Gas mileage 17% better on premium gas
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Gas mileage 17% better on premium gas
With gas prices out of sight, I recently filled up with 89 octane instead of 91 (premium). Thinking I was saving money, I found my gas mileage was only 22.5 (average) for 2 tanks of the unleaded plus. With premium, the mileage went UP to 26.5 mpg. I guess it doesn't pay to save money on gas.
Has anybody else experienced such a dramatic difference?
BTW, I drive mostly freeway (with about 20% rush hour crap) at 80 mph.
Has anybody else experienced such a dramatic difference?
BTW, I drive mostly freeway (with about 20% rush hour crap) at 80 mph.
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Originally posted by darrinb
r u a cheap ass or somethin, u got a car for 30k and ur gonna try and save 3-4 dollars at the pump
r u a cheap ass or somethin, u got a car for 30k and ur gonna try and save 3-4 dollars at the pump
U R so right ... what was I thinking ....
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remember that we get raped in cali. we have the most cars, the lowest octane premium, and the highest prices. i think the only other place to have higher prices ever is arizona and that was temp.
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Originally posted by civic4982
I just filled up my tank today... 93 octane for $1.52 a gallon...
I just filled up my tank today... 93 octane for $1.52 a gallon...
Anyway I tried 89 oct for one tank, mileage went down to 24 from 28. It also felt like I was towing something. Put 93oct back in and mileage went up to 31 for two tanks but it's back down to 26. I just recently put on headers in the hope I can get a even 30 mpgs for my 90 mile rt commute.
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From: Chandler, Arizona
cheapest I have seen premium (91 octane here) is about 2.30 a gallon. lucky if you can find 87 for under 2 bucks.
plus its got some kind of environmentally friendly crap in it that gives you less mileage.
damn hippies and their 'environment'.
plus its got some kind of environmentally friendly crap in it that gives you less mileage.
damn hippies and their 'environment'.
That's it, I'm moving to Texas. Where's that A&M Application at!?
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From: Shreveport, Louisiana, just east of nowhere
$1.77 for 91 Octane which is premium here in Shreveport, Louisiana...Watch for the gators @ the pumps though, they are more ruthless than the gas prices....haha
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