Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 02:49:48 GMT From: Bob <uctraingnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: Regular gas in a 9.5?
On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:00:16 +0100, Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote: >> >> I have not heard those claims of superior cleaning agents in "premium" >> fuels in over a decade. Back in the 60's and 70's it used to be a big >> marketing point... > >In the late 80s here Shell advertised its petrol as having superior additives. >Unfortunately they didn't agree with all engines and some ended up with fouled >valves IIRC ! The gas/oil companies lost a major suit brought by the US gov't just a couple years ago for claiming that higher octane fuels had any benefit at all aside from higher octane. They use the same additives in high octane fuel, it just has higher octane.