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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [fedlawman]
by nyccarguy
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Jun 29, 2007 (6:46 pm)
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Replying to: fedlawman (Jun 29, 2007 3:51 pm)
fedlawman you're being modest...you didn't just buy any BMW, you bought the holy grail of BMWs:)
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- #5026 of 5068
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [fedlawman]
by nj2pa2nc
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Jun 30, 2007 (7:06 am)
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Replying to: fedlawman (Jun 29, 2007 3:51 pm)
one of these years I am going to be the owner of a bimmer baby. (z-4)Love that car but not big enough at this time-one of these days.
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [nyccarguy]
by fedlawman
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Jun 30, 2007 (8:26 am)
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Jun 29, 2007 6:46 pm)
nyc - I kinda think of the 507 as the holy grail, but I agree, the E30 M3 is a terrific car.
nj - I also have a thing for the Z4. The M Coupe in particular.
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [nj2pa2nc]
by biker4
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Jul 03, 2007 (6:39 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Jun 29, 2007 1:08 pm)
You should try that same trip on premium. Someone else did the exact same trip using various speeds and regular and premium. The best millage - 55mph on premium (about 40mpg). Using regular lowered the millage so the lower cost of regular was offset by the lower millage.
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [biker4]
by nj2pa2nc
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Jul 05, 2007 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: biker4 (Jul 03, 2007 6:39 pm)
we were able to get 41.6 mpg one time when we were cruizing at 50 mph. yes it was with regular gas. It is hard to travel at that speed since the speed limit on the highways we normally use is 70 mph. If premium works for you-GO FOR IT!!!!!!
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- #5030 of 5068
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [nj2pa2nc]
by biker4
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Jul 10, 2007 (12:39 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Jul 05, 2007 9:15 am)
...and as I mentioned in another thread you should try the same road with premium to confirm that you can get even better mileage using the fuel recommended by Honda.
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [biker4]
by nj2pa2nc
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Jul 11, 2007 (9:26 am)
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Replying to: biker4 (Jul 10, 2007 12:39 pm)
the acura manual does recommend using 91 grade octane but also says not to use lower than 87 octane. It says that using the lower MAY cause lose of power. I would like to inform you we did that challenge and that is why we are now sticking to regular. I hope you get my point. I got yours. as I have stated use what works for you. If you were to drive my car and did not know what kind of gas I use I bet you could not tell-it does have more than enough power. I average about 2,700 miles a month.
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [nj2pa2nc]
by autoboy16
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Jul 17, 2007 (12:55 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Jul 11, 2007 9:26 am)
any results? IMO, there is nothing wrong with using regular but I wouldn't mind buying premium or mid-grade. Whats wrong with paying an extra $.10-$.20 for a nearly 30k car(31k for 07&08) to get the best of it.
-CJ
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [autoboy16]
by nj2pa2nc
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Jul 17, 2007 (1:13 pm)
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Replying to: autoboy16 (Jul 17, 2007 12:55 pm)
if we got the best from using premium we would use it but we seem to get excellant results using regular. just because the car cost $30,000 does not mean it will not perform good with regular gas. we owned a 98 eagle talon tsi awd that was $25,000new. It recommended premium-we used regular gas and when we sold it, it had 125,000 miles with the original turbo, engine, clutch, transmission and performed excellant. when we did our same road test using premium gas (same speed limit,etc) our gas mileage went down almost 3mpg. as i repeat use what works for you just enjoy the tsx. I love mine.
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Re: Regular Unlead vs. Premium? [nj2pa2nc]
by autoboy16
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Jul 18, 2007 (3:48 am)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Jul 17, 2007 1:13 pm)
I bet you do love it. I want one but after seeing the similar numbers of my 95accord v6 in everything, its like getting the same car so at my time of purchase, I may get a TSX, TL or MDX. The passat is looking good too. OH THAT DIESEL JETTA or TSX!!! SOOOO many choices!
Regardless of which i pick, they all need premium....  
-Cj
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