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Old 06-17-2015, 08:02 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by mav1178 View Post
Question: If you have only access to regular 87 octane and the next stop for premium gas is 300 miles away, will you freak out? Will you write off your engine?

Regular gas is only "bad" if you have an engine and ECU incapable of adjusting to the octane difference. Once in a while is okay.

-alex
I think what OP is implying is that if the salesman didn't even know it took premium then chances are as a used car its seen more than one fill up with regular fuel... Even then its hard to say whether the previous owner did the same, I doubt the engine would be too happy about being fed 87 its whole life...
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