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Here in the Bay Area, many experts claim that the extra price for the premium fuel is a hoax. Chalk one up for the marketing department at Texaco. They claim that the amount of energy produced from the standard grade is more than adequate for most if not all cars. The Aero may be a different story, but do the math.
I use one tankful of gas a week. (roughly 15 gallons) If Premium is .20 more per gallon then I spend $3.00 more per week. 52 X 3 = $156.00.
At today's price of reg grade $1.60, I can get 97.5 extra gallons of gas or 6 1/2 weeks of free gas. Keep in mind that I was more conservative about the extra .20 cost of premium. It often runs higher!
I notice NO change in performance and even had the Saab mechanics weigh in. Off the record, they laugh about premium for the standard 9-5.
Posts in this Thread:
- Fuel grade, Wingnut, Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:37:10
- But I thought..., russdog, Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:05:27
- USE PREMIUM, Coolknight, Thu, 2 Aug 2001 04:53:04
- Re: Fuel grade, Rex, Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:14:34
- Re: Fuel grade, Jay, Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:03:48
- boost differences, Derek Gentry, Wed, 1 Aug 2001 14:38:11
- My 2 cents..., DaveG, Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:06:24
- Re: Fuel grade, Paul , Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:57:24 <-- Viewing This Message
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