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Replying to: laurasdada (Jul 17, 2005 1:24 pm) 
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I have a 2004 TL with Nav. In mixed driving I get 26 mpg. On pure highway I can get 29-31mpg. I don't consider myself an aggressive driver. As for the gas, I use regular and premium. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find 91 octane, so I have to use 93 octane. I don't see any noticeable difference in MPG when using either grade of gas.
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Replying to: eglewis (Jul 19, 2005 7:05 am)
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Replying to: frisconick (Jul 19, 2005 5:46 pm) http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-07-30-premiumgas_x.htm Essentially...it is USA Today which quotes a senior Chevron Exec to saying: "I personally use regular even though my owner's manual says you'll get better performance with premium," says Lewis Gibbs, consulting engineer and 45-year veteran at Chevron oil company. He's chairman of Technical Committee 7 on Fuels, part of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fuels & Lubricants Council. Gibbs knows gas. I am still interested to learn if it could mess up the computer or other parts. I honestly don't know. One thing I do notice is that my MPG goes up by 1 or 2 mpg when I do a 50/50 mix....which I also don't know what causes that (please...someone help me to understand that one) [I am still primarily a premium fuel user ...]
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Replying to: delmar1 (Jul 20, 2005 8:53 am) 
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Well today I went to the gas station as I was runing practically on fumes, and that little light by the "E" was on..... so got lucky and found a gas station in the middle of nowhere, and pumped in some 89 grade gas..... this is the 3rd time I fill the tank since I bought the car and haven't seen a gas station that sells 91 grade... Anyway, according to the manual, this car supposedly has a 17 gallon capacity isn't it??... today I filled the tank with 13.95 gl. (and I mean filled it)  $2.25/gl of 89 grade. Total gas pumped amounted to $32.15. Last week filled up tank with 89 grade as well, and run the car for 335 miles (in city and highway traffic) before I ran out of gas today. Per computer, MPG was 25. The car has been runing really well, and haven't noticed any problems due to gas being lower than required 91 grade...... I sort of wonder what grade of gas the dealer put in when they gave me the car when I bought it....
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Replying to: nightcrawler29 (Jul 24, 2005 12:51 am) So nightcrawler...are you planning to do mid grade 89 going forward? 25mpg is pretty darn good in mixed traffic compared to a G35 that gets 25mpg pure highway.
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Replying to: delmar1 (Jul 24, 2005 12:28 pm)
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Replying to: frisconick (Jul 24, 2005 4:27 pm)
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Replying to: nightcrawler29 (Jul 24, 2005 9:44 pm)
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