tvguy
Question anything the facts don't support.
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- Dec 15, 2003
I think this thread has some really good points just to be clear the article is not focusing on people following the recommendations for their car in fact several times they said you should follow the recommendations . They are talking about people that have cars that recommend regular gas and use premium thinking it is better because they don't understand how octanes work.
Here is what boils down to me and even in the article they mention it. If your car recommends premium and you put cheaper gas you risk knocking of the engine, in my opinion if you plan to keep your car a long time why even risk putting that pressure on the engine to save a few cents ?
Perhaps more important is to stay away from smaller gas stations to avoid carbon build up. Most cars that recommend it or requiere premium are luxury cars and I would never understand why people choose to spend thousand of dollars more on a luxury car, but refuse to put premium . This is a cost that should be calculated in the ownership cost.
The one that gets me is the Smart car. Entry level car that is supposed to run on premium.