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You've answered your own Q! A good start for a new thread, and your spell check isn't working...

Posted by: BernieBenz on 2008-05-13 16:22:14
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In Reply to: Is there a REAL need to use premium fuel? posted by westcoast4.2 on 2008-05-13 14:20:19

I basically agree. Depends how and where you drive. The hows have been well covered. If driving at 5000' altitude and above there is absolutely no need nor justification for using premium fuel, even with forced induction.

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Is there a REAL need to use premium fuel? - westcoast4.2 2008-05-13 14:20:19 (243 views)

I wonder how often premium is pumped? - ukr77 2008-05-14 13:44:28 (82 views)

I for one pay the difference, the extra $ per tank is worth it to me for HP and Reliability - Raudi_6 akaDeutschMF 2008-05-14 13:41:41 (68 views)

A *much better* solution: - kkemp 2008-05-14 06:37:19 (135 views)

Is it worth risking damage for less than $4.00 a tank? - ToolmanAR 2008-05-14 06:25:39 (90 views)

You're assuming the mileage will be the same with both fuels... - FixedWing 2008-05-13 18:17:22 (127 views)

You need to stop making sense. Too much sense is bad for our engines. - Robert Gedeon 2008-05-14 09:54:59 (56 views)

Hehe ... for most people, cars are not logical. :-p - FixedWing 2008-05-14 12:13:52 (46 views)

Mine runs great on regular- and this article seems to agree- just a bit less power - thxguy 2008-05-13 17:48:06 (133 views)

5% loss might not seem like much to you, but that's 15hp in a 4.2. - audikillsbmw 2008-05-13 17:57:35 (60 views)

I've used regular for a year plus with no noticable difference...but less of a wallet-ache. - absolutcq20v 2008-05-13 16:33:28 (78 views)

some of the stations are using more of a blend, up to 10% methanol... - schnellmb 2008-05-13 16:29:10 (90 views)

Methanol? - audikillsbmw 2008-05-13 16:41:00 (52 views)

yeah, like crystal-methanol...that's gonna be the new crack soon! - *C5 AVANT STYLE* 2008-05-14 04:13:41 (49 views)

ooops, meant ethanol. i guess pig poop plus ethanol would make methanol - schnellmb 2008-05-13 16:53:05 (58 views)

LOL... Not shit! Energy! :D - audikillsbmw 2008-05-13 16:56:33 (127 views)

LOL, Masterblaster!! FTW - Raudi_6 akaDeutschMF 2008-05-14 05:05:06 (46 views)

Hell yeah : ) - audikillsbmw 2008-05-14 10:20:47 (40 views)

And all of the gas around here already has 10% Ethanol, so that wouldn't - audikillsbmw 2008-05-13 16:58:21 (84 views)

You've answered your own Q! A good start for a new thread, and your spell check isn't working... - BernieBenz 2008-05-13 16:22:14 (86 views)

Simple math... - Stampy 2008-05-13 14:44:37 (188 views)

yes simple math.... - westcoast4.2 2008-05-13 14:52:28 (149 views)

Check your math: $4.00/fillup x once a week x 1 month = $16. - ToolmanAR 2008-05-14 06:39:18 (67 views)

20 bucks is chump change....if the car is too expensive for you then sell it - Press 2008-05-13 14:59:44 (126 views)

So juvenile.... - westcoast4.2 2008-05-13 16:48:14 (123 views)

westcoast are you for real? of course i know what a dollar is....been self employed making money for - Press 2008-05-13 18:02:22 (102 views)

Money is money, that is true... - LCP 2008-05-13 17:18:11 (93 views)

Ding! Ineluctable, as always, curmudgeony as it may be [I like curmudgeony] - ESN 2008-05-13 15:34:21 (62 views)

Only half the equation. Lower octane = retarded timing to avoid knock = crappy fuel economy - 4Driver4 2008-05-13 14:47:27 (104 views)

^^Listen to this^^ - LCP 2008-05-13 17:15:37 (99 views)

Exactly. - Paracaidista2.7T 2008-05-13 17:17:07 (54 views)

I just tried a full tank of Premium (European 98RON Super+) and it was worse - D.D. A6 Avant 2.7Tq 2008-05-13 14:42:01 (121 views)

Not sure about Audi, but my old car waited a certain amount of time before the ECU advanced timing - 2.7T_M6 2008-05-14 08:02:16 (64 views)

I've STFA is people are saying... - westcoast4.2 2008-05-13 14:35:57 (153 views)

You should run the cheapest, crappiest gas you can. - Robert Gedeon 2008-05-14 09:53:33 (53 views)

Well, I went to Penn, and I studied Chemical Engineering. I haven't worked in that field for - Paracaidista2.7T 2008-05-13 17:26:22 (115 views)

Re: there is no such thing - FtWorthS4 2008-05-13 15:06:59 (114 views)

Then why ask here? SFTA for folks who have done MPG v. cost "studies". - 4Driver4 2008-05-13 14:46:10 (66 views)

Not really.. The higher the octane rating of the fuel, the more resistant to - audikillsbmw 2008-05-13 14:40:40 (135 views)

Ask yourself, how much am I going to save? - FtWorthS4 2008-05-13 14:24:38 (129 views)

ding - Paracaidista2.7T 2008-05-13 17:27:34 (55 views)

All things equal, probably nothing. - 4Driver4 2008-05-13 14:48:41 (62 views)

Hashed and re-hashed. STFA. - 4Driver4 2008-05-13 14:22:22 (73 views)

^^^^what he said....you bought a 4.2, deal with it - Press 2008-05-13 14:24:25 (124 views)

HorsePower :) - 2.7t @Altitude 2008-05-13 15:50:34 (95 views)

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