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Post by oldsauroraman1 on Oct 4, 2005 21:06:29 GMT -6
It's still worth it to pay $3 a gallon. :-)
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Post by mitchmad9 on Oct 16, 2005 20:27:48 GMT -6
Looks like it to me that the final decision is that we should all run premium.
On my previous car i had a supercharger which requied premium, but this was because of dramatically increased PSI.
It was Thunderbird Super Coupe and didnt have the best engine, Cast iron block with aluminum heads-(Stupid ford) These two metals had different expansion rates while heating up, and would easily blow head gaskets.
Later
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Post by oldsauroraman1 on Oct 16, 2005 20:29:38 GMT -6
Yah, its always nice to know you have that "Reserve" of power when you need it.
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Post by scottydl on Oct 17, 2005 13:37:12 GMT -6
Looks like it to me that the final decision is that we should all run premium. Uh, not exactly. But I better not get started again.  |
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Post by BuccaneersFan on Oct 17, 2005 13:57:38 GMT -6
Looks like it to me that the final decision is that we should all run premium. Uh, not exactly. But I better not get started again. Everyone with a Classic should. |
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Post by Black02Rora on Oct 19, 2005 6:54:46 GMT -6
And the 3.5 Twin Cam has more punch with premium as well. Trust me.
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Post by Wacko on Oct 19, 2005 7:35:59 GMT -6
I noticed that as the price of a gallon increased, the price difference between the grades did not. Like the mid-grade was 10 cents more than the low and the premium was 10 cents more than the mid-grade.
I came to two conclusions:
1. Percentage-wise, as the per-gallon price goes up the difference between the grades is less. Thus, it becomes an easier decision on using the premium. Said another way, the difference per gallon is fixed at 20 cents regardless of price, but the difference as a percent decreases as gas prices increase.
2. The refining cost difference seems arbitrary. Why always 10 cents? You mean to tell me that it always costs 10 cents more to make mid-grade than economy, rather than a percentage? Or perhaps it is not the refining cost that has changed as much as it is distribution or wholesale costs. The whole thing sounds fishy to me. But I digress...
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Post by JimW on Oct 19, 2005 10:55:01 GMT -6
I filed up with 89 last night, to test. I have an 800 km road trip starting tomorrow, I plan on recording my fuel effieciency over a long trip. On the way home I will fill up with preemy and see what I get.
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Post by oldsauroraman1 on Oct 26, 2005 20:47:37 GMT -6
This is the song that never ends.
It goes on and on my friends.
Someone started singing it not knowing what it was,
and they'll continue singing it forever just because, :-)
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