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Replying to: babe915 (Oct 12, 2004 7:13 pm)
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Replying to: p100 (Oct 13, 2004 10:19 am) you would be lucky to get a whole mile to the gallon better. in many cases, people get worse mileage with premium. |
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Replying to: bowke28 (Oct 13, 2004 11:21 am)
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Replying to: georged98 (Oct 14, 2004 9:37 am)
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Replying to: bowke28 (Oct 13, 2004 11:21 am) Interestingly enough, I have never had any sensor go bad in any of the vehicles in almost 100K miles each, never had injectors cleaned in any of them (although I use Techron injector cleaner in fuel tanks on a regular basis), and engine check light never came on in any of the vehicles to date either. And I never have any pinging in any of the cars, and they all run great. I know a person who bought a used mint condition BMW 750 iL and used the cheapest available gas in it. Few months later, the engine needed fuel system related repairs to the tune of $ 4000. So being cheap is not always a good idea.
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Replying to: p100 (Oct 15, 2004 8:45 pm) other than the 350Z, nissan allows a person to make the choice without jeopardizing longevity.
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Replying to: bowke28 (Oct 15, 2004 8:58 pm) 85-90% of my miles are highway miles, and have been driven over roughly the same roads on the same trips over this time. I also buy gas from the same 3-4 gas stations over and over again. I am very careful in maintaing the vehicles (Dealer service on everything except oil changes and tire roatations) and I monitor my air pressure in the tires at least weekly. I also use Mobile one. Since I use my vehicles almost exclusively for business, I maintain riduclously detailed expense logs regarding each vehicle operating costs, including maintenance and repairs. Without a doubt, the VQ engines I'm familar with (3.0 and 3.5) both get better gas mileage with Premium (93 octane where I live) than with mid grade (89 octane). I don't get 10% better mileage with premium, more like 7-8%, but it is no doubt better. I have never tried regular in any of the three vehicles because I bought the Nissan(s) in the first place because I wanted better performance not lower operating costs. |
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