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What grade of gasoline do you put in your vehicle?

Regular unleaded
17 (45.9%)
Mid-grade unleaded (I don't have a choice)
2 (5.4%)
Mid-grade unleaded (I don't have to)
2 (5.4%)
Premium unleaded (I don't have a choice)
9 (24.3%)
Premium unleaded (I don't have to)
3 (8.1%)
Diesel
2 (5.4%)
A horse pulls my car since I can't afford gasoline anymore.
2 (5.4%)
Other
0 (0%)

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Offline Wetson

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Grade of Gasoline
« on: September 14, 2005, 09:38:33 am »
I use regular unleaded.  I've often wondered the amount of people that put higher grade fuel in their vehicles then recommended.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2005, 09:42:36 am »
Regular unleaded.  That's what it calls for, and since Subaru programmed the engine controls, I figure they knew what they were doing.   My theory is, if you use a different grade than the controls were programmed for, the controls won't work the way they're supposed to.  That's the way industrial controls work, anyway.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2005, 09:48:38 am »
Premium unleaded. That's what Volvo say, and whhat with the turbo charger and all, I'm not taking the risk.

Besides which, with my driving habits the premium I pay over regular unleaded works out to less than $150 a year.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2005, 09:53:25 am »
In the Highlander, the Manual says it runs on "87, but recommends 91 for improved performance" so I put in mid-grade and sometimes premium. Bullitt gets premium but I drive it little.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2005, 09:53:45 am »
 :iagree:Regular in the Highlander and premium in Rut Ro.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2005, 10:19:05 am »
you know my answer...  ;D
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2005, 10:31:02 am »
Regular for the wagon and anything with lots of carbs for me (commute by bike).
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2005, 10:34:59 am »
Premium.  No 94 octane here but 91 will have to do.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2005, 11:27:53 am »
91 is just fine for any vehicle today that requires Premium. No 94 anywhere in Calgary? Must be somewhere; the only ones that really need 94 are those with the older "muscle cars" with the higher compression ratios.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2005, 11:31:36 am »
I think there's a place down south that carries it....it's just out of my way...and like you said, nobody needs 94.  The BMW runs regular fuel even though it's at 10:1 compression.  I haven't noticed any knocking and I was experimenting to see what I'd find (since it doesn't have knock sensors)....I may go back to premium if I find anything.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2005, 11:36:45 am »
Along the same lines...  how many people put regular grade in and dump a bottle of octane boost in their tank?

And regular unleaded for me.  :D
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2005, 11:51:04 am »
Octane boosters are a joke….each can only add .5 of an octane level per tank.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2005, 11:54:30 am »
Premium unleaded for my juice tiger.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2005, 01:15:21 pm »
I use regular on both my cars because I usually do only city driving 90% of the time. And 40% of the time it's stop and go traffic so regular is fine. If i know I'm going to be doing more spirited driving, then I usually upgrade before hand.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2005, 01:26:57 pm »
When I owned a gas car I just put regular, but put premium if the car recommends it (when I drive my mom's Celica or my bro's Jetta 1.8T).

In my car I put diesel, mostly from Sunoco, and have tried biodiesel from a station in Markham a few times as well. It does smell good, but the car is not yet fully compatible with it so I've limited that except for a few experiment runs.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2005, 01:53:46 pm »
Did you purchase biodiesel from a Topia Biodiesel station?
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2005, 02:11:38 pm »
94 in Porsche because 94 is 2 cents a litre more than competing 91
91 in Talon
91 in Bimmer
87 in SIR
87 in Saab
stale gas from everything else in Jeep.
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Re: Grade of Gasoline
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2005, 02:56:40 pm »
I have to use the hi-end premium in the truck engine but my Seville calls for reg but  runs much better on premium as well. My Fleetwwod runs just fine on reg fuel and thats fine by my pocket. I only use this car for the winter so the savings are much appreciated.  :)
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