Gas Premium or regular?

[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

Read your owner's manual. It requires Premium.

Don't worry about the price. Premium is usually only 20 cents/gal more than regular. That's only about $2 per fill-up. A pittance to pay for peace of mind.

I wish it were. The best price puts it at a 20 cents above regular, but I have seen up to a 50 cent difference, with the average of around 35 cents.

[Draco-REX]

Originally Posted by FRiSson

I wish it were. The best price puts it at a 20 cents above regular, but I have seen up to a 50 cent difference, with the average of around 35 cents.

Is $5 really going to break the bank?

[blackraven1425]

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

Is $5 really going to break the bank?

It's significant if you're talking about it over the course of owning the car. 25mpg is probably about average, with 12,000 miles per year, you're talking about 480 gallons of gas. That translates to $240 per year extra in gas at 50 cents extra for premium, which is the norm near me. Over, say, 4 years, it's about 1k.

Not a big deal for most people, but there's probably at least a few FR-S owners who can't just eat that without cutting something else back.

[ravenblackfrs]

But regular in a M3 or M6 or S550 or Cayman.... lets see how that works for ya... lol

Why have a e85 fuel map for your TC'd engine either, just put regular ol 87.... it will work just fine!

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by fistpoint

It isn't bullshit, you just found a few examples that don't fit the mold. The vast majority of engines don't apply to your exceptions though.

I posted some examples where the inverse is true. If a regular engine doesn't change timing or fueling it will run exactly the same on premium. If it does change timing or fueling, it will run better.

[usptwins]

Quit bitching about using premium... If you want to bitch about $2-$3, then you should have bought a Tc or something cheaper that uses cheaper gas... Shut the fuck up and pay up. Damn. Kids man...

[usptwins]

Originally Posted by blackraven1425

Not a big deal for most people, but there's probably at least a few FR-S owners who can't just eat that without cutting something else back.

Then they shouldn't have bought the car...

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by blackraven1425

It's significant if you're talking about it over the course of owning the car. 25mpg is probably about average, with 12,000 miles per year, you're talking about 480 gallons of gas. That translates to $240 per year extra in gas at 50 cents extra for premium, which is the norm near me. Over, say, 4 years, it's about 1k.

Not a big deal for most people, but there's probably at least a few FR-S owners who can't just eat that without cutting something else back.

thats assuming that you get the same gas mileage on regular and premium. in reality (with every car ive owned at least) the increase in gas mileage running premium has at least offset the extra couple bucks you spend at the pump.

[blackraven1425]

Originally Posted by usptwins

Then they shouldn't have bought the car...

...or, you shouldn't make arbitrary, simplistic criteria to judge someone's financial worthiness to have this car.

[blackraven1425]

Originally Posted by fatoni

thats assuming that you get the same gas mileage on regular and premium. in reality (with every car ive owned at least) the increase in gas mileage running premium has at least offset the extra couple bucks you spend at the pump.

It's really made under the assumption that there's 2 cars here - one that gets 25mpg on regular, and another that gets 25mpg on premium, where the $240/year is the sole financial difference between them.

[TaddyDobbins]

This should be locked. It is going no where.

[usptwins]

well, if you want to buy a car and park it and just put parts on it, then go ahead. Don't complain about the gas you NEED to make it run... Its not an assumption, apparently its the matter of fact. Hell, maybe when my spark plug goes out ill just leave em and not replace them and that will save me a few dollars... or maybe just not buy new tires when they are showing wires... thats a whole lot of extra cash i can save

[Chad]

[QUOTE=Allch Chcar;736509]Dude, Ethanol is high octane...and you don't have to worry about Ethanol with this car. Now if you find a station selling bad gas, that's a different story.


Hmmm I just had the impression that ethanol is hard on small engines because it can turn into a powder-like substance?

[kidgogeta]

Originally Posted by fatoni

thats assuming that you get the same gas mileage on regular and premium. in reality (with every car ive owned at least) the increase in gas mileage running premium has at least offset the extra couple bucks you spend at the pump.

this^

it actually save you money in the end (more mileage in the end),

my cousin bought a black frs and he fills up with some no name crap even when i told him to fill up with premium

my jimmies were rustled thoroughly