OT: Regular Gas Vs Premium

I am in Germany, Hannover, 1.6 eu per liter. 6.7 us a gal, exchange no tran fees.  Have some nice alternatives MOIA, by Volkswagen, is pretty cool.  Like UBER, but VW electric vans.  Six people 1/2 hour ride 24 eu, used it a half dozen times and a great deal, don't have to worry about parking, and you riding with folk you know and like.

JustInTime wrote:
I’ve owned a couple cars that required premium, but for the most part I’ve been running 87 octane. I prefer to run premium in my 24 Expedition as I get about 2 more mpg, but the price difference has gotten outrageous in the last 6 months or so. Maybe I’ve just become more cost conscious. 

Paid $2.67 this morning for regular, premium checked in at $3.55! 23 gallon tank I fill 3 times a week, it starts to add up pretty quickly. You guys seeing nearly a dollar difference in grade?

And for those trying desperately to turn every fucking thread political, maybe give us all a break and sit this one out.

Why are you posting about a bunch of random shit in a football forum..  It fits in the Sensitive Topics forum much better.  And to complain about gasoline at this point in time is pretty funny regardless of the grade.

Waterboy wrote:

Why are you posting about a bunch of random shit in a football forum..  It fits in the Sensitive Topics forum much better.  And to complain about gasoline at this point in time is pretty funny regardless of the grade.

he is perfectly within his rights to discuss costs of gas grades on this forum as long as he doesnt attempt to politicize it or cross other board lines.... in fact the next person that feels the need to interject politics into a thread on the main board gets a little vacation from the site.  ( this goes for those that try and get cute with their back handed comments or poorly veiled wording,  to many are tired of this shit and come to this site to get away from that crap.)

also going to remind those that need it,  a beef that carries over from the shit show board results in being removed from that part of the board permanently and a lengthy ban from this board.... so to those that may or may not need that warning... choose your time and place carefully,  you've been warned.

JustInTime wrote:
I’ve owned a couple cars that required premium, but for the most part I’ve been running 87 octane. I prefer to run premium in my 24 Expedition as I get about 2 more mpg, but the price difference has gotten outrageous in the last 6 months or so. Maybe I’ve just become more cost conscious. 

Paid $2.67 this morning for regular, premium checked in at $3.55! 23 gallon tank I fill 3 times a week, it starts to add up pretty quickly. You guys seeing nearly a dollar difference in grade?

And for those trying desperately to turn every fucking thread political, maybe give us all a break and sit this one out.

we are just under $3 for 87,  I dont pay attention to premium prices except when buy gas for the toys or that may be stored for a few month to make sure I dont get ethanol ( that shit has the shelf life of piece of lettuce on a hot day )  In the winter I typically alternate tanks of premium with no ethanol, and 87 just to try and keep the average up.

interestingly I was talking to a polaris mechanic and he said to quit putting the premium in my Ranger,  said they are designed for the lower octane fuel and that is what makes them run like shit in cooler weather,  but I can never find lower octane fuel that isnt ethanol so it gets the treated premium too.

every gallon I buy that doesnt go into my truck is premium with sea foam treatment,  way way less issues since I started doing this.  Also I shut off the fuel and run the carbs dry when storing things like the snow blower, 4 wheelers, tillers, lawn mowers...etc for the offseason.  fresh fuel the next year and they pop off like new.

BigAl99 wrote:
I am in Germany, Hannover, 1.6 eu per liter. 6.7 us a gal, exchange no tran fees.  Have some nice alternatives MOIA, by Volkswagen, is pretty cool.  Like UBER, but VW electric vans.  Six people 1/2 hour ride 24 eu, used it a half dozen times and a great deal, don't have to worry about parking, and you riding with folk you know and like.

That’s actually much cheaper than I thought for Germany.

I have run premium for years now. Just the vehicles I drive. I am so used to it that I used to put it into my Rav 4, which I got rid of last Wednesday and went with an Infinity for an everyday driver. Which needs premium as well SMH. Yeah, I go to Holiday, which is ethanol-free by my house or work. Sometimes it's crazy for the price. $2.60 for regular and I think I paid $3.52 for premium today. I believe the extra money is worth it.

JimmyinSD wrote:

we are just under $3 for 87,  I dont pay attention to premium prices except when buy gas for the toys or that may be stored for a few month to make sure I dont get ethanol ( that shit has the shelf life of piece of lettuce on a hot day )  In the winter I typically alternate tanks of premium with no ethanol, and 87 just to try and keep the average up.

interestingly I was talking to a polaris mechanic and he said to quit putting the premium in my Ranger,  said they are designed for the lower octane fuel and that is what makes them run like shit in cooler weather,  but I can never find lower octane fuel that isnt ethanol so it gets the treated premium too.

every gallon I buy that doesnt go into my truck is premium with sea foam treatment,  way way less issues since I started doing this.  Also I shut off the fuel and run the carbs dry when storing things like the snow blower, 4 wheelers, tillers, lawn mowers...etc for the offseason.  fresh fuel the next year and they pop off like new.

We're higher than that in NW Montana.  Costco is at $3.17/gal for 87 octane.
I use Sta-bil for all my machines in the fall, but try to run the gas tanks low/out and then it makes a huge difference to add fresh gas in the spring, obviously.  I have an old golf cart that didn't get the Sta-bil treatment last fall...I sucked out the gas and put in fresh and it fired right up this week.  Anybody want an old golf cart?  LOL

Canthony wrote:
I have run premium for years now. Just the vehicles I drive. I am so used to it that I used to put it into my Rav 4, which I got rid of last Wednesday and went with an Infinity for an everyday driver. Which needs premium as well SMH. Yeah, I go to Holiday, which is ethanol-free by my house or work. Sometimes it's crazy for the price. $2.60 for regular and I think I paid $3.52 for premium today. I believe the extra money is worth it.

Thats where my head is at too..I drive a performance vehicle and its at peak with premium. I knew that signing the papers for it.

I thought this would be the advantages of premium vs the cost compared to regular. I'm curious to the advantages that premium gives you over regular. I've heard the engine runs better with higher octane; perhaps better mileage (but how much? 2 or less mpg?)...

PurplePastor wrote:
I thought this would be the advantages of premium vs the cost compared to regular. I'm curious to the advantages that premium gives you over regular. I've heard the engine runs better with higher octane; perhaps better mileage (but how much? 2 or less mpg?)...

I’ve been running regular recently and I think I get easily 3 more mpg. But I save nearly $20 a fill up going regular.

purplefaithful wrote:

Thats where my head is at too..I drive a performance vehicle and its at peak with premium. I knew that signing the papers for it.

Exactly. My BMW has never seen anything less than premium. I try at all costs to get no ethanol, non-oxygenated. It doesn't always happen, however. 

My new Infinity will be the same way. I don't think it matters as much with this one, but that is what it says to use. So, I will use what they recommend.

StickierBuns wrote:

We have a BMW X3 and a Lexus GS350, both get premium 90% of the time. The Lexus is 18 years old this year, only 79,000 miles. Always been in a garage. The Beamer we bought new a few years ago, but we'll run that into the ground as well. I mentioned this before, I hate spending money on cars.....but that doesn't mean I don't like nice ones. I'll just get my money's worth out of them.

That is low miles for that Lexus! Do you guys never drive it lol. You sure get the most out of your money it sounds like. The extra money is just worth it for superior gasoline. At least in my opinion.