[Anthony]

The gas station nearest my house only sells ethanol-free gas. They offer 87, 89, and 93. I live in a fairly rural area, and this is a really old, really popular, 2-pump mom and pop grocery store/deli/gas station all-in-one with no competitors for miles situation in a really haggard looking building. It pretty much fits the bill of a backwoods Mississippi store. Shoeless toothless customers and all.

I use their 87 octane in my Tiburon all the time and it runs beautifully. There's a new modern gas station 15 minutes away now, and they have one single 87 octane ethanol-free pump out their 8+ pumps. Their gas is ok, but my car still runs better on the mom and pop gas, so I use it.

Being they're the only store for miles, everyone knows the ~90 year old owner, and most people would rather support local small businesses, the mom and pop store is always slam packed and it's not uncommon to have to wait in line to get gas. Most customers have old trucks, boats, and lawn mowers. I've actually never seen anyone there buy anything but 87. Which leads me to wonder...

How old must their 93 be? And since it's ethanol-free, does that even matter? I'd love to put ethanol-free 93 in my FR-S, but I'm kind of sketched out at the thought I could very well be the first person to ever use that gas.

I'm considering just asking them how often it's refilled. If it's not too bad, I could get my girlfriend to start using it too. She has a 2ZZ Corolla, so she has to use at least 91 as well. Maybe between the two of us, they'll start having to buy 93 more often, thus having fresher gas.