New Car That Takes Premium Gas
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Which car is this?
Very few new cars absolutely require premium. Most will recommend it for better performance or efficiency, with regular being completely fine.
Very few new cars absolutely require premium. Most will recommend it for better performance or efficiency, with regular being completely fine.
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When I was a salesperson I filled every car I delivered with premium.
Not my money.
Not my money.
Turbo then premium, unless you never ever use more than a 1/4 pedal on the right pedal.
Sales people never talk to the the guys in the shop...
Sales people never talk to the the guys in the shop...
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Wow...When I was a salesperson I filled every car I delivered with premium.
Not my money.
You probably sold top end rides too.
Get one of those octane boosters 
Napa has NOS Octane Booster that will bring up the 87 to 90. Even though it has MMT, it shouldn't really do any damage if you only use it for one tank
There's also Torco on Amazon
Napa has NOS Octane Booster that will bring up the 87 to 90. Even though it has MMT, it shouldn't really do any damage if you only use it for one tank
There's also Torco on Amazon
That makes sense from a management perspective too, since it is a very small amount of money to avoid dissatisfied customers simply due to the wrong gas.When I was a salesperson I filled every car I delivered with premium.
Not my money.
Do new cars arrive with a full tank, or does the dealer have to fill them up?
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My Ford dealer fills them at the shop and for Diesel they drive to a local station.
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Scandalous !! I'd demand they drain the tank, flush the entire fuel system with premium fuel + fuel system cleaners, then fill it up properly with the right fuel ! /s
If it drives better after you refill, you will have your answer. If it is turbo, it takes premium, pretty simple. The guys at the dealer have no clue about anything. I remember the horror stories of the guys filling up the TDI diesel cars with unleaded for delivery. 
Not really, no.
Nissan, then BMW and VW before moving into service... and then giving up on the whole industry.
Would it matter? First tank is going to cover maybe 500 miles, probably far less. First couple hundred miles, take it a bit easy. Sure, it’s not like the old days, and you *can* wail on it from the beginning. But will you?
Even if you feel like giving it the beans, it’s not going to blow up, the ECU will adjust. If really worried, wait until you get to half tank and the top off with premium.
Even if you feel like giving it the beans, it’s not going to blow up, the ECU will adjust. If really worried, wait until you get to half tank and the top off with premium.
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Anything with high compression will be upset if it is specifically spec'd for 91. My 6.4L's have all been, my bimmers have all been, and I'm sure my M5 wouldn't have been happy with regular. These are cars where it isn't recommended, rather, it states required.
Not sure. I do remember the times I've bought a new car, the sales guy took me to a gas station to fill up the tank. And when it was premium recommended that's what was used. And they were all cars that were taken off the lot and had never been test driven by customers.
Once I rented a car with less than 10 miles on the odometer. I think it was dropped off the carrier, prepped, and I was obviously the first person to ever rent it. Not sure how it got to them, but it did have a full tank when I rented it.
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