Price difference between regular and premium?
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Patman
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It definitely does not. Mine recommends 93 octane and I can speak from experience that it doesn’t like 91, so it definitely won’t like 87. Maybe one of the slower ones from the 70s and 80s can take 87 but none of the ones I have owned can.
I was just behind a woman putting premium in a Camary. I asked her why she was buying premium. See said, “I always buy premium because it’s better”.
Around here, They don’t even sell 93 locally. Gotta drive 20 miles one way to find it.
If you have a Sam’s card the best is 92 octane without going way out of your way for every fill.
Normally don't pay attention but based on this thread - 90 cents spread.
87 - 2.79
89 - 3.19
91 - 3.69
At the closest Mobil station. Will pay attention going forward.
For 20 cents more I would likely switch to 91.
87 - 2.79
89 - 3.19
91 - 3.69
At the closest Mobil station. Will pay attention going forward.
For 20 cents more I would likely switch to 91.
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The price spread between any of the 3 grades is mostly $.40-$.50 in my area. There are some at $.60-$.70
The largest gouge increase in the past couple of years is on zero Ethanol gas. Usually, 89 or 90 PO. $.80 to $1.00 increase over 89 E10. It used to be anywhere from the same price to + $.30 It actually costs less from the supplier since it's pipeline gas without the extra cost of Ethanol dosing at delivery.
The largest gouge increase in the past couple of years is on zero Ethanol gas. Usually, 89 or 90 PO. $.80 to $1.00 increase over 89 E10. It used to be anywhere from the same price to + $.30 It actually costs less from the supplier since it's pipeline gas without the extra cost of Ethanol dosing at delivery.
In my area of Wisconsin (Milwaukee-Madison corridor) 93 octane is generally an ethanol blend. A lot of stations sell ethanol-free 91 octane. Costco and Kwik-Trip have 93 -- at least, that's what Kwik-Trip sold the last time I bought gas there.
The ethanol blend is generally cheaper than ethanol-free, which usually runs about a buck a gallon more than 87 regular. The pumps have labels that designate whether a fuel blend has ethanol.
The ethanol blend is generally cheaper than ethanol-free, which usually runs about a buck a gallon more than 87 regular. The pumps have labels that designate whether a fuel blend has ethanol.
I wish someone could explain why Dallas gas stations do not offer ethanol-free at the premium level. I have to travel to the nearest lake to get ethanol free gas.... And it's not very near.
Your gallons are not our gallons and your currency exchange to USD varies quite a bit.
For your part of the world the price honestly isn’t that bad, places in mainland Euro zone are occasionally pushing $8/$9 a gallon which is similar to buying gas at an airport in Florida.
https://www.vcalc.com/wiki/US-dollars-per-gallon-from-pounds-per-liter
Part of this “decent price per liter” is that the app is assuming lbs are weak to the dollar, not sure that’s correct given I’ve seen a pound worth up to $2 in my life (not a forex guy but I know the exchanges have been in chaos several weeks)
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In Mass it is regularly $1-$1.50 between regular and premium, sometimes more.
It seems like just 10 years ago there was always just a 10 cent difference each grade. Probably just a supply and demand thing now. No one really needs premium so it costs more for the station to buy....and therefor more to sell.
It seems like just 10 years ago there was always just a 10 cent difference each grade. Probably just a supply and demand thing now. No one really needs premium so it costs more for the station to buy....and therefor more to sell.
It’s almost a 1.00 difference here. Even if was less I wouldn’t use it. Only if it was required.
I am happy to see that 'GAS BUDDY' is still a thing.
Sadly there is one local station that keeps getting dinged and delisted that kept listing its price on a Sunday morning around 6am just before the daily price change to “trick people “ to go out there for a disappointment.
The station usually has the cheapest 88 octane but it’s a scummy place that lists the 88 price in the 87 slot and other gimmicks.
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