Most expensive vehicles to fill

Oillover

Oillover

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CR has provided a list of the most expensive vehicles to fill.
I know most on this site find CR to provide skewed information, but tank capacity is something that's hard to mess up.

Given the price of gas locally (in the PNW where I reside) is expected to hit $2.16/liter ($6.39/gallon) this weekend o_O, this should be quite a shock to those with larger vehicles.
I couldnt' imagine spending over $200 CAD to fill...I'd rather walk!
 
Oillover said:
CR has provided a list of the most expensive vehicles to fill.
I know most on this site find CR to provide skewed information, but tank capacity is something that's hard to mess up.

Given the price of gas locally (in the PNW where I reside) is expected to hit $2.16/liter ($6.39/gallon) this weekend o_O, this should be quite a shock to those with larger vehicles.
I couldnt' imagine spending over $200 CAD to fill...I'd rather walk!
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Why does cost to fill matter? If I had a vehicle with excellent fuel mileage, but had an abnormally large tank, I would be happy to visit the pump less often. Cost to fill has nothing to do with cost per mile, or fuel usage.

Please send pics of you walking as prices continue to rise. :)
 
Should've seen the total at the pump for this bad boy

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Chris142 said:
Our FJ requires premium too!
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Does it?
Toyota later issued a bulletin stating that while the FJ's fuel-door sticker says "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only," the owner's manual notes that premium is required only for optimum performance-and all 239 rated horses-but that the vehicle will run just fine on regular unleaded (87 octane).

Much info on Toyota Forums stating you don't need to run premium fuel.

It WILL NOT blow up on 87 octane.
 
Wouldn't an analysis of what vehicles provide the most range be more useful information?

Reminds my of younger days when a certain Uncle would say; '..my (insert 70's/80's interstate barge name here) is powerful, it costs $$$ to fill up..' I eventually gave up trying to explain this and also refute the heavy cars handle better rule...Good days actually.
 
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Does it?
Toyota later issued a bulletin stating that while the FJ's fuel-door sticker says "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only," the owner's manual notes that premium is required only for optimum performance-and all 239 rated horses-but that the vehicle will run just fine on regular unleaded (87 octane).

Much info on Toyota Forums stating you don't need to run premium fuel.

It WILL NOT blow up on 87 octane.
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My guess is the premium requirement would be more if you're using it as an offroad vehicle like it was designed, once they realized most people were using them as mall crawlers they were more comfortable saying 87 is ok, since in road usage you're unlikely to see the high load and high throttle usage which would cause knock on 87.
 
blufeb95 said:
My guess is the premium requirement would be more if you're using it as an offroad vehicle like it was designed, once they realized most people were using them as mall crawlers they were more comfortable saying 87 is ok, since in road usage you're unlikely to see the high load and high throttle usage which would cause knock on 87.
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Yes-except for the fact the the ECM would compensate for the 87 and probably not knock at all.
 
CKN said:
The 4Runner is actually the worst of both worlds. A narrow, rough riding vehicle-only suitable for 4 people, with mediocre gas millage. Of course if you use it for truly off road adventures-FREQUENTLY it may be worth it.
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Yep. That exactly what it is. Had the same one for well over 20 years.

And I loved it.
 
CKN said:
Yes-except for the fact the the ECM would compensate for the 87 and probably not knock at all.
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I bet it would operate similarly to my Yukon Denali that requires premium but can use regular. It uses the knock sensors to determine whether it should use the high or low octane timing maps. Unfortunately the engine does have periods of knock if I run 87 because it is always trying to use the higher timing table to achieve best power and economy.
 
CKN said:
Does it?
Toyota later issued a bulletin stating that while the FJ's fuel-door sticker says "Premium Unleaded Fuel Only," the owner's manual notes that premium is required only for optimum performance-and all 239 rated horses-but that the vehicle will run just fine on regular unleaded (87 octane).

Much info on Toyota Forums stating you don't need to run premium fuel.

It WILL NOT blow up on 87 octane.
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It runs like poo on 87. Transmission constantly hunts on hills,power is down and it will detonate. Even my wife noticed.
 
wings&wheels said:
Wouldn't an analysis of what vehicles provide the most range be more useful information?

Reminds my of younger days when a certain Uncle would say; '..my (insert 70's/80's interstate barge name here) is powerful, it costs $$$ to fill up..' I eventually gave up trying to explain this and also refute the heavy cars handle better rule...Good days actually.
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I forget what car or model is was, but back in the '70s Ford advertised one of their big vehicles having the benefit of "road hugging weight". Ford's exact words. For some reason that has stuck in my mind decades later - probably because it was such a ridiculous thing to claim.

This is what road hugging weight looks like when pushed hard.

Scott

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