Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 11:14:06 -0800 From: "Douglas Swank" <dswanknopsamlwebSPAM.com> Subject: Re: Gas mileage?
Johan LAUWERS wrote: >I don't understand. > >In Belgium the lowest fuel there is is 95 octane. > >My 900 Gli en our 9000 CS(E)'s drive in 98 octane. > >It's no overkill to them is there. > 1) Are you sure that they are not referring to research octane number (RON), which is always higher than "road" octane number [(RON+MON)/2] used in the States? 2) Even if that is road octane number, it doesn't mean that it's not overkill. Your car may very well run just fine with 87 or 90 octane gasoline, but you do not have a choice since it's not available. -Doug
