Premium gas or Regular gas?
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Premium gas or Regular gas?
Are you guys putting premium gas or regular gas on your RDX? I was told by dealership is safe to put regular gas but just to be safe. Since is using Honda engine I'm assuming is fine. And also i'm planning to have all my oil change done at Honda dealerships for full syn oil change more affordable.
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$2.35 vs $2.99 for maybe, maybe, a 10% improvement in mpg, and no noticeable difference in power. Admittedly, I do not always have my foot on the floorboards, but if I did, at the track, I might notice a power difference. But on the street? No difference that I can see.
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[QUOTE=fogdoctor;16542601]Sunoco or Wawa straight 87 swill. I think the dealer had Lukoil 87.[/QUOTE
More important that premium vs regular is whether you are using a Top Tier gas which is recommended by the car manufacturers. Top Tier gas has higher level of detergents and Consumer Reports confirmed that it keeps valves cleaner. Normally the main brands (Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP etc) supply Top Tier gas. The no name gas stations (like Wawa) do not have Top Tier gas though Costco does.. Here's a link from Acura about it. https://www.acura.ca/owners/top-tier-gas
More important that premium vs regular is whether you are using a Top Tier gas which is recommended by the car manufacturers. Top Tier gas has higher level of detergents and Consumer Reports confirmed that it keeps valves cleaner. Normally the main brands (Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP etc) supply Top Tier gas. The no name gas stations (like Wawa) do not have Top Tier gas though Costco does.. Here's a link from Acura about it. https://www.acura.ca/owners/top-tier-gas
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[QUOTE=mcpagano;16542872]
Wawa used to get their gas from Sunoco but I think it is Chevron or Valero now. Regardless, I'm not worried about putting it in every 3rd tank, or when I get a meatball hoagie. Most of the time I fill at Sunoco because my old Civic ran well no it and it's the closest top tier to my house.
More important that premium vs regular is whether you are using a Top Tier gas which is recommended by the car manufacturers. Top Tier gas has higher level of detergents and Consumer Reports confirmed that it keeps valves cleaner. Normally the main brands (Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP etc) supply Top Tier gas. The no name gas stations (like Wawa) do not have Top Tier gas though Costco does.. Here's a link from Acura about it. https://www.acura.ca/owners/top-tier-gas
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More important that premium vs regular is whether you are using a Top Tier gas which is recommended by the car manufacturers. Top Tier gas has higher level of detergents and Consumer Reports confirmed that it keeps valves cleaner. Normally the main brands (Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP etc) supply Top Tier gas. The no name gas stations (like Wawa) do not have Top Tier gas though Costco does.. Here's a link from Acura about it. https://www.acura.ca/owners/top-tier-gas
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Honda Service for 2019 RDX
I've been using Honda for oil changes so they are happy to do basic service as it's more convenient for me , at least. Also, I've been buying Top Tier Premium gas as suggested. Although Regular gas is an option, it could create issues with the engine over time, depending on how you drive. I figure if anyone can afford this vehicle, the cost of Premium gas shouldn't be a concern. Good luck in your choices.
#13
I used premium exclusively in my 535, since that was what was called for. Premium is only recommended, and regular is what is recommended using this engine and transmission in the Accord. I have used both, and the benefits of premium was only a slight improvement in mpg. It might be a bigger improvement if I lived in the 4K rev range, but I don’t.
#14
For years I gassed up at BP (and before that, Amoco) because my Subaru was extremely sensitive to poor gas. Even Mobil gave my Subaru problems. As a result, I've never had a fuel related problem in any car. All my cars took regular.
A couple years ago a Speedway station opened just a block away from the BP station. Their 93 is currently 10 cents cheaper than BP's 87 and 80 cents cheaper than BP's 93. I'd have to be stupid. And supposedly, Speedway is top tier.
A couple years ago a Speedway station opened just a block away from the BP station. Their 93 is currently 10 cents cheaper than BP's 87 and 80 cents cheaper than BP's 93. I'd have to be stupid. And supposedly, Speedway is top tier.
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For years I gassed up at BP (and before that, Amoco) because my Subaru was extremely sensitive to poor gas. Even Mobil gave my Subaru problems. As a result, I've never had a fuel related problem in any car. All my cars took regular.
A couple years ago a Speedway station opened just a block away from the BP station. Their 93 is currently 10 cents cheaper than BP's 87 and 80 cents cheaper than BP's 93. I'd have to be stupid. And supposedly, Speedway is top tier.
A couple years ago a Speedway station opened just a block away from the BP station. Their 93 is currently 10 cents cheaper than BP's 87 and 80 cents cheaper than BP's 93. I'd have to be stupid. And supposedly, Speedway is top tier.
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For years I gassed up at BP (and before that, Amoco) because my Subaru was extremely sensitive to poor gas. Even Mobil gave my Subaru problems. As a result, I've never had a fuel related problem in any car. All my cars took regular.
A couple years ago a Speedway station opened just a block away from the BP station. Their 93 is currently 10 cents cheaper than BP's 87 and 80 cents cheaper than BP's 93. I'd have to be stupid. And supposedly, Speedway is top tier.
A couple years ago a Speedway station opened just a block away from the BP station. Their 93 is currently 10 cents cheaper than BP's 87 and 80 cents cheaper than BP's 93. I'd have to be stupid. And supposedly, Speedway is top tier.
Speedway is not listed as Top Tier.
https://www.toptiergas.com/licensed-brands/
#18
Well, they claim they are "licensed". They could be lying but so could anybody. That's why I said "supposedly".
Last edited by NooYawkuh; 02-27-2020 at 12:07 PM.
#19
Well, they claim they are "licensed". They could be lying but so could anybody. That's why I said "supposedly".
#20
I don't know if there's any way to know definitively but it says so on the internet so it must be true.
#21
I pretty much limit myself to Shell and Sunoco.
Last edited by Madd Dog; 02-27-2020 at 03:27 PM.
#22
Well, they claim they are "licensed". They could be lying but so could anybody. That's why I said "supposedly".
#23
On a side note, with the Corona virus recession coming, expect worldwide GDP to crash, as well as gas prices. Asia is shutting down for the next month. Europe may be next. Stock your pantry in case you have to hunker in the bunker.
#25
What if truckers and refinery workers are sick 😀
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As previous poster have mentioned, sometimes the cost difference is 88 cents per gallon. That’s about $15 difference per fill up. If you want to throw $15 down the drain per fill up, be my guest.
Some vehicles like my G37x would actually have issues running regular over premium. The engine would run rough with a significant power decrease. I haven’t seen anything like that happen with the RDX.
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#29
Even if you did half that and/or the price difference is less extreme - it is still money that is being used for no benefit that can be felt. It runs fine on 87 so I will be running it on 87 and putting the savings away at some nominal interest rate.
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#30
Some of us are part of the broad middle class who can appreciate what an Acura offers and are willing to pay the premium for it but not the premium on overpriced gas based on an imagined improvement in performance or mileage.
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#31
The price delta has been 60-90 cents per gallon for me recently. For little perceived fuel economy gain, and no power gain. It would make zero dent in my monthly expenses, but I am against just wasting money on principle. If I saw a measurable benefit, I would use premium. I have not seen that benefit.
Costwise, for me, it comes to about $40/mo. I would do nothing different, one way or another, if I had 40 bucks more or 40 bucks less each month.
Costwise, for me, it comes to about $40/mo. I would do nothing different, one way or another, if I had 40 bucks more or 40 bucks less each month.
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