unleaded or plus

[churp]

Originally Posted by BailOut

As churp mentions I suppose a 2 MPG boost might aid someone that drives aggressively but it wouldn't be worth it for me.

I've been paying $3.40/gallon lately, so $3.40 / 50 MPG = $0.068 per mile

Premium in my area costs about $0.20 higher than regular. If I were to get a 2 MPG boost from the premium fuel I'd actually be spending an additional $0.064 per gallon for no appreciable gain.

I applaud your milage BailOut, and agree that your driving technics would not benefit from anything above 87 octane. I look at these threads on milage as a discussion of opinions, because proving any benefits in the real world would almost be impossible....you're proving your point just by your records! I doubt a 2 mpg improvement can actually be gained just because of octane, but feel the 2 cents I pay extra for the plus 89 octane (under 7 tenths of a percent extra) gives me more than the .3 mpg for payback (1.007 X 39 mpg = 39.273 mpg) plus maybe a little more pickup. I'm maybe a little too oldschool and hard headed, but apreciate viewing everyones opinions....we learn from each other, and all hopefully improve.