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Re: Quick reminder, watch your gas!
Posted by Wilson [Email] (more from Wilson) on Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:41:38
In Reply to: Re: Quick reminder, watch your gas!, lms, Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:08:06
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The owners manual specifies 87 octane for the 2.3 (dispite the stated 10.5 to 1 compression ratio). My car has 153,000 miles and seems to run ever so slightly better on 93 octane, with a little better economy. However the savings in fuel consumption does not equal the extra cost of the "premium" fuel. When I ran the study, I found that it cost me roughly $1 more per tankfull for the ability to climb slight grades one gear higher than normal. The difference would probably be more today. For the record, My '95 Cabrio 2.3 5 speed hovers around the 28mpg mark averaging around 75mph with the top up (always up, does anyone want to trade a nice hatch for a cabrio?)and AC on running 87 octane and 10w30.
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