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I've used regular for a year plus with no noticable difference...but less of a wallet-ache.

Posted by: absolutcq20v on 2008-05-13 16:33:28
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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

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Thread:

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 (132 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 (85 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 (53 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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