Gas/Petrol
May 28th 2007, 8:41 am
#76
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Re: Gas/Petrol
If your owner's manual doesn't say to use premium, then there is no benefit to using it. Usually the cars that really need it have turbos, or spin way too much horsepower out of way too little engine displacement. Some people claim to get better performance by optionally using premium instead of regular, but that's just a 20 cent / gallon placebo IMHO.
May 28th 2007, 1:41 pm
#77
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Re: Gas/Petrol
we just hit $3.85 / galllon here... ouch... my vehicle gets 10mpg.
I'm not THAT bothered tho as I take bike/train to work... we do about 100miles/week on average.
I'm not THAT bothered tho as I take bike/train to work... we do about 100miles/week on average.
May 28th 2007, 1:52 pm
#78
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Re: Gas/Petrol
My car does 4 miles a week if its only me driving...for a few years its had under 500 miles added to the clock each year...
May 28th 2007, 3:12 pm
#79
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Re: Gas/Petrol
unless your ragging the muts nuts out of your motor, and it's a proper sporty number, there's no point to premium petrol.
May 28th 2007, 3:24 pm
#81
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Re: Gas/Petrol
I've heard that using premium vs lower octane is actually less fuel efficient. True?
May 31st 2007, 6:10 pm
#84
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Re: Gas/Petrol
I had to get petrol in Aspen today.. $4.30.. next time I'll remember to fill up before I go to work..
Jun 1st 2007, 1:28 am
#85
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Re: Gas/Petrol
It's gone down here, to $3.05 at the local, which was a surprise 
Jun 1st 2007, 1:31 am
#86
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Re: Gas/Petrol
$2.99 to $3.15 for the cheap stuff
Jun 1st 2007, 1:32 am
#87
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Re: Gas/Petrol
They're giving gas away on the radio again, there was a woman screaming like a little girl because she'd won 31 gallons... !! 
It's only $100 dear...
It's only $100 dear...
Jun 1st 2007, 1:35 am
#88
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Re: Gas/Petrol
$2.92 for reg unl here (St. Louis, that is. It's still $3.05 or so at home) Still not cheap but better than $3.25 when you drive 100+ miles per day!
Jun 1st 2007, 7:00 am
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