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Glad someone is saying this...
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Mon, 7 Mar 2011 05:52:32
In Reply to: Re: And..., TML
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, Mon, 7 Mar 2011 05:04:14
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I run mid-grade most of the time, but do use premium on trips, especially in summer when it's hotter and detonation would be more likely. However, I haven't found it to be cost-effective, at least in my '96 9000 5-speed which has an Aero ECU.
I've measured the fuel mileage on numerous 750-800 mile round trips from home in NH to Rochester, NY and on 480 mile round trips to NYC over 7 years in all weather. I've done this with a different flavor of gas in each direction. I find premium (Mobil 93 or Shell V-Power) invariably delivers 1 to 2 mpg LESS than mid-grade and about the same as regular. The *performance* difference is readily apparent between regular and premium, but less so between mid-grade and premium. Except for the added punch premium gives (boosting 20% into the red vs hitting the red with mid-grade), premium is not worth the extra money.
However, on a 2500 mile cross-country trip last summer with the car fully loaded, we averaged nearly 29 mpg which included full days running at 75-80 and long stretches (like most of Kansas) at 85-90. And that was all with premium.
Just my experience. YMMV
Posts in this Thread:
- $4.29 a gallon, No Snaab, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:49:57
- $7.90 in Pisa, OKSaabs, Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:10:34
- $3.549/gallon for 93 octane in Detroit area, MI-Roger
, Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:33:49 - DISTANCE, Saabinhappy, Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:25:07
- Very valid point, AdamB
, Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:05:45 - The U.S. is set up around the car. Other places,, Noel, Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:16:30
- we have similar distances here in Australia too..., sab, Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:34:46
- That's true, Kristjan
, Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:08:16 - Re: DISTANCE, turbocon86, Tue, 8 Mar 2011 13:01:45
- $8.82 current Shell list price for regular in Denmark, AdamB
, Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:59:44 - Re: $3.59 Greenville SC...bringin up the rear, baby!nm, scott k, Mon, 7 Mar 2011 21:32:04
- $4.019 Costco Premium San Diego, Mike Lynch
, Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:27:14 - $3.60 in central VA, nuotatore, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:25:32
- Re: $4.29 a gallon - still cheap there, LesH, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:40:07
- And it's gonna get worse., Noel, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:52:17
- Damn thats cheap! abt US$6.02 here in Oz, sab, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 13:01:11
- Sweden ~$7.76 a gallon, SWEDECAR
, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 11:52:15 - Re: $4.29 a gallon, EGD
, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 11:11:17 - $4.50 REGULAR in DC..., Craig, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:48:13
- Just filled Mobil 91 yesterday. $4.10 locally. n/m, SWEDECAR
, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 09:46:16 - $3.79-3.89, Slug
, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 09:23:06 - Re: $4.29 a gallon, kkelley, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 09:09:17
- $3.73.., Chris9k
, Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:53:47
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