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Old 04-02-2007, 11:18 PM   #37
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2.60 reg
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prices here in Toledo Ohio on my way home today
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Old 04-02-2007, 11:26 PM   #38
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Sorry ....the 2 cent difference was between reg and plus (87--89 octane). Think I can still get Premium in Iowa, 20 miles away otherwise no premium for at least 50 miles here in Minnesota, and then it would only be a few stations at most. The 20 cent difference would require about 2.4 mpg increase from 37mpg to be worth it.. enough said,,,
you guys don't have premium there? can't figure out why...but yeah, i don't think and added 2.4 mpg is worth it still since you won't be able to go back to regular just incase premium prices spike.
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Old 04-02-2007, 11:27 PM   #39
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oh how i wish gas prices here were that low.
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Old 04-03-2007, 12:14 AM   #40
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chevron. 3.32 regular. 3.51 premium. 'nuff said...

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WOW! I paid $2.64 and I felt outraged. We had gas below $2.50 for a long time recently.
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Old 04-03-2007, 12:51 AM   #42
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WOW! I paid $2.64 and I felt outraged. We had gas below $2.50 for a long time recently.
hehe.... our gas is $3.37 and that's for regular!!!!
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man, Cali has outragous gas prices!
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Old 04-03-2007, 04:27 PM   #44
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..... I never touched 87 when I fill up my own cars, even my old AE92...
but to tell you the truth from my experience...

I like the 91-93 octane from Shell or Chevron on the freeway, but 89 I think is the best for city driving... Oh yeah, my tC is running on 87 now and its an
auto-mall brand... I'll try 89 then 91 when the meter hits near "Empty", its tank is still full and I haven't drove it far yet, only about 80miles and I got it when it has only 2 miles... then I'll tell you the difference!
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Old 04-04-2007, 09:51 AM   #45
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one of my best tanks was 42.xx mpg...from el paso to dfw...700 miles of +80 mph...

My mileage goes to crap at 80+. I get the best at 70 or so. 37-38 mpg is the best I have ever gotten.
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ok i got to add sumthing here.. first of all i been thru a few cars and going to premium give you not just 3% increase on mileage.. you get a lot more. id say close to 10% and thats measured on a cavalier..which i borrowed for 2 weeks and my celica as well which i had for 6 years..and using premium is cleaner than regular gas..now going to 92 or 94 octane which i have tried as well.. not much difference on mileage compare to premium but then again going higher octane really requires adj ur timing to about 10 -15 degree adv. then ull have better take off..and the rules of engagement is adj ment need the feel as well.. makes sure ur engine is not knockin' other wise ur too advance. retard bit by bit..
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Old 04-04-2007, 12:21 PM   #47
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ok i got to add sumthing here.. first of all i been thru a few cars and going to premium give you not just 3% increase on mileage.. you get a lot more. id say close to 10% and thats measured on a cavalier..which i borrowed for 2 weeks and my celica as well which i had for 6 years..and using premium is cleaner than regular gas..now going to 92 or 94 octane which i have tried as well.. not much difference on mileage compare to premium but then again going higher octane really requires adj ur timing to about 10 -15 degree adv. then ull have better take off..and the rules of engagement is adj ment need the feel as well.. makes sure ur engine is not knockin' other wise ur too advance. retard bit by bit..
You cannot make such blanket statements....using premium and getting better milage or performance DEPENDS on the car you put it in, and is not necessarily the same result for all cars.

You run premium in your Yaris sewing machine motor, it will get worse milage, it will produce less power, and it will create more emissions, and burn dirtier. Leave the Premium for the cars that are engineered for it, high compression engines, higher performance cars....premium is not for our Yaris...save your money. Come on guys, get real!
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My mileage goes to crap at 80+. I get the best at 70 or so. 37-38 mpg is the best I have ever gotten.
that's good for going 70 mph.
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does premium in, say, Chevron gas, have more cleaning additives?
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does premium in, say, Chevron gas, have more cleaning additives?
I believe the question should be, are those "cleaning additives" and othe rmagical things you pay for in fancy fuels anything more than marketing gimmicks? Is there any independent testing to show it actually does anything?

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?????????

our yaris can run 87 octane or more obviously higher the octane the cleaner it is..it doesnt mean you cannot use more than 87.. its saying the lowest grade you can use is 87 but it does not limit it to 87..and i will guarantee you that you ll get better mileage on premium compare to regular..its jsut the matter of you spending a little bit more for premium.. go with experience and youll see..spend 40 buck or fill up the same liter regular compare to premium and youll see that marcus is right.. oh yah by the way sum cars cannot take 87..most honda is premium and UP!

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You cannot make such blanket statements....using premium and getting better milage or performance DEPENDS on the car you put it in, and is not necessarily the same result for all cars.

You run premium in your Yaris sewing machine motor, it will get worse milage, it will produce less power, and it will create more emissions, and burn dirtier. Leave the Premium for the cars that are engineered for it, high compression engines, higher performance cars....premium is not for our Yaris...save your money. Come on guys, get real!
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I believe the question should be, are those "cleaning additives" and othe rmagical things you pay for in fancy fuels anything more than marketing gimmicks? Is there any independent testing to show it actually does anything?

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yeah, i've always wondered that too, but seeing how Shell, Chevron, and the other companies that say they have these "cleaning additives" perform better than those el cheapo gas, i slowly started thinking less about it.
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our yaris can run 87 octane or more obviously higher the octane the cleaner it is..it doesnt mean you cannot use more than 87.. its saying the lowest grade you can use is 87 but it does not limit it to 87..and i will guarantee you that you ll get better mileage on premium compare to regular..its jsut the matter of you spending a little bit more for premium.. go with experience and youll see..spend 40 buck or fill up the same liter regular compare to premium and youll see that marcus is right.. oh yah by the way sum cars cannot take 87..most honda is premium and UP!
my experience with premium, except this one, was that my mpg actually was less than average.

which Honda's are you talking about? aside from the upper-end Honda's i would think that they could take regular.
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well i guess the honda si.. uses premium or up.. and that is odd where ur getting less mile on premium compare to regular..dont get me wrong..about faster burning fuel which is regular compare to premium..just going by my personal experience with my cars...maybe i wouldnt know unless i buy an expensive cars out there..

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my experience with premium, except this one, was that my mpg actually was less than average.

which Honda's are you talking about? aside from the upper-end Honda's i would think that they could take regular.
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