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re: Nobody buys mid-grade gasoline
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:35 pm to southernelite
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:35 pm to southernelite
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2014 Jeep Cherokee.
It’s pretty noticeable when I’m on the accelator after being stopped. A lot smoother on the 89 than the 87 and no, I don’t floor it, just normal acceleration.
Your vehicle requires 89 per the manual, so not really relevant to my point.
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Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:36 pm to Reservoir dawg
Toyotas run a better performance program when using 93 octane. I assume other cars do to.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:36 pm to southernelite
quote:
2014 Jeep Cherokee.
It’s pretty noticeable when I’m on the accelator after being stopped. A lot smoother on the 89 than the 87 and no, I don’t floor it, just normal acceleration.
You drive a go-kart. You aren't feeling the difference. It's in your head man.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:50 pm to uway
I didn’t know anybody used anything other than non-ethanol or diesel in Louisiana, MIssissippi or Alabama. What is this mid grade you speak of?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:53 pm to uway
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Check the counter on the pump next time you fill up. 87 octane has the most, about double the 93, and then 89 almost none at all.
Huh???? Are you talking octane?
93 has more than 87. Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:00 pm to uway
European car engines require it. My wife had a Volvo hand me down when we got married and her parents had told her buy premium gas. Owners manual did indeed call for 89 or higher. I tried running the 87 and it knocked so I had to suck it up till the next car. Just another reason not to get sucked into the vanity of a euro car.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:02 pm to uway
I just drove thru New Mexico and their gas pumps were 85, 87, 91. It was weird for me to see, but it made me buy the mid grade (87).
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:03 pm to uway
My wife’s car takes 91 octane minimum, which no one has so we have to get 93. Usually the options are 87, 89, and 93.
ETA: It’s a German brand with a turbo engine.
My American cars could probably run on hangover pee.
ETA: It’s a German brand with a turbo engine.
My American cars could probably run on hangover pee.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:03 pm to uway
I ran 89 when I had a Hemi.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:04 pm to TeddyPadillac
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You drive a go-kart. You aren't feeling the difference. It's in your head man.
I don’t think so, but whatever.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:04 pm to LNCHBOX
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If 89 is keeping you from knocking, regular will do the same. Your vehicle has sensors that adjust for lower octane. Midgrade is a scam
OK. How many drive cycles until the engine adjusts? I'll happily participate in your experiment again, but past experience tells me it knocks with 87 when used consistently.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:06 pm to uway
I buy 87 octane for my truck because that’s what it’s designed to use. I buy 93 octane for my Harley for the same reason. Don’t think I’ve ever bought mid-grade gas once in my life as far as I can remember.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:06 pm to uway
only thing I have to say is frick the upcharge on 89 and 93 nowadays. it was $.10 a grade for so damn long, now its $.20-.30 per
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:06 pm to uway
isn't it a 60/40 mix but the price is hallway in between. does that mean they made 10 percent more profit.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:11 pm to Esquire
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no car has instructed me to specifically put mid-grade in it
Not my car, but my Yamaha SHO outboard requires 89 octane minimum. My vehicles, a Yukon, a Sierra, & Camaro SS all suggest 91 octane for their 6.2L engines, for best performance...
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:13 pm to southernelite
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I don’t think so, but whatever.
you said a cherokee, not a grand cherokee. There's a big difference.
One has a straight 4 with zero accleration, the other may have a massive 6.4L V8.
If you're talking about the 6.4L V8, then i'll amend my statement that you drive a go-kart. if it's the 4 cylinder cherokee, then you drive a gloried go-kart, which is what i have, and hate. It's a work car.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:16 pm to uway
The industry is pushing, in the future, for one grade, 95 octane. It would allow them to run higher compression and have high efficiencies. More power, economy and cleaner.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:16 pm to TeddyPadillac
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you said a cherokee, not a grand cherokee. There's a big difference.
One has a straight 4 with zero accleration, the other may have a massive 6.4L V8.
You may want to do some research on vehicles.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:16 pm to Motorboat
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I do. keeps my luxury vehicle from knocking and it is cheaper than 93
If you fret over the cost difference of Mid Grade and Premium, then you shouldn’t be driving a luxury car.
You should use the minimum octane your vehicle is designed for. It is listed in your owners manual. If you can’t afford premium then by something made to use regular fuel.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:17 pm to Motorboat
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OK. How many drive cycles until the engine adjusts? I'll happily participate in your experiment again, but past experience tells me it knocks with 87 when used consistently.
If your car is designed for premium but doesn't knock with 89, it will also not knock with 87 (due to the computer compensating). What you're describing isn't going to happen.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 1:19 pm
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