I fake like I press the button for Premium but quickly smash that Basic button before my car notices. Placebo effect baby.
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Do you use Premium Fuel in your Vehicle?
- Thread starter DosaDaRaja
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I use premium in my turbocharged car that requires it. I use regular in my car that recommends it.
This. I know so many people that use premium fuel when their car isn't even mapped for it. Dumb.
I use premium, because that's the manufacturer recommended fuel for my vehicle. I wouldn't use it otherwise, cause it's significantly more expensive than regular.
Well I added a lot of stickers to it like "NOS" "SPARCO" and those little bullet hole ones so I figured I had to.
My engine is turbo charged with a racing chip so I have to to avoid knock.
I laughed.
On topic, I use the cheapest. Costs about twenty bucks to fill my tinyass tank.
Depends on their cars. Modern ECUs on high compression engines can modify timing and perform better with higher octane.
You really should if you care about maintaining it.
I don't know that that's sound reasoning. Unless your car is ancient too I wouldn't feel the need to go out of your way. Buy Top Tier gas from a big name company and you'll be good.
Again, unless it can adjust itself and make use of it.
Both and soon to be 3 cars requiring it. Why is prem like 60-70 cents more expensive? Used to be 20-30 cents.
When I had my Prius a few years ago, I got about 15% better gas mileage on Premium versus Regular, and at the time it was only about 10% more expensive, so it made sense to use Premium. Then something changed where gas stations started charging like 20-30% more for Premium, and that made it make zero sense to go Premium.
Damn it.
Last car was a '05 WRX, now a mk7 GTI.
I've put 87 in both cars. Once or twice on accident and both out of necessity a few times.
They don't like that.
All cars prior to that got 87 but most were old used hondas and a F150.
They never knew better. /shrug
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I take that back. I think I put 89 in my '88 LXi. I loved that car.
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My Toyota 86 specifies 98 RON on the inside of the fuel lid.
My Volvo S60 though just says "unleaded fuel only" on the lid. It's only when you read the manual that it says to run on lower grade if only if if you have to, and not for extended periods. A bit concerning since I doubt too many people read the manual.
My Volvo S60 though just says "unleaded fuel only" on the lid. It's only when you read the manual that it says to run on lower grade if only if if you have to, and not for extended periods. A bit concerning since I doubt too many people read the manual.
For some reason this thread reminded me of the old do you leave your shopping cart in the lot or take it back thread..
Always have. It's just a cost that comes with having turbocharged cars... which is to say totally worth it to me. Most cars that are noted as 'premium only' will run on lower octane fuel, but will have their timings retarded after some knock has been detected. Any amount of knock is bad, so it's better to just avoid that scenario to begin with. Cars that aren't noted as needing premium usually won't gain much from premium fuel as the ecu's 'optimal' timings will already be very conservative.
Premium electricity.
I'm glad to have ditched gasoline.
Used to use it because the high compression ratio of my old vehicle caused the manufacturer to suggest it.
I'm glad to have ditched gasoline.
Used to use it because the high compression ratio of my old vehicle caused the manufacturer to suggest it.
