bigoldthor
Well-Known Member
I know there are lots of fuel/octane threads out there, and I've read most of them. But I haven't really seen these two particular issues addressed directly, or I just missed them.
1. Do you make it a point to use only Top Tier fuels, as long as you can get it where you are at the time? If so, will you pay a premium for it? I try to use Shell (or Marathon) which are both ubiquitous in my area. Others are not so much. I'll pay more for Top Tier unless it's outrageously more expensive, which I haven't really found to be the case. What I HAVE seen to be significantly more expensive are Top Tier 89-91 octane fuels that are free of ethanol/alcohol. They seem to cost $.50 or more per gallon than the 10% ethanol blends.
2. I know the manual recommends 89 (and that's what I have run exclusively up to now.) I also know using anything higher doesn't bring any benefits...you're just throwing your money away. But if a Top Tier 91 octane cost the same as a Top Tier 89 octane, would you care? Would you put the higher octane in just because they're both the same price and both are Top Tier?
1. Do you make it a point to use only Top Tier fuels, as long as you can get it where you are at the time? If so, will you pay a premium for it? I try to use Shell (or Marathon) which are both ubiquitous in my area. Others are not so much. I'll pay more for Top Tier unless it's outrageously more expensive, which I haven't really found to be the case. What I HAVE seen to be significantly more expensive are Top Tier 89-91 octane fuels that are free of ethanol/alcohol. They seem to cost $.50 or more per gallon than the 10% ethanol blends.
2. I know the manual recommends 89 (and that's what I have run exclusively up to now.) I also know using anything higher doesn't bring any benefits...you're just throwing your money away. But if a Top Tier 91 octane cost the same as a Top Tier 89 octane, would you care? Would you put the higher octane in just because they're both the same price and both are Top Tier?