What kind of gas do you use?
10-18-2007, 11:03 AM
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What kind of gas do you use?
Obviously I know it's unleaded but do you use supreme (the highest one). Or do you use the middle one.... Or just regular?
10-18-2007, 11:42 AM
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I've got a few E85 stations popping up so I'll probably go with that for a while to see how the mileage goes. supposed to be over 100 octane...anything over 90 should probably be sufficient.
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10-18-2007, 12:30 PM
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I use premium - Oct 91.
Note that ethanol has only abot 80% of the energy as gas, and therefore milage will be substantially less with ethanol. In addition, ethanol is very corrosive. I would not recommend it.
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Note that ethanol has only abot 80% of the energy as gas, and therefore milage will be substantially less with ethanol. In addition, ethanol is very corrosive. I would not recommend it.
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10-18-2007, 01:13 PM
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10-18-2007, 02:43 PM
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Well it says he has a C350 on order, so hopefully he hasnt put anything in iy yet.
There are some other stipulations on flex fuel. I think it is only RWD C300s with auto trans.
There are some other stipulations on flex fuel. I think it is only RWD C300s with auto trans.
10-18-2007, 03:33 PM
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No worries....gotto have the car before I can put the wrong fuel in it!!!
First I've heard of the no ethanol in the 350....I'll definately be double checking that one before trying it out.
Premium unleaded here I come..
First I've heard of the no ethanol in the 350....I'll definately be double checking that one before trying it out.
Premium unleaded here I come..
10-18-2007, 03:37 PM
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10-18-2007, 04:22 PM
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I find it funny, and I'm not saying anybody here is it's just that I've had this conversation with family lately, that people still worry about putting regular unleaded in vs premium. I could see the argument back when regular was $1.80 and premium was $2.10 a gallon. That's a significant percentage more.
But when regular is $3.15 and premium is $3.25, at that point, who cares? Over the course of a 17 gallon fill up, that's $1.70. That's such a small percentage over regular why bother?
But when regular is $3.15 and premium is $3.25, at that point, who cares? Over the course of a 17 gallon fill up, that's $1.70. That's such a small percentage over regular why bother?
10-18-2007, 04:33 PM
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I find it funny, and I'm not saying anybody here is it's just that I've had this conversation with family lately, that people still worry about putting regular unleaded in vs premium. I could see the argument back when regular was $1.80 and premium was $2.10 a gallon. That's a significant percentage more.
But when regular is $3.15 and premium is $3.25, at that point, who cares? Over the course of a 17 gallon fill up, that's $1.70. That's such a small percentage over regular why bother?
But when regular is $3.15 and premium is $3.25, at that point, who cares? Over the course of a 17 gallon fill up, that's $1.70. That's such a small percentage over regular why bother?
When I got old enough to actually add up how much he was saving it just didn't make sense to me. I will gladly pay for the premium gas to keep the performance of the car up.
10-18-2007, 05:42 PM
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I find it funny, and I'm not saying anybody here is it's just that I've had this conversation with family lately, that people still worry about putting regular unleaded in vs premium. I could see the argument back when regular was $1.80 and premium was $2.10 a gallon. That's a significant percentage more.
But when regular is $3.15 and premium is $3.25, at that point, who cares? Over the course of a 17 gallon fill up, that's $1.70. That's such a small percentage over regular why bother?
But when regular is $3.15 and premium is $3.25, at that point, who cares? Over the course of a 17 gallon fill up, that's $1.70. That's such a small percentage over regular why bother?
10-18-2007, 05:48 PM
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I'm guessing you're not a big latte fan then.
If I worried about $120 over the course of the year, I'd probably be driving something much cheaper. I definitely wouldn't ever eat meals out. Or buy clothes. Or have a cell phone. Or Tivo. Or cable TV. Or ...
If I worried about $120 over the course of the year, I'd probably be driving something much cheaper. I definitely wouldn't ever eat meals out. Or buy clothes. Or have a cell phone. Or Tivo. Or cable TV. Or ...
