is convenient and cheap. although i would not use arco. for some reason, people i know always make fun of arco's pseudo-gasoline. like, i heard they put additives in there to make it 87 octane, but without them it'd be lower or something. probably not true, but it is consistently the cheapest available, and i don't want to be so cheap on gas that i might potentially hurt my car. probably just being paranoid

waTSX

BTW,your avatar is bad-ass dude.

rb1

Are you sure that Shell premium contains ethanol? Shell has the ethanol in it here, too, but only in the 87 Octane grade. The 89 and 93 do not.

petthepeep

The cheapest, no-name gas in the area...premium of course (Currently in Pensacola, FL that comes to $2.91/gal). The manual specifies octane rating....not fuel additive. It is a total waste to spend the extra $.10 - $.25/ gal to put "chevron with techtron" whatever its called, in your car. My 1996 RL went 250,000 miles with no-name gas and never once had an engine problem. BTW, i still get 35 miles/gal.

sonnyg80

and to 2004 gas revival

financeman1

shell v power 93 octane only. I get 27-31 mpg with somewhat spirited driving- with good gas mileage gas price doesnt matter, but thats not the discussion here. How do you get 35 mpg, i might be able to, but no AC in louisiana is torture.

ChrismanTSX

Shell v-Power for me. Shell's the only Canadian gas company that meets the Top-Tier gas standards (other than Chevron, which is only out West)...

grapeguice

I never use Arco. I use the following three depending on where I need to get gas. I like to go where the stations are newer and likely to have uncontaminated tanks. Also, the newer places have better squeegees and water to wash your windshield. Nothing bugs me more than sad squeegees and stinky water!

80%, 76
15%, Chevron
5%, Mobil

ILTomK

Shell is one of the "Top Tier" gasoline companies. All of the grades sold at their stations must meet the Top Tier standards.

Unless I am reading the following from the Top Tier Web site incorrectly, 8 to 10% ethanol is required for a gasoline to be Top Tier.

"1.3.1.2 Base Fuel. The base fuel shall conform to ASTM D 4814 and shall contain commercial fuel grade ethanol conforming to ASTM D 4806. All gasoline blend stocks used to formulate the base fuel shall be representative of normal U.S. refinery operations and shall be derived from conversion units downstream of distillation. Butanes and pentanes are allowed for vapor pressure adjustment. The use of chemical streams is prohibited. The base fuel shall have the following specific properties after the addition of ethanol:

1. Contain enough denatured ethanol such that the actual ethanol content is no less than 8.0 and no more than 10.0 volume percent." http://www.toptiergas.com/deposit_control.html (I cut the other five specific properties because they were not relevant.)

Newcleannow

chevron 91 supreme unlead!!! for two years...nothing else!!
the highest gas price was $3.96 per gallon. i'm in CA. now i pay about $3.50/gal

haro_bmx87

chevron 91 octane only.
$3.19-ish here in torrance, ca.
and i usually go to one down the street from my house cuz its got new tanks n all that crap

JayRoam

Most anywhere that has premium gas, but usually Shell, BP, Citgo or Mobil. From newspaper articles I've read, very few gas stations buy from their own brand. They basically buy gas from whomever they choose to.

Trophyhead

Check out the Top Tier web site at http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html.
This page has a list of retailers that sell top tier gasoline. Any of these brands is suitable for the TSX. Just remember to get premium--whatever octane that happens to be in your area.

calgary_tsx

i use Husky 94 octane. Its the only 94 here. It has ethanol, but the car still loves it!
Currently its $1.17/litre here in Calgary.

tv4184

My parents filled up the first tank after the dealership fill with 87 But I intend on using 91 octane from Shell / Texaco...only places I ever fill up at. For some reason my dad read that the manual recommended 91 but you can fill up at 87 or something.... I already searched and read it was okay to have 87 but not all the time....parents always mess up things....

Tsx6363

we don't even have texaco or chevron around here anymore..

AamirCWITR

www.toptiergas.com

Wisc Badger

WHATEVER IS CHEAPEST... CHICAGO GAS PRICES SUCK!!!

But usually Mobil or Marathon.... when I'm up at school in Madison I use Mobil or BP.

Does anyone ever put mid grade in their car? I hear it won't hurt the engine but you don't get as good of milage.

gr8fulted

Bp 93

malnik

I use Costco Premium. Cost me $3.19 per gallon.
Filled up the tank today for $42.
Good that I didn't tip the five zero mark....yet

Tsx6363

i got a question.. sometimes i go to this one mobil station to fill up and it seems that i get about 20-40 more miles as i usually do.. does the fuel burn longer because it's good or because it's cheap? or is this all just in my head? go figure..

ATsxMan8305

I use Exxon 93. One possible answer to your question Tsx6363 is that the auto shutoff point/threshold might be slightly different at that station vs the others. Bad gas? Highly unlikely...you would notice bad gas by feeling a slight engine knock. Happened to my last car.

Power1Pete

Mobil 93 here.